Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

You are called to follow me. When you follow me, you follow love. Follow with a new purpose to see faith, hope, and charity optimized in your life. My goodness has passed before you, and I have been revealed unto you. The mystery of my Christ and I have been revealed. It is no longer hidden from you. My graciousness has been shown. My tender mercies and lovingkindness are yours. With great mercies, I have gathered you unto myself while others have fallen away. With everlasting kindness, I have granted you mercy. Behold how many have been turned unto fables. As Lot's wife was turned to a pillar of salt, so are many becoming monuments to be remembered as people who have forgotten my goodness and mercy. While goodness and mercy follow you, walk in the light of love. Iniquity and sin have come as a salty sea. With love, I have lifted you above the destruction in these waters. My kindness shall not depart from you. The everlasting covenant of peace is yours because you are the children of God by faith. Do not fear the cold love all about you, for in love, there is no fear. You are preserved by the grace that saved you. Grace has lifted you and saved you from the waters of wrath. The miracle of salvation has not started a good work in you and ceased. I saved you from your sins. I will not lose you to abounding iniquity and cold love. As many that were deemed faithful and true, turned unto the spirit of the world; mercy has gripped your heart and turned you unto true holiness and true righteousness.

(RHEMA: The Everlasting Covenant of Peace Has Restricted the Cold Love of the Last Days)

I am called to follow the Lord. When I follow him, I follow love. I will follow with a new purpose to see faith, hope, and charity optimized in my life. God's goodness has passed before me, and he has been revealed unto me. The mystery of Christ and God has been revealed. It is no longer hidden from me. His graciousness has been shown. His tender mercies and lovingkindness are mine. With great mercies, he has gathered me unto himself while others have fallen away. With everlasting kindness, he has granted me mercy. Many have been turned unto fables. As Lot's wife was turned to a pillar of salt, so are many becoming monuments to be remembered as people who have forgotten God's goodness and mercy. While goodness and mercy follow me, I will walk in the light of love. Iniquity and sin have come as a salty sea. With love, the Lord has lifted me above the destruction in these waters. His kindness shall not depart from me. The everlasting covenant of peace is mine because we are the children of God by faith. I do not fear the cold love all about me, for in love, there is no fear. I am preserved by the grace that saved me. Grace has lifted me and saved me from the waters of wrath. The miracle of salvation has not started a good work in me and ceased. The Lord saved me from my sins. He will not lose me to abounding iniquity and cold love. As many that were deemed faithful and true, turned unto the spirit of the world; mercy has gripped my heart and turned me unto true holiness and true righteousness.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Destruction, Fear, and the Waters of Wrath)

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

Priceless Consolation Purchased With the Currency of Suffering

Your suffering has been great, but now look, and see your consolation. Consolation has arrived in the style and fashion of Christ Jesus. I have never arrived anywhere late, nor early, for my calculations are perfect, and my purposes are established before the foundation of the world. I AM THAT I AM. I am the only Lord God Jehovah who became salvation. I am he who liveth and is alive forevermore. I came to console you. Stretch forth your arms to the heavens, and breathe in the fresh breath of revival. I saw you stretched out before me with your spirit wounded, bruised, and worn. My arms of divinity stretched forth to your life and embraced your spirit as you sent it into my arms. You have taken bruises for me because I called you to follow in my steps. You were called unto sufferings. Now rejoice that you were counted worthy to suffer for righteousness' sake and not for evil doing. Take these things patiently, and behold the reward of sufferings. The consolation that comes because of sufferings cannot be compared with the glory of the sufferings, for the consolation that I give is priceless and cannot be earned or bought except by the currency of suffering. There is a currency of suffering that is undiscovered by the vast majority of believers. Many suffer in vain, for they do not know who they worship and have not sought to know me in the fellowship of my sufferings. Their emphasis is on power and not sufferings. The foundation of your experience and continual work of faith is in your sufferings and the reward of consolation. Seek to know me in the riches of this grace, and there will you find the unsearchable riches of Christ.

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. How rich do you want to be?

The poor have rich faith, but the poor have few things. You can have trust in me with things if you worship the source and the supply of these things. Examine your heart, and tell me where your treasure is.

[I paused to think about the reality of my treasure. I looked around the room at the many things. I pondered the use of my time and my commitment. I quickly realized that much of my treasure had been stored upon the earth.]

(Then, I heard the Spirit say, ...)

Too much of your treasure is laid up in your own heart and mind. Too much of your treasure is laid up in your home. Too much of your treasure is laid up in your time for yourself and not for the gospel. Cast the treasures in your heart, mind, home, and in your time for self at my feet, and I will you give you an exchange that cannot be bought anywhere. As the rich young ruler, you will stare at these words as he stared at me; therefore, pray that the grace of God will abound in the bosom of consolation and the fulfillment of these sayings come to pass in your life. I am for you and not against you. Lift up your head unto the grace that has arrived in the package of consolation. Behold the consolation of the spirit. It has knocked. Now allow it to enter.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Priceless Consolation Purchased With the Currency of Suffering

As we invest ourselves in the work of the kingdom, we begin to see the true riches of the kingdom of God. Many wise men and women have said that we never really possess anything until we give it away. Another writer said that grace may appear to be cruel when we are in pain and suffering. Paul wrote to the Phillipian church and spoke of knowing him in the fellowship of his suffering. If anyone that walked in flesh knew Jesus in that dimension, Paul must have discovered the entrance into the treasure vaults of suffering. In our flesh, we think that suffering being any kind of blessing is such a contradiction. It is never what we have that matters in life, it is who has us. If he has us and possesses us totally, then we are blessed beyond measure. Three hours at the cross in the darkness was the seat of untold suffering for our Savior. He did this to let us know that even in the most terrible circumstances and darkness that he would be there with us. No currency or method of exchange can put forth the value of a soul. Jesus leaves the 99 and goes into the night for the one that is lost. Moses counted the suffering and reproaches of the children of God greater riches that all the treasures in Egypt. God will cause us to see and be blessed beyond measure as we behold others as they find the riches of his mercy and grace. Oh, the consolation of the riches of his grace when we behold the joy on the face of others as they are blessed. Those who wait at the altar will be partakers with the altar. As we wait to remove the chains of sinners who come to be free, God will free us from every fear and attack on our confidence in his promises.

SUFFERING

My sufferings have been great, but now I look and see my consolation. Consolation has arrived in the style and fashion of Christ Jesus. The Lord has never arrived anywhere late, or early, for his calculations are perfect, and his purposes are established before the foundation of the world. Jesus is the I AM THAT I AM. He is the only Lord God Jehovah who became salvation. Jesus is the one who liveth and is alive forevermore. He came to console me. I stretch forth my arms to the heavens and breathe in the fresh breath of revival. The Lord saw me stretched out before him with my spirit wounded, bruised, and worn. His arms of divinity stretched forth to my life and embraced my spirit as I sent it into his arms. I have taken bruises for God because he called me to follow in his steps. I am called unto sufferings. Now I rejoice that I am counted worthy to suffer for righteousness’ sake and not for evil doing. I take these things patiently and behold the reward of sufferings. The consolation that comes because of sufferings cannot be compared with the glory of the sufferings, for the consolation that Jesus gives is priceless and cannot be earned or bought except by the currency of suffering. There is a currency of suffering that is undiscovered by the vast majority of believers. Many suffer in vain, for they do not know who they worship and have not sought to know God in the fellowship of his sufferings. Their emphasis is on power and not sufferings. The foundation of my experience and continual work of faith is in my sufferings and the reward of consolation. I seek to know God in the riches of this grace, and here will I find the unsearchable riches of Christ.

I come to this altar of true grace and bargain with the giver of grace. I come and barter with the Lord, and he will allow me to buy without money and without price. I give Jesus all my things, and he will give me my inheritance to enjoy now. I give him all my heart, and he will give me the vision of a spiritual eagle. I give God all my soul, and he will give me the essence of true worship. I give him all my strength, and he will give me the power of God in my fingertips. I will not have this to give, nor can I ever receive these things without purchasing them in the trial of fire where gold is sold. I want to be as rich as God wants me to. The poor have rich faith, but the poor have few things. I can have trust in Jesus with things if I worship the source and the supply of these things. I examine my heart and tell God where my treasure is. Too much of my treasure is laid up in my own heart and mind. Too much of my treasure is laid up in my home. Too much of my treasure is laid up in my time for me and not for the gospel. I cast the treasures in my heart, mind, home, and in my time for self at Jesus’ feet, and he will give me an exchange that cannot be bought anywhere. As the rich young ruler, I will stare at these words as God stared at him, but I pray that the grace of God will abound in the bosom of consolation and the fulfillment of these sayings will come to pass in my life. Jesus is for me and not against me. I lift up my head unto the grace that has arrived in the package of consolation. I behold the consolation of the spirit. It has knocked. Now I will allow it to enter.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Power of the Identity Factor In Our Relationship with Christ

The Lord spoke to me and said,

"You do not need any more icons in your life. Many people have substituted coming to church, praise and worship, and bible reading for seeking me. I have commanded that all who would come to me should seek me. Men have substituted “its” for me. Israel said, “The ark it will save us.” You cannot live for me on impersonal things that are associated with me. You must have that burning, breathing, listening relationship of being face to face and mouth to mouth with me. This is the relationship that I have desired from the beginning, not man's stale arrangement for a prayer meeting or the stilted and dead ceremony that so many have for a service that tries to experience me. I have yearned for those who would not limit me and allow my people to stretch themselves beyond themselves to the beginning of a powerful walk that would project them into a dimension where they would be in control of their lives and life would not control their emotions or faith."

Everywhere we look, there are images of God that are passed off on us as the real thing. We must refuse to bow down to or worship the false images of powerless creature ideas that reach for our worship. His spiritual image beckons to us on the limits of our fleshly horizons like a 21st century burning bush or pillar of fire that stands beside the door of a promised land that flows with the milk and honey that has already been prepared for us. We must determine to keep him as our focus as he goes before us in a shekinah or power that will only give us the proper image for us to be constantly changed into from glory to glory by his spirit.

(Continued)

I bought you. You say that you are not your own, but do I really own you? Ownership demands complete control.

351. Who is in complete control of your heart, your soul, your mind, and your strength?

I have need of you, but many times you are as a wild colt upon which no man has ever sat. This is the hour to bring all that you are into complete submission to me and the appointed authorities in your life so that you might be heirs of the grace of life. An enemy has sent forth corrupt inspiration in an attempt to embezzle the grace and truth in your bosom.

352. Will you allow the embezzlement of this unsearchable wealth to occur while your eyes and ears are open to the exposed actions of this spiritual thief?

(To Be Continued)

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