Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

The wayward wander in a desert without fresh waters of life. Those who have drawn near the good shepherd drink of fresh still waters, filled with the nutrients of vitality and power. Fret not yourself because of the uncertainties of the hour, for I have not ordained you to solve these uncertainties yourself. Your good shepherd cares for you and has considered all these things aforetime. I am working out all impossibility for my own glory. None shall be able to glory in my presence, for I alone shall be glorified. I will share my glory with no other.

(RHEMA: The Faithfulness of God Will Never Fail You When Trouble and Uncertainty Stalks You)

The wayward wander in a desert without fresh waters of life. Those who have drawn near the good shepherd drink of fresh still waters, filled with the nutrients of vitality and power. I will not fret myself because of the uncertainties of the hour, for God has not ordained me to solve these uncertainties myself. My good shepherd cares for me and has considered all these things aforetime. He is working out all impossibility for his own glory.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

Choose the God That You Will Serve

I have changed you. I am not a respecter of persons. I am the Lord God, the creator of heaven and of earth. I made man out of the dust of the earth and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life causing him to become a living soul. Make no mistake about my realness, for I am alive forevermore. The keys to death and hell that I hold in my hand are real. They are to a real spirit and a real place. Death is real and so is hell. Choose this day whom you will serve, for you cannot serve two masters. I will not be your second master. Yield your members to me and then will I be your master, but I will not be your second-hand master. I am jealous over you. My anger is stirred by my jealousy. My love will not be wasted, and my sacrifice will not be mocked by your actions unto other gods. You must choose whom you will serve, the gods of the world or me, the Living God; the god of music or the God of creation; the god of self or the God of entire earth.

I am the Living God. I have revealed myself unto you. Now relinquish all of yourself to me, and know the power that Paul knew. Relinquish your entire being unto me, and know the dimensions of the spirit that are hidden from so many. I have hidden these things from the wise and prudent people of the day and of the age, but I have pulled back the veil and allowed you access to the riches of my grace and of my power. Cherish this relationship, and do not draw back in the time of trial and temptation. I am more than enough for every trial and every temptation. With every temptation, I have already made a way of escape for you. Pick up your cross, and place on it a self-denied lifestyle then come and follow me everyday. I have good things to show unto you.

The night approaches as a falling star, and the day departs as an accelerating rocket ship. Make your plans as though you were running from an exceeding, great falling star and hurrying to catch a plane ready to depart in flight. Make your calling and election sure, for the Day Star has prepared for its coming and the catching away of its bride. Keep the name of the Day Star upon you and with you, for this name is why I will come. I have come unto the Gentiles to take out a people for my name's sake.

Lift up your voice on high and make known my truth. Do not draw back from the expression of the gospel, for by the gospel, comes the power of God unto salvation. Be not ashamed of this glorious gospel, but preach it with the demonstration of power and of the spirit, not with enticing words of man's wisdom. Do not lean to your own understanding, but lean on me, and allow my spirit to minister, and I will show you great and mighty things that you do not know. Lift up your eyes unto the harvest field. I am there laboring in the field. Come and labor with me, and I will show you an expression of my spirit that has been hidden from your eyes. Come and follow me.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Choose the God That You Will Serve

In the last days men, will be lovers of themselves or put another way, they will be utterly self-centered. We are not our own, for we have been bought with a price of the precious blood of the lamb. We have been created new in the image of him who was the image of selflessness. Humanism has made it popular for man to be his own god. We cannot allow anyone to sit on the throne of our hearts except the King of Kings, Jesus Christ. We will just wallow in our own soup of failure that some try to compose as success if we fail to empty our throne of self. Selfishness is the root of all sin. We have been called from a system of falling stars to allow the Bright and Morning Star to arise in our hearts. A star will create its own gravity as our sun does. If he is in us, we will gravitate toward him and not the things of this world. The gospel of grace will break the back of the resistance of the enemy. It is not only the power of God to them that are bound. It is the trumpet of liberty that liberates those who declare it. If the gospel it the power of God, it also pulls us through the open door of the throne room where the King with nail prints is seated. We will acquiesce all our will and submit to the One who sits on the only throne that matters.

TEMPTATIONS AND TRIALS

The Lord has changed me. He is not a respecter of persons. He is the Lord God, the creator of heaven and of earth. He made man out of the dust of the earth and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life causing him to become a living soul. I make no mistake about his realness, for he is alive forevermore. The keys to death and hell that he holds in his hand are real. They are to a real spirit and a real place. Death is real and so is hell. I must choose this day whom I will serve, for I cannot serve two masters. God will not be my second master. I yield my members to him and then will he be my master, but he will not be my second-hand master. He is jealous over me. His anger is stirred by his jealousy. His love will not be wasted, and his sacrifice will not be mocked by my actions unto other gods. I must choose whom I will serve; the gods of the world or him, the Living God; the god of music or the God of creation; the god of self or the God of entire earth.

Jesus is the Living God. He has revealed himself unto me. Now I relinquish all of myself to him, and I will know the power that Paul knew. I relinquish my entire being unto him, and I will know the dimensions of the spirit that are hidden from so many. He has hidden these things from the wise and prudent people of the day and of the age, but he has pulled back the veil and allowed me access to the riches of his grace and of his power. I cherish this relationship, and I will not draw back in the time of trial and temptation. Jesus is more than enough for every trial and every temptation. With every temptation, he has already made a way of escape for me. I pick up my cross and place on it a self-denied lifestyle and then will I follow him everyday. He has good things to show unto me.

The night approaches as a falling star, and the day departs as an accelerating rocket ship. I choose to make my plans as though I were running from an exceeding, great falling star and hurrying to catch a plane ready to depart in flight. I make my calling and election sure, for the Day Star has prepared for its coming and the catching away of its bride. I keep the name of the Day Star upon me and with me, for this name is why he will come. He has come unto the Gentiles to take out a people for his name's sake.

I lift up my voice on high and make known his truth. I will not draw back from the expression of the gospel, for by the gospel, comes the power of God unto salvation. I am not ashamed of this glorious gospel, but I will preach it with the demonstration of power and of the spirit, not with enticing words of man's wisdom. I do not lean to my own understanding, but I lean on Jesus, and I allow his spirit to minister, and he will show me great and mighty things that I do not know. I lift up my eyes unto the harvest field. He is there laboring in the field. I labor with the Lord, and he will show me an expression of his spirit that has been hidden from my eyes; therefore, I follow him.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RHEMA: The Voice of Love Moving Upon the Face of Wasted Lives

In the beginning, love moved upon the face of the submerged chaos. Depths of turgid emptiness and longing lay beneath the surface of the unfilled and the unformed. In the lowest depths of this abyss, love's call turned destruction inside out, into a miraculous ever expanding creation. Iniquity lines up its seducers of lust and pride to lead the captives on parade before the troops of darkness. Suddenly, there steps into their path, a wounded Savior and embraces their misdirected march into destruction. Many have accepted invitations to the Devil's banquet house, only to discover, almost too late, it is the slaughter house of souls. As a lamb to the slaughter, like a sheep before his shearers, he opens not his mouth but embraces the life that would surely be ground into meaningless oblivion. He is the stone of the unshakable kingdom. Every other kingdom is crumbling into dust. Our model of living should not be after the kingdoms that are rotten and destroyed at their center but the kingdom that is love through and through. As the beginning and the ending, his love is currently burning the chaff with unquenchable fire. We must run into the arms of the voice of our beloved before we are swept away by the shaking and removing of the things which can be shaken.

(Continued)

I have chosen you as a vessel of my expression; therefore, open up your heart, and allow the expression of my charity to express itself in this time of misunderstanding. Do not wear the shades of misunderstanding and presumptuousness. There are hidden things in the spectrum of misunderstanding and presumptuousness that can damn your soul. Give all the things that you are confronting to me, and do not look upon them as they appear. Simply give all these things to me in prayer and supplication, and I will be your defense and your lawyer. I know the expression of your own heart, and I know your true desires. I will respond according to your commitment to me.

34. Have you given me your life?

35. Then, will I not respond on my own behalf in regard to that which is mine?

(To Be Continued)

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