Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Outlook, a Daily Devotional

CONTENTS

I.	Children’s Bread Prophecy	Moses Hightower

II.	Confession of a Sound Mind	LWWC Confession Writers

III.	Prophetic Insight	Don Grigsby

IV.	Exceptional Expressions 1. Prophetic Bites 2. Confession Bites	Moses Hightower LWWC Confession Writers

V.	Inspiration or Rhema	Don Grigsby

VI.	Prophetic Checkup – “Questions That God Has Asked Me”	Moses Hightower

VII.	Prayer of Thanksgiving	LWWC Prayer Writers

VIII.	Prayer Insight	Don Grigsby

Jesus Bore the Stigma of Reproach for Us, and We Should Bear Our Cross and Walk Up the Hill of Faith

I have not left you alone, neither have I forgotten you in this dilemma. Do not trouble yourself or others, but lean on the understanding of the Spirit. I see the end of all things. If I have allowed these things, then trust that all things are working together for your good. I cannot be circumvented. My wisdom is past finding out. Do not trouble yourself because of things that do not go as you think they should, but be at complete peace with all for the sake of unity. If you could see the end of all these things, then you would rejoice. Rejoice now in faith, knowing that trust in me warrants the best for you, for I am in control and I am your master. You are not your own; therefore, reckon all that happens as that which I allow to happen unto myself. Take this principle and live by it, then will frustration subside and cease to be. I am living my life out in you. No one can place anything on me that I do not want to bear. I bore the stigma of reproach for all men. I willingly laid down my life for your shame. Now bear the cross that I give you and walk up the hill of faith with me.

I am your strength in this time of weariness. I am your light in the time of darkness. No one can put me out, for I am the eternal Flame, the Father of lights. I authored the true light that lights every man that cometh into the world. I placed a light in you and that light shall shine wherever they place you. You will shine brighter where men think that they placed you in a dark or lesser place. Lift up your head and cast off the stigma of shame and pride, then shall you shine brighter than the lights of this world. I am the Lord, your Savior. I have chosen you after I called you out of darkness into this marvelous light of the gospel. This light shall shine in you now; therefore, do not be disturbed by that which you do not understand. Lean on my understanding and not on your own. I am the wisdom that you should lean on, not your own. Lean on me and be comforted with the fact that I am living my life out in you. I will wear this that they have placed on me and make you shine in the armor of shame and misunderstanding. Do not question that which is evident. Simply bring me the burden that you bear and I will bear it for you, for I am the Lord, your God, the burden-bearer of my body, the Church. Lift up your eyes and fix them on the prize of the high calling of God. This prize is in Christ Jesus, not in you or in man, neither is it in an organization. Walk on by faith and I shall show you my faithfulness.

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light, and there was light."

Words of Light upon the Face of Confusion, Dilemmas, Frustration, Misunderstanding, Pride, Reproach, Shame, and Weariness

By Linda Galati

The Lord has not left me alone, neither has he forgotten me in this dilemma. I will not trouble myself or others, but I will lean on the understanding of the Spirit. God sees the end of all things. If he has allowed these things, then I know that all things are working together for my good. He cannot be circumvented. His wisdom is past finding out. I will not trouble myself because of things that do not go as I think they should, but I will be at complete peace with all for the sake of unity. I rejoice because I know that the end of all these things is good. I rejoice now in faith, knowing that trust in Jesus warrants the best for me, for he is in control and he is my master. I am not my own; therefore, I reckon all that happens as that which God allows to happen unto himself. I will take this principle and live by it; therefore, frustration will subside and cease to be. Jesus is living his life out in me. No one can place anything on him that he does not want to bear. He bore the stigma of reproach for all men. He willingly laid down his life for my shame and now I bear the cross that he gives me and I walk up the hill of faith with him.

God is my strength in this time of weariness. He is my light in the time of darkness. No one can put him out, for he is the eternal Flame, the Father of lights. He authored the true light that lights every man that cometh into the world. He placed a light in me and that light shall shine wherever they place me. I will shine brighter where men think that they placed me in a dark or lesser place. I lift up my head and cast off the stigma of shame and pride. I will shine brighter than the lights of this world. Jesus is the Lord, my Savior. He has chosen me after he called me out of darkness into this marvelous light of the gospel. This light shall shine in me now; therefore, I will not be disturbed by that which I do not understand. I will lean on God’s understanding and not on my own. He is the wisdom that I should lean on, not my own. I will lean on him and be comforted with the fact that he is living his life out in me. He will wear this that they have placed on him and makes me shine in the armor of shame and misunderstanding. I will not question that which is evident. I simply will bring him the burden that I bear and he will bear it for me, for he is the Lord, my God, the burden-bearer of his body, the Church. I lift up my eyes and fix them on the prize of the high calling of God. This prize is in Christ Jesus, not in me or in man, neither it in an organization. I walk on by faith and he shall show me his faithfulness.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Jesus Bore the Stigma of Reproach for Us, and We Should Bear Our Cross and Walk Up the Hill of Faith

Pride comes in many forms and stages. Every dimension of pride was slain and defeated at the cross. Jesus Christ bore every deficiency of life to the cross for us. Every deficit of life and its experience has been turned into an asset in Jesus Christ. All our calculations of fear will never diminish the wealth of supply that he has for us spiritually and physically. We should cast aside every weight and attitude that our flesh and the enemy would like to attach to us. We have been liberated by his freedom from lust and inordinate desire. Fleshly gravity cannot reach up and pull down those who are in orbit in the blessing of the Spirit. Exceeding great and precious promises have made us partakers of the divine nature and allowed us to escape the corrupting factors that are in this life by lust. His love has set us free to walk in faith.

By Moses Hightower

How long will you embrace the arms of regret and despair?

How long will you halt between your own opinions and my realities?

If you continue to squeeze regret's arms as a lover in the time of misunderstanding, then regret will squeeze the desire to live from your bosom. Come to the arms of eternal love, and allow the embrace of holiness to blow the fresh breath of life within you. I have allowed you to keep the spirit that I gave to you. Why choose to allow your soul to live in misery?

Truth paints a picture that brings pain and exposure to that which is wicked. Do not ask truth to lie for you, for it does not know how to lie. It can only tell the truth that it is. This is truth's picture of your life. Now allow me to change this reality by the transformation of my righteousness upon this ugly scene. Look at this ugly scene again. Do you like what you see?

By the LWWC Confession Writers

I purpose not to embrace the arms of regret and despair any longer. I will stop halting between my own opinions and God’s realities. If I continue to squeeze regret's arms as a lover in the time of misunderstanding, then regret will squeeze the desire to live from my bosom. I will go to the arms of eternal love and allow the embrace of holiness to blow the fresh breath of life within me. God has allowed me to keep the spirit that he gave to me. I choose not to allow my soul to live in misery. Truth paints a picture that brings pain and exposure to that which is wicked. I do not ask truth to lie for me, for it does not know how to lie. It can only tell the truth that it is. This is truth's picture of my life. Now I allow God to change this reality by the transformation of his righteousness upon this ugly scene. I look at this ugly scene again and I do not like what I see.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Removal of Hypocritical Partitions and Sliding Reflective Glass Doors of Dissimulation

Unspeakable pain was the anvil and hammer at the crucible of Calvary. Injustice and unfairness were evicted as false witnesses by the false witnesses of religious pride. Jesus Christ was slowly stripped of all dignity and robed with shame that was our own. Utter nakedness and darkness pulled back the curtain of its torture chambers. Instead of him being the victim, they became the defeated. One split second of time ripped the veil of human misunderstanding in half. All the blocked entrances were opened for all to come to the throne to hear the edicts of grace. Today we stand on the precipice of eternity and the curtains and veils of religion and personal ideas are being thrown aside and the transparent grace of prophetic promises is clothing the nakedness of many. Prophecy is a spectrometer of our intrinsic nature. As we are used and speak the words we sometimes are not aware of what God is speaking to us. We look at others and miss the application to our own hearts. We are then in the chambers of the King shown in the glaring light of revelation of our own shortcomings. Every one of us has come short. Grace always makes up the empty measure for us between our limited reach and God's promise kept. The house of Obededom was blessed because of the residence of the ark of the covenant. Anyone who will honor and bless the spoken oracles of God will have a blessing of outstanding proportions created in their lives. As we honor the gift in whoever is truly used, our blessing will multiply exponentially. We are on the stage of eternity and all the props are being removed. Only the servant and the Speaker will provide the last act of the drama of redemption. Every lie will fall like dust from the curtains as they are flung open by the fulfillment of every letter of every word spoken by the true worshipers.

By Moses Hightower

(Continued)

The LORD said unto my Lord, “Sit thou on my right hand until I make your enemies my footstool.”

386. Do you know the meaning of this saying?

387. Can you know except by revelation?

(To Be Continued)

November 3, 2007

By Marco Mendoza

I thank you, Lord, that every dimension of pride was slain and defeated at the cross. I am comforted to know that you bore every deficiency of life on the cross for me. I am so grateful that every deficit of life and its experience has been turned into an asset in you. It is refreshing to know, that all my calculations of fear will never diminish the wealth of supply that you have for me spiritually and physically. It is only by your grace that I can cast aside every weight and attitude that my flesh and the enemy would like to attach to me. I praise you for liberty and the freedom that you give me from lust and inordinate desires. I thank you, Jesus, for the exceeding, great, and precious promises by which you make me a partaker of your divine nature and that allows me to escape the corrupting factors that are in this life by lust. To you alone belongs the glory. Your love has set me free to walk in faith, for this I am grateful. I bless your holy name!

RE: PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING - November 3, 2007

Pride is said to go before destruction, but faith will lift us above the destruction of pride. We live by the faith of the One who loved us beyond any failure that the enemy would like to trap us into. We can never win as long as we are worrying about how many ways we can lose. Our entire thought pattern has been changed by the renewing of the Holy Ghost. Our mind set is not in the cement of the cynic. Lust is not the beast that waits in the night to attack us at its own will. God has slain the beasts of the night and brought us into his fold where he stands in the door so that no predatory spirit can enter. Love has loosed us from the terror of the terrible. We awaken each day with the earnest expectation that the needs of our life are all ready in place in our deposit.

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