Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I desire to baptize you with the light of love and shed "the love light" throughout your heart, your mind, your soul, and your strength then and only then will your love for me shine and express itself to me who gave it. You have tried to love me with a human love. I have given you divine love. Now allow a renewal of divine love, which is fruit of my nature and then will you rise up from the darkness of human love and have an expression of divine love. In death, the spirit, which I gave, returns to me who gave it. Now in life, the love that I gave, return it to me who gave it. I am the author of love just as I am the author of faith. You cannot be the author of your love for me, or you will perish with the humanist of the darkness. Come from your philosophies that you are drifting toward lest the winds of craftiness blow out your candle. The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord. Shall I light your spirit with the Holy Ghost and philosophies keep your light burning?

(RHEMA: The Spirit of Man, the Candle of the Lord Is Lit With the Fire of Divine Love)

Jesus desires to baptize me with the light of love and shed "the love light" throughout my heart, my mind, my soul, and my strength then and only then will my love for him shine and express itself to him who gave it. I have tried to love him with a human love. He has given me divine love. Now I allow a renewal of divine love, which is fruit of his nature and then will I rise up from the darkness of human love and have an expression of divine love. In death, the spirit, which he gave, returns to him who gave it. Now in life, the love that he gave, I return it to him who gave it. He is the author of love just as he is the author of faith. I cannot be the author of my love for God, or I will perish with the humanist of the darkness. I come from my philosophies that I am drifting toward lest the winds of craftiness blow out my candle. The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord. He has lit my spirit with the Holy Ghost and no philosophies can keep my light burning.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Humanism and Philosophy)

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

Are You Ready To Depart Before the Arrival of the Night?

The night is not far off, but it is near. Just over the horizon, the night comes with swiftness. Are you ready to depart before the arrival of the night?

As violence is covering the land, so shall my judgment cover the earth. The great day of my wrath is restrained by my longsuffering, not by the cries of the inhabitants. I have shown mercy unto the multitudes who do not know their left hand from their right hand, but now I have commanded everyone to repent. Everyone who does not repent shall perish. The ungodly are not so, but they are as the chaff on the threshing floor that the wind drives away.

Come to this altar of love, and break your hearts on its foundation. The foundation of the altar is a sure foundation. It is solid and filled with love's support. Upon my altar of love, you will find the security of forgiveness and freedom. Bind yourself to the horns of the altar, and do not allow your flesh to run wild in the wilderness of carnality and sin, rather reckon yourself dead to sin and ungodliness. There is a reckoning process and action that must be instituted. I cannot hold fast to that which is not balanced in the books of faith by reckoning. If you will not reckon yourself dead, then how can I count you with the righteous?

I was numbered with the unrighteous so that you might be numbered with the righteous. You cannot be counted with both. Choose this day between a life of active obedient faith and a life of disobedient choosing. I am the Lord, and I have given you all things that pertain unto life and godliness. In you, is the sufficiency to draw from in every situation. Come away from the altars of the world that are fashioned by the spirits that war against me and my ever increasing kingdom. Rise up from these altars of false gods and false worship, and come to the altar of the Living God. My consuming fire will burn up everything that you lay on this altar willingly. When you have bound yourself to this altar, you will rise in newness of life ready to be washed in sanctified holy blood and fresh waters of regeneration.

Come and be washed or you will die. The filth of this world and the filth of sin cannot enter into the Holy of Holiest. The fountain of blood is ready, and cleansing is yours for the asking. Come into my presence. I have called you with the voice of grace. Come and be washed. Come and be reconciled.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Are You Ready To Depart Before the Arrival of the Night?

The Lord spoke to me yesterday and said, "Be sure to tell my people to have their lamps trimmed and their vessels filled with oil. Emptiness is not a luxury. It is a disaster. Be filled with the words of my declaration. Do not allow the trivial chatter of this life to monopolize your conversation. Your conversation should be in heaven from which you look for me to come. Distractions should be banished from your view. Night is coming, so walk in the brilliant light while you have it, for the shadows of the evening are cast."

Our days should be spent at the altars of commitment and dedication. We can be sure that we will leave all this here behind when we transition into eternity. Our mission will remain clear as we allow God to wash our eyes with eye salve and our hearts with his blood that cleanses us from all sin. Many idols have been raised up that people are running after, but they will perish in the fires of the lust that it ignites. We need to present ourselves as never before as a living sacrifice to the one who is a consuming fire. If we are consumed by him and his purpose, there will be nothing for the enemy to spark into flames.

JUDGMENT, THE FILTH OF THE WORLD, THE FILTH OF SIN, AND VIOLENCE

The night is not far off, but it is near. Just over the horizon, the night comes with swiftness. I must be ready to depart before the arrival of the night As violence is covering the land, so shall God's judgment cover the earth. The great day of his wrath is restrained by his longsuffering, not by the cries of the inhabitants. He has shown mercy unto the multitudes who do not know their left hand from their right hand, but now he has commanded everyone to repent. Everyone who does not repent shall perish. The ungodly are not so, but they are as the chaff on the threshing floor that the wind drives away.

I come to this altar of love and break my heart on its foundation. The foundation of the altar is a sure foundation. It is solid and filled with love's support. Upon God's altar of love, I will find the security of forgiveness and freedom. I will bind myself to the horns of the altar and will not allow my flesh to run wild in the wilderness of carnality and sin but rather, I reckon myself dead to sin and ungodliness. There is a reckoning process and action that must be instituted. God cannot hold fast to that which is not balanced in the books of faith by reckoning. If I will not reckon myself dead, then God cannot count me with the righteous. Jesus was numbered with the unrighteous so that I might be numbered with the righteous. I cannot be counted with both. I choose this day between a life of active obedient faith and a life of disobedient choosing.

Jesus is the Lord, and he has given me all things that pertain unto life and godliness. In me, is the sufficiency to draw from in every situation. I come away from the altars of the world that are fashioned by the spirits that war against God and his ever increasing kingdom. I rise up from these altars of false gods and false worship, and I come to the altar of the Living God. His consuming fire will burn up everything that I lay on this altar willingly. When I have bound myself to this altar, I will rise in newness of life ready to be washed in sanctified holy blood and fresh waters of regeneration. I must go and be washed or I will die. The filth of this world and the filth of sin cannot enter into the Holy of Holiest. The fountain of blood is ready, and cleansing is mine for the asking. I come into the presence of the Lord. He has called me with the voice of grace. I will go and be washed. I will go and be reconciled.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Plans of God Are Finished before He Started Them

Eternity flows down into our lives with details of events that we do not understand but are the beginning of the parade of the process that is God's finished work. He tells the end from the beginning. Everything flows from his throne down into our lives and back in that eternal circle to him. His plans for us cannot be circumvented by any power or force. We should walk in the true faith of Biblical predestination. This is not an unconditional eternal security issue but the fact that God has drawn the lines and allowed us to help by our participation to fill in the frame of reference. He has already viewed the finished image. Although we feel that we are at the mercy of some strange forces, we are confident that the Shepherd will take us through to his best pastures. On the table before us, is the same type of supernatural bread for us to go for days as Elijah did before the pursuing forces. Our system may feel jolted and in shock by some battle or affliction, but his purpose will diminish and remove the obstacles that would try to prevent the fulfillment of his word in our lives. His planting has all the Spiritual DNA that will make the harvest of his promises to be bountiful in the place we have been planted. The planter and gardener are the one and the same. If he died to make the planting possible, his life will make the fruition even more abundant. Drought may be all around us, and the heat of the day may try to drive us into confusion. His directive in our mouths will bring us forth with the certain riches of deliverance and abundance in our bosom; therefore, we will not weep but rejoice. We will not practice the songs of the mournful but of the victorious. Our song of rejoicing shall rise above the den of noise to silence it at the end of the day.

(Continued)

Come now, and see the end of this thing. Look into the distance, and see the crumbling giant that stands before you. The stone of faith was directed by my spirit. You simply came as an instrument of my expression. Though you are weak, yet your strength is great, for all your strength is of me and not of yourself. Rest in the hope of your calling, knowing the light of this glorious gospel is the power of God working on your behalf in this dilemma. To you, it is a dilemma. Learn to relegate all impossibilities to my ability and not your own. If it is not a dilemma to me, then do not let it be a dilemma to you, for it is I, the Lord, your God, who will fight for you. I am a God of peace, yet I am the God of war. I am for you.

67. Now tell me, can this thing be against you?

The Church is in the battle with me. The battle is mine, but the victory is yours. Do not lean to your own understanding in the battles of this life, but lean on these mighty, everlasting arms of your salvation. Nothing can be done against the truth unless it is for the truth. Know this of a surety, that because you love me and are called according to my purpose, all things are working together for good. None of the things which are forged against you can bring defeat. I am in you to do a work that the gainsayers might be confounded. I am greater in you than the problem outside of you. What you are wondering about today as a problem shall be known as a blessing tomorrow. Remember that no power can be given over you unless it is given from me. Now do not lean to your own understanding, but lean on me, your wisdom and your strength.

68. Where are the wise?

69. Where are the disputers?

70. Where are those who sought your defeat?

71. Where are those who sought to deceive you and bring you to ruin?

(To Be Continued)

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