Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

My promises are sure. Be not moved away from faith. Uncertainty will not shake the foundation of your faith, for I have built you upon a foundation that is unmovable. Be of a strong mind of steadfastness. I have heard your voice and delivered your soul in peace from the battle that was against you. You cast your burden upon me, and I have sustained you. I will not suffer you to be moved. Be steadfast in the covenant. I am full of compassion. I have remembered that you are but flesh. You are a wind that passes away and then are you gone. I have prepared a place for you to go. Now totally commit yourself to me, and you shall enter into the eternal relationship with the bride and the bridegroom.

(RHEMA: The Faith of Jesus Christ Removes the Fear of Failure)

God's promises are sure. I will not be moved away from faith. Uncertainty will not shake the foundation of my faith, for God has built me upon a foundation that is unmovable. I will be of a strong mind of steadfastness. The Lord has heard my voice and delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me. I cast my burden upon him, and he has sustained me. He will not suffer me to be moved. I am steadfast in the covenant. God is full of compassion. He has remembered that I am but flesh. I am a wind that passes away and then am I gone. Jesus has prepared a place for me to go. Now I totally commit myself to him, and I shall enter into the eternal relationship with the bride and the bridegroom.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

The Enemy Is Unmasked In God's Garden of Communion and Fellowship

This is the day that I made. Rejoice in this day, for I designed it that you might be glad in me. I am the resurrection and the life. I have restored to you all that Adam lost and more. Do not be sad because of the many disturbing things that are all about you, but rejoice in your salvation, for I have never intended that the things of the world should disturb or confuse you. Look away from the world unto my glory. See the glory of the gospel and then will you see the glory of your God. My glory is shining exceedingly great in this hour. Do not allow the things of the world to eclipse your view of my glory. Come from the thoughts authored by the world and its princes. The grandeur of your prince, the Prince of peace, is marching through the land and your life. The cadence of my strut is right on time, and it is designed that you might walk in my band, the band of salvation.

Cherish your salvation, and do not sell it for the seemingly good things of the darkness. Darkness has dressed up in clothes of light and even its ministers are appearing as angels of light. Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness, and you will not endanger your life or that of your family. When you fell on your knees to pray, you came to a position of grace. I have given more grace that you might see the God of Abraham and that you might sit down in the kingdom with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

This experience that you are living is real. The words that I speak unto you are living words. These words that are entering into your heart and mind are living words. My words are alive, and they make all that they touch alive. As Aaron's rod did bud so will those whom my living word touches. I do send you this day with the living word in your mouth. Go in the power of the spirit, for the gospel that I have ordained is not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but it is in power and in a demonstration of the spirit. Let the light of the gospel shine in you today. Do not accept the bushels that the spirits of darkness offer you. There are spirits that wait in line to give you bushels of doubt, fear, and selfishness so that you might cover the light of the glorious gospel.

Come away from these merchants of spoil, and walk in the garden with me again. Come to the garden of communion and fellowship, and I will give you names for these things which seek to spoil. The names that I shall give will not be the names of the destroyers and the wasters, but I shall call them by names which be not as though they were. I will put faith in your mouth again, and you shall call the things of the darkness as though they were things of the light. When the enemy shall say, "There is casting down," you shall say, "There is lifting up." When the enemy says, "There is defeat," you shall say, "There is victory." When the enemy says, "Things are impossible," you shall say, "All things are possible," for you believe. When the enemy says, "There is no word from the Lord," you shall say, "There is a living word for today."

The names that have been given to the possibilities in your life are fostered by the enemy. As the names of the Hebrew children were changed by the princes and the king of their captors, so have the names of your possibilities been changed. Pull the mask off these things, and see that every situation in your life is a possibility for success. Every soul that you meet is a possible saint. It is not my will that any perish but that all should come to repentance. Do not accept the lies of the devil any longer, but look upon the harvest field, and say, "There is a fruitful crop of souls for God's kingdom."

The night shall not come before harvest time. Look to the sunlight which is still in the sky of my glory. Look and see that the time left is known of me, and that is enough. What you find to do with your hands, then do it with all your might. The night shall not come before my church is filled. I shall save all those whom I have foreordained before the foundation of the world. Look again to the faith of Christ, and labor with me with expectancy. Lay aside the weight of doubt concerning those who do not look like you. Bring in the nets that have been cast, and allow me to do the separating. My wisdom is available to you; therefore, cast aside the sin of presumptuousness, and never pick up this great serpent again. Shake off this great transgression into my consuming fire of love, and I shall destroy it and its effect in your life. Love believeth all things. Trust me, and know that I have not given you a serpent, a stone, or a scorpion. The tree of life is yours. Eat from this tree of life, and you shall live. Life is available to you today. Eat and be full. Eat and be satisfied.

Do you have godliness?

Do you have contentment?

Are you saved?

What is the value of godliness, contentment, and salvation?

Tell me if you can. Do you have an instrument for measuring these things?

Then rise up from despair and worry, and rejoice in your salvation with a contented heart, mind, and soul. Say unto your soul, "Why are you cast down? Soul, why are you distraught? Why are you disturbed?"

Say unto your soul, "You have gain; therefore, be content, and bless the Lord God."

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Enemy Is Unmasked In God's Garden of Communion and Fellowship

As the Holy Ghost exposed the lie of Ananias and Sapphira in the early church, so will he expose every lie and play of the enemy today. Even when we come to the presence of the Lord, the enemy comes also. The Holy Ghost will bear witness of what spirit we are dealing with. Discerning of spirits will give us a green light or red light. As we meditate on the peace of God, our minds will be protected from the attack of the enemy. We are promised that we will be kept in perfect peace as our mind is stayed on the Lord. Messengers and ministers of darkness have always come attired as ministers of light. God has spoken to us and that living word will wash the fear and the doubt from our minds. The washing of the water by the Rhema word is the washing of the fabric of deity that we are by the same word that washed the darkness and void out of the creation. Our garden should not be full of snakes. We should post eviction notices and restraining orders every where against the enemy that would vie for our attention. As we cling to the Lord and listen attentively to his voice, he will unmask the evil one and his intents. We have not come into a place of communion with the Lord to take dictation from the devil. God wants to say "Yes" to all his "Not's" through our mouth. We have a field full of potential Ruths that will give birth to great revivals among those on the outside. The light of the evening time of harvest is on the fields. In our God, there is no shadow of turning. His face and ours must be set toward the harvest, and he will not allow the enemy to cast even a shadow without exposing his false statements.

DARKNESS, MERCHANTS OF SPOIL,

PRESUMPTUOUSNESS, AND SADNESS

Presumptuousness, and Sadness

This is the day that the Lord made. I rejoice in this day, for he designed it that I might be glad in him. Jesus is the resurrection and the life. He has restored to me all that Adam lost and more. I will not be sad because of the many disturbing things that are all about me, but I rejoice in my salvation, for God has never intended that the things of the world should disturb or confuse me. I look away from the world unto his glory. I see the glory of the gospel and then will I see the glory of my God. His glory is shining exceedingly great in this hour. I do not allow the things of the world to eclipse my view of his glory. I come from the thoughts authored by the world and its princes. The grandeur of my prince, the Prince of peace, is marching through the land and my life. The cadence of his strut is right on time, and it is designed that I might walk in his band, the band of salvation.

I cherish my salvation, and I do not sell it for the seemingly good things of the darkness. Darkness has dressed up in clothes of light and even its ministers are appearing as angels of light. I will have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness, and I will not endanger my life or that of my family. When I fell on my knees to pray, I came to a position of grace. The Lord has given more grace that I might see the God of Abraham and that I might sit down in the kingdom with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

This experience that I am living is real. The words that God speaks unto me are living words. These words that are entering into my heart and mind are living words. His words are alive, and they make all that they touch alive. As Aaron's rod did bud, so will those whom God's living word touches. He is sending me with the living word in my mouth. I will go in the power of the spirit, for the gospel that he has ordained is not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but it is in power and in a demonstration of the spirit. I let the light of the gospel shine in me. I do not accept the bushels that the spirits of darkness offer me. There are spirits that wait in line to give me bushels of doubt, fear, and selfishness so that I might cover the light of the glorious gospel.

I come away from these merchants of spoil and walk in the garden with God again. I come to the garden of communion and fellowship, and he will give me names for these things which seek to spoil. The names that he shall give will not be the names of the destroyers and the wasters, but he shall call them by names which be not as though they were. The Lord will put faith in my mouth again, and he shall call the things of the darkness as though they were things of the light. When the enemy shall say, "There is casting down," I shall say, "There is lifting up." When the enemy says, "There is defeat," I shall say, "There is victory." When the enemy says, "Things are impossible," I shall say, "All things are possible," for I believe. When the enemy says, "There is no word from the Lord," I shall say, "There is a living word for today."

The names that have been given to the possibilities in my life are fostered by the enemy. As the names of the Hebrew children were changed by the princes and the king of their captors, so have the names of my possibilities been changed. I pull the mask off these things and see that every situation in my life is a possibility for success. Every soul that I meet is a possible saint. It is not God's will that any perish but that all should come to repentance. I do not accept the lies of the devil any longer, but I look upon the harvest field, and say, "There is a fruitful crop of souls for God's kingdom."

The night shall not come before harvest time. I look to the sunlight which is still in the sky of his glory. I look and see that the time left is known of God, and that is enough. What I find to do with my hands, I will do it with all my might. The night shall not come before the Lord's church is filled. He shall save all those whom he has foreordained before the foundation of the world. I look again to the faith of Christ and labor with him with expectancy. I lay aside the weight of doubt concerning those who do not look like me. I bring in the nets that have been cast, and I allow God to do the separating. His wisdom is available to me; therefore, I cast aside the sin of presumptuousness and will never pick up this great serpent again. I shake off this great transgression into the Lord's consuming fire of love, and he shall destroy it and its effect in my life. Love believeth all things. I trust him and know that he has not given me a serpent, a stone, or a scorpion.

The tree of life is mine. I will eat from this tree of life, and I shall live. Life is available to me. I will eat, and I will be full. I will eat, and I will be satisfied. I have godliness. I have contentment. I am saved. The value of godliness, contentment, and salvation is high. They are much higher than any monetary value. I do not have an instrument for measuring these things. Now I rise up from despair and worry, and I rejoice in my salvation with a contented heart, mind, and soul. I say unto my soul, "Do not be cast down. Soul, do not be distraught. Do not be disturbed." I say unto my soul, "You have gain; therefore, be content, and bless the Lord God."

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA: Living, Dancing Dreams of Today and Tomorrow Performing Before the Adversary's Billboards Advertising the Death of God-given Visions

Rejection's ruin is not the dawn of the Day star in the life of the believer. Fresh revelation of the resurrection's renewed force is on the menu for today. Darkened horizons of hope are not in the forecast of his chosen people. We have been called to cease looking at our emptiness and to behold his hands full of today's help and tomorrow's handiwork. God will empty all the bottles of the past and fill us with power of tomorrow's promises today. Spiritually, we stand at the street corner of Anger and Awesome. We need to refuse to be full of anxiety and be filled with awesome answers of our great God. Voices of the darkness would like to steal our excitement and joy about the joy we have for things to come. Satan would play the death dirge for us to be sad, but the music of the heavenlies has begun in our midst. It is the excitement of the energy of creation flowing throughout the arena of our lives. Defeat and disappointment will be on the dance floor we dance over in the delightful discovery of the deliverance that is happening as we dance. Others may try to use the eraser of fear to blot out the dreams of the greatness of what God is doing and will continue to do. Let them sing their songs of failure and death to someone else who has not heard what we have heard and seen what we have seen. We have passed over the plane of the supernatural where we cannot stop dancing with the singer in our ear and the dream in our hearts.

(Continued)

I have not left you ever. I brought you to this place in your experience to show forth the love of God. You are rooted and grounded in love.

30. Shall circumstances plow to the foundation of my love and uproot you from the clutches of my love?

Come to this altar of true grace, and bargain with the giver of grace. Come and barter with me, and I will allow you to buy without money and without price. Give me all your things, and I will give you your inheritance to enjoy now. Give me all your heart, and I will give you the vision of a spiritual eagle. Give me all your soul, and I will give you the essence of true worship. Give me all your strength, and I will give you the power of God in your fingertips. You will not have this to give, nor can you ever receive these things without purchasing them in the trial of fire where gold is sold.

31. How rich do you want to be?

(To Be Continued)

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