Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

The challenge before you is as a giant mountain in your eyesight, yet for me, the Living God, it is a pebble. The colossal walls before you are no match for my ability and my sufficiency. Measure not the task before you by your own mental instruments, but relegate all these tasks to my sufficiency and my promises. All things are possible if you believe. Remember, I am teaching you to be a spiritual mountain climber. These experiences will not be perils that destroy you. They are for your learning and your instruction. These experiences will bring new confidence into your life. I am greater than any rope designed by man. I will not allow you to fall from the new places in the spirit that I have led you. The spiritual equipment that I have given you is flawless; therefore, fear not, I am your teacher. I have traveled this way before in my humanity. The path for you to follow is a plain path. Follow the tracks of the Son of God, and fear not. I have attached the rope of grace to your life. The rope of grace cannot be broken. Trust in my rope. The weight of your life and your mistakes are not too much for this divine rope. There are risks, yet I am greater than your inadequacies and your lack of human skills. By grace through faith, I am keeping you in every way.

(RHEMA: The Fundamentals of Faith Are Designed To Produce Spiritual Mountain Climbers)

The challenge before me is as a giant mountain in my eyesight, yet for Jesus, the Living God, it is a pebble. The colossal walls before me are no match for his ability and his sufficiency. I will not measure the task before me by my own mental instruments, but I relegate all these tasks to God's sufficiency and his promises. All things are possible if I believe. I remember, the Lord is teaching me to be a spiritual mountain climber. These experiences will not be perils that destroy me. They are for my learning and my instruction. These experiences will bring new confidence into my life. Jesus is greater than any rope designed by man. He will not allow me to fall from the new places in the spirit that he has led me. The spiritual equipment that he has given me is flawless; therefore, I will not fear, the Lord is my teacher. He has traveled this way before in his humanity. The path for me to follow is a plain path. I will follow the tracks of the Son of God, and not fear. The Lord has attached the rope of grace to my life. The rope of grace cannot be broken. I trust in his rope. The weight of my life and my mistakes are not too much for this divine rope. There are risks, yet Jesus is greater than my inadequacies and my lack of human skills. By grace through faith, Jesus is keeping me in every way.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Human Inadequacies, Lack of Human Skills, and Perils)

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

The Skirt of Love Fixed In the Closet of Faithfulness

I have taken away the splinter from your eye. Now do you see clearer than before. Take a second look at the things around you, and see that I am the Creator of all things. There is nothing made that is not made of me and by me. I am the Word of God who speaks unto you. I am one with the Father, for I and my Father are one. Be not deceived in these last hours of the Church upon the earth, for I do allow the great things of deception to manifest themselves now so that those who do not love the truth might receive the strong delusions ordained of me.

Come unto me, and I will give you rest. The heart that is within you does sorrow because you have forsaken me the living fountain. Come back to the living fountain, and you will find that your heart will not feel alone. Come back to my pesence, and you will find a well of joy. There abides in my presence the fullness of my strength that flows from the fountain of joy.

Let the bride speak of my glory and talk of my coming. Let her prepare herself with the ornaments of righteousness and holiness and let her lips not taste of the words of the whores and whoremongers of the day. Come unto me in the closet of love and there will I fix your skirt with the skirt of love . You shall not desire the whoredom of your old nature, but you shall desire the chastity of holiness and purity.

I do move upon you with a freshness of my love and cause the new heart within you to be uncovered that you might abide in my holy place and walk in my statutes.

The light of love is searching for you. Do not run to the corners of this world, neither search for things to cover your nakedness. I have exposed the nature of your heart with the searchlight of the ministry of my word. Now run no longer from the light that shines into your face. You say that someone has told the minister what to say, but I say "You are filled with unbelief and shall not enter into my rest. The rest that is prepared is prepared for those of faith."

The unbelievers shall be without with the dogs and the whoremongers. Forsake your pride, and lift up the fig leaves of doubt and unbelief. Cast aside these things that shall rotten with age and pass away with the first wind of change. Cast aside your pride, for I have come with love that last forever. Lift up your heads unto the fountain above. You have forsaken the fountain of living water and hewn out these cisterns that do not hold any water. Come and I will show you the way unto the real fountain of waters which do not run dry. Come and follow the voice of the garden. I am here in your midst with the light of the glorious gospel. Hear the words of the Spirit this day.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Skirt of Love Fixed In the Closet of Faithfulness

As the fig leaves of the garden were a false and insufficient covering, so is the fashion that worldly relationships produce in our lives. Our faithfulness to him is the pure and shining raiment that overshadows the plastic displays of this world. When we eat at the table that feeds to spiritual adulterers, we are easily intoxicated on the wine of spiritual fornication. We have but one Beloved. We have been espoused to one husband, and we are so in love with him that we will disregard the flirtation of the all other suitors. We are tempted to play the fool when we get off the path of true holiness. We should have such a passionate love for our Beloved that we would never want to bring shame or disgrace to the blood that has washed us within and without from every pollution. We stand in the dressing closets of prayer and prepare our hearts and minds for the wedding. We refuse to dress our thoughts and the words of our mouth with anything but the loving fiber and pattern of the pure words of our Beloved. He found us in a howling wilderness with our nakedness exposed by sin. His grace has brought us out and covered our shame with the skirts of his love.

DECEPTION, DOUBT, AND UNBELIEF

Jesus has taken away the splinter from my eye. Now I do see clearer than before. I will take a second look at the things around me, and I will see that he is the Creator of all things. There is nothing made that is not made of him and by him. He is the Word of God who speaks unto me. He is one with the Father, for he and his Father are one. I will not be deceived in these last hours of the Church upon the earth, for God does allow the great things of deception to manifest themselves now so that those who do not love the truth might receive the strong delusions ordained of him.

I will go unto the Lord, and he will give me rest. The heart that is within me does sorrow because I have forsaken him the living fountain. I will go back to the living fountain, and I will find that my heart will not feel alone. I will go back to his presence, and I will find a well of joy. There abides in his presence the fullness of his strength that flows from the fountain of joy.

The Lord said: "Let the bride speak of my glory and talk of my coming. Let her prepare herself with the ornaments of righteousness and holiness and let her lips not taste of the words of the whores and whoremongers of the day. Come unto me in the closet of love and there will I fix your skirt with the skirt of love . You shall not desire the whoredom of your old nature, but you shall desire the chastity of holiness and purity."

God does move upon me with a freshness of his love and cause the new heart within me to be uncovered that I might abide in his holy place and walk in his statutes. The light of love is searching for me. I will not run to the corners of this world, neither will I search for things to cover my nakedness. God has exposed the nature of my heart with the searchlight of the ministry of his word. Now I run no longer from the light that shines into my face. I say that someone has told the minister what to say, but God says "You are filled with unbelief and shall not enter into my rest. The rest that is prepared is prepared for those of faith."

The unbelievers shall be without with the dogs and the whoremongers. I choose to forsake my pride, and I lift up the fig leaves of doubt and unbelief. I cast aside these things that shall rotten with age and pass away with the first wind of change. I cast aside my pride, for the Lord has come with love that last forever. I lift up my head unto the fountain above. I have forsaken the fountain of living water and hewn out these cisterns that do not hold any water. The Lord will show me the way unto the real fountain of waters which do not run dry. I will go and follow the voice of the garden. Jesus is here in my midst with the light of the glorious gospel. I hear the words of the Spirit this day.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - How Can You Properly View God without the Proper Concept of the Form of God?

His thoughts and ways transcend ours by a comparison not registered on any scale on the earth. Spiritually minded perspectives are not only life and peace but the only lens to begin to observe and be able to see the shadows of his power. In Job, it is stated that we hear only a minuscule portion of his ways. If the thunder is the faint whisper of his power what is it like when God shouts?

His kingdom is filled with much that we have never seen as yet. He will gladly reveal it to those who take hold of the spiritual prospectus that we can have if we hunger for it.

In the untraceable paths of the power and dominion of his ways, we must dethrone self and any self righteous thoughts that would interfere with our view of the majesty of his greatness. Our thought ability is like a teaspoon at the Pacific Ocean trying to dip up the whole ocean. It is impossible.

Our spiritual eyesight is affected by several things, not the least is our flesh's ability to rise up in all its forms of interference. As we are continually consumed on the altar of worship and sacrifice, this consumes the hands that would reach in and cover the eyes of faith.

Heavenly focus is our prospectus. As we look away from the schemes of this system, we can begin to see the details of the beauty of the wisdom of God. Job only saw the unlimited ability of God when God was able to wash his mind with the questions that removed the questions of deity's sovereign prerogatives in his life. God has the pen in his hand, and he is drawing the detail of a mosaic that the angels will say is the framed portrait of his excellent power. Every word he has declared to us will be fulfilled on the canvass that he alone holds in his hand. All the scribbling of the earth's pencils is destined for the trash bin.

(Continued)

I have loved you and given my life for you. Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for his friend. I have called you a friend, yet I have also invited you to become my bride.

89. Will you remain a friend, or will you yield to the willing expressions of brideship?

Turn your mind from the intellect of religion, and allow the spirit of wisdom and revelation to show you of the plain path of the royal communion along the path of righteousness. You drew nigh to me. Now believe that I have also drawn nigh to you. The blood of my offering has bridged the gap between you and me. There is no gap between my holiness and you any longer. You have access. You have freedom. You have true liberty. Now disallow the temptation to use your liberty as a cloak of unrighteousness.

90. If your good is evil spoken of, then what profit is your liberty?

(To Be Continued)

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