Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Behold the faithfulness of your God. Embrace my promises, and be persuaded by them. If you are not persuaded by my promises, how will you be persuaded by the promise of the resurrection from the dead?

The promise of defeat is not greater than the promise of victory. Behold the figure of faith, which is in Jesus Christ raised from the dead then frame the dead dreams and visions promised by the devil as living dreams and living visions of hope and truth. The word of God spoken in your hearing has ignited your dull hearing transportation system and started a new journey of faith. Be propelled out of the devil’s frame in his hall of defeat, and be resurrected to the frames of victory.

(RHEMA: The Foundation of Our Promises Are Built and Made by the Living God; Therefore, Their Fulfillment Rest Upon Him)

I behold the faithfulness of my God. I embrace his promises, and I am persuaded by them. If I am not persuaded by his promises, there is no way that I will be persuaded by the promise of the resurrection from the dead. The promise of defeat is not greater than the promise of victory. I observe the figure of faith, which is in Jesus Christ raised from the dead, and I frame the dead dreams and visions promised by the devil as living dreams and living visions of hope and truth. The word of God spoken in my hearing has ignited my dull hearing transportation system and started a new journey of faith. I am propelled out of the devil's frame in his hall of defeat, and I am resurrected to the frames of victory.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Condemnation, Debt, Failure, and Uncertainty)

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

Give Thanks For Deliverance from the Pit Where You Once Lived

Allow the inspiration that is in you to flow freely without the hindrances of your own understanding or philosophies. I am in you, and I do speak. I am your Father, the spirit which speaks in you. I am written in your heart and in your mind. My mind is in you, and now by the mind of Christ Jesus, you are as Adam when he was without sin. You are as I am, the second man Adam, the Lord from heaven. Do not resist this that is happening unto you, for I have placed myself in you, and I do speak and give you inspiration. It is not you that speaks but the spirit of your Father who speaks in you. Do not frustrate my grace by your own thinking, but be relaxed, and rest in this grace, which has abounded toward you. Be thankful, for I have been good to you. My mercy will never stop enduring for you and toward you. The hand of the enemy once held you in the palm of his hands and tormented you with his big voice, but now in Christ Jesus, you are in the hand of the good shepherd, who redeemed you from the hand of your enemy. Speak aloud, and say what you have experienced. You have experienced the mighty act of redemption. Now say so.

It is I, the Lord Jesus, who gathered you unto myself. You once were a wanderer. When I found you, you had no place to go. You were dwelling in the pits of this world, wandering from one pit to another. You ate the vomit from the pits of this life, and your soul was starved, hungry, and thirsty for the good food of life. When you cried out unto me from the pits of distress and despair, I delivered you and brought you into this narrow path, which is the right way. A city of refuge has now become your habitation. Continue to praise me for my goodness and then will you see my presence come as a giant earth-mover and move your mountains of trouble. Don't wait until your longing soul is satisfied to praise me, but while you are yet hungry and thirsty, praise me, and I will surely satisfy your longing soul and fill your hungry soul with my goodness.

Remember the pit where you once sat in darkness and in the shadow of death. There were you bound in the chains of sin and distress. Panic was the expression of your countenance, and the sins of your life were the bars on the windows of your soul. You had ignorantly served a cruel slave master and dwelled in the tents of wickedness. No friend could come to your rescue, for all were barred from your prison house, and there was none to help, but when you cried unto me from your pit of sin, I heard your cry and saved you. Dwell no longer in a prison house, and do not make the bars of sin your window. Do not dwell in the darkness of this life, but come forth unto the light of grace. Hold forth your heart, and I will cut asunder all of your chains.

I have come with deliverance in my hands. The gates of evil and the gates of mistakes and misfortune cannot bar me from you. I love you, and I have come with plenteous redemption. I have forgiven all your sins, and now you will not be afflicted because of your transgressions. I will deliver you out of all of your troubles and distresses. Sickness has plagued you and tormented you for years, yet it has not consumed you. Its threat is void of power, and its effect has failed in its expression to manifest defeat. You have been weak, and you have been worn, yet are you not defeated, nor destroyed. I sent my word and healed you. Destruction must now look for another avenue of expression, for I closed the pathway of your life and barred out sickness and destruction.

I receive your praises for my goodness and my wonderful works unto you. When you praised me and brought thanksgiving unto my feet, it was a sacrifice well pleasing unto me. The brokenness that followed was not of you but of me, for you were void of the right sacrifice. When I brought my works of the past unto your mind, then did thanksgiving flow freely. Without my grace and my mercy, you would not have seen the great light of gratitude, but I shined the light of mercy and grace, and you did see and think with a grateful mind. How many will awaken unto the dark chambers of ingratitude and unthankfulness?

I know, but you do not know. Lift up your eyes unto the place where you now reside, and know that the stormy wind and the mighty waves of destruction passed you by today because of my love. Be grateful and rejoice, for I brought you to a heavenly place and did not allow you to sink into the depths of ruin and despair. Many have no place to go today, and many have not a family. Many are homeless, and many stagger with the sicknesses of this world. I have responded toward you with goodness. Now give thanks for the calm sea of life that is all about you. I have brought you quietness, blessed quietness. There is no storm around about you; therefore, be glad, for I have chosen this day to express my love and make you glad.

Your barn overflows, and your pockets are not empty. Your soul is free, and your family dwells with you. Give thanks, and be glad, for I have brought you unto a haven of goodness. Continually give thanks, and be an example of my goodness in the midst of the people. Do not allow despair to come from behind you and stir you unto the tornado of doubt and unbelief, but give praise at all times. Even when you journey through a wilderness; even when you journey through dry places; even when you don't seem to be fruitful; even when things stalk you with uncertainty continue to give thanks for my goodness unto you and my mercy which endures forever.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Give Thanks For Deliverance from the Pit Where You Once Lived

God has not come to distort meaning nor disturb us with memories of the past. His working is not to create a gauntlet for us to run in our minds but to build a highway of peace through our thoughts and imaginations. What the Spirit has written in our hearts was to begin the masterpiece of majesty and not miserable questions. Poetry's light pastels of joy mixed with the carbon of eternal ordinances are sketched into the membranes of our mind. We once lived in the pits of the past, pits with depths that could never be measured. In these pits, dreams of horror were manufactured. God has instead given us the dreams of heavenly sights and visions of glowing riches that cause these other scenes of depression to be deleted from our thinking and conscience. Our thanksgiving is the ladder and elevator out of a pre-Hades that we could never climb out of. We could have never engineered a way out. Jesus Christ descended into the abyss. The submerged chaos that almost dissected our being was swallowed up in his victory for us. We will rejoice and send the floods of victory washing into every part of our being. God's blessing has never abandoned us. We are living in a deluge of his blessing. We have so much among so many who have so little. We may go though odd looking places and strange experiences, but we will come forth enriched even more and filled with a deeper appreciation for his delivering power.

TORMENT, PHILOSOPHY, AND CONFINEMENT IN A PIT

I allow the inspiration that is in me to flow freely without the hindrances of my own understanding or philosophies. Jesus is in me, and he does speak. Jesus is my Father, the spirit which speaks in me. He is written in my heart and in my mind. His mind is in me, and now by the mind of Christ Jesus, I am as Adam when he was without sin. I am as Jesus is, the second man Adam, the Lord from heaven. I will not resist this that is happening unto me, for God placed himself in me, and he speaks and gives me inspiration. It is not me that is speaking, but the spirit of my Father who speaks in me. I will not frustrate his grace by my own thinking, but I will relax and rest in this grace which has abounded toward me. I am thankful, for the Lord has been good to me. His mercy will never stop enduring for me and toward me. The hand of the enemy once held me in the palm of his hands and tormented me with his big voice, but now in Christ Jesus, I am in the hand of the good shepherd, who redeemed me from the hand of my enemy. I will speak aloud, and say what I have experienced. I have experienced the mighty act of redemption. Now I am redeemed.

It was the Lord Jesus, who gathered me unto himself. I was once a wanderer. When the Lord found me, I had no place to go. I was dwelling in the pits of this world, wandering from one pit to another. I ate the vomit from the pits of this life, and my soul was starved, hungry, and thirsty for the good food of life. When I cried out unto the Lord from the pits of distress and despair, he delivered me and brought me into this narrow path which is the right way. A city of refuge has now become my habitation. I will continue to praise God for his goodness, and then I will see his presence come as a giant earth-mover and move my mountains of trouble. I won’t wait until my longing soul is satisfied to praise him, but while I am yet hungry and thirsty, I will praise God, and he will surely satisfy my longing soul and fill my hungry soul with his goodness.

I remember the pit where I once sat in darkness and in the shadow of death. There I was bound in the chains of sin and distress. Panic was the expression of my countenance and the sins of my life were the bars on the windows of my soul. I had ignorantly served a cruel slave master and dwelled in the tents of wickedness. No friend could come to my rescue, for all were barred from my prison house, and there was none to help, but when I cried unto the Lord from my pit of sin, he heard my cry and saved me. I will not dwell any longer in a prison house, and make the bars of sin my window. I will not dwell in the darkness of this life, but I come forth unto the light of grace. I hold forth my heart, and he will cut asunder all of my chains.

Jesus has come with deliverance in his hands. The gates of evil and the gates of mistakes and misfortune cannot bar him from me. He loves me, and he has come with plenteous redemption. The Lord has forgiven all my sins, and now I will not be afflicted because of my transgressions. He will deliver me out of all of my troubles and distresses. Sickness has plagued me and tormented me for years, yet it has not consumed me. Its threat is void of power, and its effect has failed in its expression to manifest defeat. I have been weak, and I have been worn, yet I am not defeated, nor destroyed. The Lord sent his word and healed me. Destruction must now look for another avenue of expression, for God closed the pathway of my life and barred out sickness and destruction. Jesus receives my praises for his goodness and his wonderful works unto me. When I praised him and brought thanksgiving unto his feet, it was a sacrifice well pleasing unto him. The brokenness that followed was not of me, but of the Lord, for I was void of the right sacrifice. When he brought his works of the past unto my mind, then did thanksgiving flow freely. Without his grace and his mercy, I would not have seen the great light of gratitude, but he shined the light of mercy and grace, and I did see and think with a grateful mind. There are many who will awaken unto the dark chambers of ingratitude and unthankfulness.

The Lord knows exactly, but I do not know. I lift up my eyes unto the place where I now reside, and know that the stormy wind and the mighty waves of destruction passed me by today because of his love. I am grateful and I rejoice, for he brought me to a heavenly place and did not allow me to sink into the depths of ruin and despair. Many have no place to go today and many do not have a family. Many are homeless and many stagger with the sicknesses of this world. The Lord has responded toward me with goodness. Now I give thanks for the calm sea of life that is all about me. He brought me quietness, blessed quietness. There is no storm around about me; therefore, I am glad, for he has chosen this day to express his love and make me glad.

My barn overflows, and my pockets are not empty. My soul is free and my family dwells with me. I give thanks, and I am glad, for he has brought me unto a haven of goodness. I will continually give thanks, and be an example of his goodness in the midst of the people. I will not allow despair to come from behind me and stir me unto the tornado of doubt and unbelief, but I give praise at all times. Even when I journey through a wilderness; even when I journey through dry places; even when I don’t seem to be fruitful; even when things stalk me with uncertainty, I will continue to give thanks for his goodness unto me and his mercy which endures forever.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Cross of Jesus and the Victory Won There Invalidates All the Power of the Evil

One Truth is never in transition, but it is sure to transform even the error of the power of lies as it exposes its facade. Calvary vacated every frivolous charge against us and annulled the claims of the enemy in our lives. Our victory is not temporary, but is forever settled. Immutable is the counsel that orders the silence of all scorners. Many lie in a twisted wreck in the ditches of life because they have listened to and follow another spirit. Many spirits vie for our attention, but one and only one voice does the true believer hear. As we follow the declarations of the covenant that he has made with us, the shining radiance of that relationship will overshadow our shortcomings and expose the vapid distractions of everything else. Our focus is on the goal. We have started in the race to run all. Lot's wife had gravitational ties to unacceptable desires and unsettled issues. We have settled it in our hearts that we have started and will not turn to the left or right, but will go straightforward. Our beginning flourish is the power of prevailing in the end. He does not have to stop being the beginning to be the ending of victory. What he was, he is. As the book of Genesis unfolds, we see the cross on its altars and the victory of the resurrection in the voice of “Let there be and there was.” His is the beginning of everything we need to begin in our lives and has never started. He is the ending of everything that needs to cease in our lives and has not all at the same second.

(Continued)

If you stand in the congregation of the unrighteous and walk in the counsel of the ungodly, you shall reap their inheritances. I have given you a standing in me. Your platform is the righteousness of God. Walk in the counsel of my holiness, and you will not fall into the ditches dug by your foes. You have come to the threshold of the catching away of my body.

339. Will you walk into this arena of departure and have the mind of the world?

No worldly persons shall enter into the body of this final glorified body. Flesh and blood cannot inherit eternal life, neither can those who hold on to worldly lusts. I have sent grace to teach you to deny ungodliness and worldly lust.

340. Will you refuse the teachings of grace and inherit eternal life?

(To Be Continued)

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