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

Freed from the Prison Cells of Religious Bondage, Religious Performances, and Placed Before the Throne of Grace

God sent grace into my life again, which leaped higher than the adverse things that were leaping up to condemn me. I gave thanks unto the Lord, my God, for his grace. Without his grace, I would not be able to stand on victorious ground. I prayed and waited to hear the response of the Lord that I might know of his will for his people. While waiting, I heard these words,

I am your covert from the searching things of the hour. As I did not allow you to plunge to the bottom of the canyon of ignorance, I have also kept your feet from falling and given you more grace in the time when many are falling. Lift up your voice and offer sacrificial praise. Praises that do not cost you anything are also worthless praises unto me. I desire effectual, fervent praises that are poured out unto me as precious water that you have risked your life for. Why offer me anything that did not cost you something?

Am I a god, or am I the living, eternal God?

If I am God, then predicate your worship upon my worth and not upon your feelings and blessings. You must decide to worship me according to my worth, but how will you effectively worship me if you have not discovered that my worth is not calculable?

There is no instrument that will measure my worth. The value system of the kingdom of God is not the same as the value systems of the world. Come to the marketplace of fiery trial and weigh the worth of experiences found in the treasures of fire. I have not allowed you to go down to the low pit of destruction, but I have continually expressed love toward you, even when you were disobedient and ignorant. I have sent forth the surging power of my knowledge and allowed you to eat again of life's bread. I have placed bread on the platter of your praises. Now will you eat and drink without the leaven of hypocrisy and unbelief. Lift your eyes again to true faith. True faith will bring you into the large room of sincerity and truth. The room of truth is not fashioned after the room of lies. The architect of religion has fashioned rooms of lies that now hold many in the prison cells of religious bondage. I have brought you out of the religious performances of the age and placed you before a throne of grace. Before this throne, you are elected because of love and not because of religious advantage. Come and behold the light of truth in this large room for your habitation. This light will not shine in vain, for it cannot be turned unto vanity. The light of truth has shined and glorified me, the only Lord God. Go and declare the beauty of holiness and the power of sacrificial praise.

(About an hour and ten minutes later, the Lord spoke and said,)

There is no defeat in me. I do not know any failure. I am the eternal God and all power is mine. All power is in my hands and no one will wrestle power and authority from me. There is no counsel against me, for I am the counselor. I have sought you to bring you to my counsel room and counsel with me. Why seek counsel from the unwise and the ungodly?

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. Now 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. Shall 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 onto worldly lusts. I have sent grace to teach you to deny ungodliness and worldly lust. Will you refuse the teachings of grace and inherit eternal life?

Do not believe the lies that say that you cannot lose your eternal life. Those who do not continue in the paths of righteousness shall lose eternal life. Eternal life will not venture into the paths of unrighteousness with you. Lay hold on eternal life that you follow it to the gates of departure. You have come to the threshold of the end. Now place your hands to the plow and follow after peace and holiness without which no one shall see me. You must have peace with all men and holiness to see me. If you do not have peace with all men and holiness, then how will you lay claim to a pure heart?

I purify hearts by faith. The heart purified by faith shall manifest the fruit of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, meekness, temperance, and such like. Allow me to prune you, and you will bring forth fruit and not be cast into eternal fire. Look to the end of your life and see the rewards of heaven. Look to the end of the life of the wicked and behold their rewards. What do you see?

Is the judgment for living a life of wickedness what you really desire?

Then will you change the judgment already sent upon the wicked?

Is your attitude at this moment the fruit of love or is it the fruit of pride?

What will you give in exchange for your soul today if your soul were required of you?

Then cast down your wrong attitudes and allow my word to dig around you so that you begin a new growth of fresh, godly fruit.

"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 Bondage, Destruction, Disobedience, Ignorance, Lies, Religious Performances, Unrighteousness, and Worldliness

By Linda Galati

God is my covert from the searching things of the hour. As he did not allow me to plunge to the bottom of the canyon of ignorance, he has also kept my feet from falling and given me more grace in the time when many are falling. I lift up my voice and offer sacrificial praise. Praises that do not cost me anything are also worthless praises unto him. He desires effectual, fervent praises that are poured out unto him as precious water that I have risked my life for. I will not offer him anything that did not cost me something. Jesus is the living, eternal God; therefore, I will predicate my worship upon his worth and not upon my feelings and blessings. I must decide to worship him according to his worth, but I cannot effectively worship him if I have not discovered that his worth is incalculable. There is no instrument that will measure God’s worth. The value system of the kingdom of God is not the same as the value systems of the world. I come to the marketplace of fiery trial and weigh the worth of experiences found in the treasures of fire.

God has not allowed me to go down to the low pit of destruction, but he has continually expressed love toward me, even when I was disobedient and ignorant. He has sent forth the surging power of his knowledge and allowed me to eat again of life's bread. He has placed bread on the platter of my praises. Now I will eat and drink without the leaven of hypocrisy and unbelief. I lift my eyes again to true faith. True faith will bring me into the large room of sincerity and truth. The room of truth is not fashioned after the room of lies. The architect of religion has fashioned rooms of lies that now hold many in the prison cells of religious bondage. The Lord has brought me out of the religious performances of the age and placed me before a throne of grace. Before this throne, I am elected because of love and not because of religious advantage. I behold the light of truth in this large room for my habitation. This light will not shine in vain, for it cannot be turned unto vanity. The light of truth has shined and glorified Jesus, the only Lord God. I will go and declare the beauty of holiness and the power of sacrificial praise.

There is no defeat in God. He does not know any failure. He is the eternal God and all power is his. All power is in his hands and no one will wrestle power and authority from him. There is no counsel against him, for he is the counselor. He has sought me to bring me to his counsel room and counsel with him. I will not seek counsel from the unwise and the ungodly. If I stand in the congregation of the unrighteous and walk in the counsel of the ungodly, I shall reap their inheritances. God has given me a standing in him. My platform is the righteousness of God. Now I walk in the counsel of his holiness, and I will not fall into the ditches dug by my foes. I have come to the threshold of the catching away of his body. I will not 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. God has sent grace to teach me to deny ungodliness and worldly lust. I cannot refuse the teachings of grace and inherit eternal life. I do not believe the lies that say that I cannot lose my eternal life. Those who do not continue in the paths of righteousness shall lose eternal life. Eternal life will not venture into the paths of unrighteousness with me. I lay hold on eternal life that I will follow it to the gates of departure. I have come to the threshold of the end. Now I place my hands to the plow and follow after peace and holiness without which no one shall see God. I must have peace with all men and holiness to see him. If I do not have peace with all men and holiness, then I cannot lay claim to a pure heart.

The Lord purifies hearts by faith. The heart purified by faith shall manifest the fruit of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, meekness, temperance, and such like. I will allow God to prune me, and I will bring forth fruit and not be cast into eternal fire. I look to the end of my life and see the rewards of heaven. I look to the end of the life of the wicked, and I behold their rewards which are death and destruction. I know the judgment for living a life of wickedness is not what I desire. Although I cannot change the judgment already sent upon the wicked, I can by the grace of God change my attitude at this moment from the fruit of pride to the fruit of love. If my soul were required of me today, there is nothing that is worth me losing my soul over. There is nothing worth this priceless exchange; therefore, I will cast down my wrong attitudes and allow God’s word to dig around me so that I begin a new growth of fresh, godly fruit.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Freed from the Prison Cells of Religious Bondage, Religious Performances, and Placed Before the Throne of Grace

Religion releases its poison in the gas chambers of ceremony and ritual. We are breathing the fresh air of current revelation from the throne of God. We are not trying to figure out what happened. We are telling with assurance what is about to happen. Our praise and worship are the spontaneous artisan wells that nothing can stop up. Rivers of living water have brought us out of the religious pits in which there is no water. We speak the word and stretch forth the rod of deliverance and see the victory won by the Lord. We are not consumed by the details of men's latest gossip of others, but we are on fire with the fresh faith that has been delivered at the spiritual altars that we frequent daily. We are not standing and sucking on the straws of man's strength and ability. We are in the flood of the pipeline of his power that is flooding our property with precious promises. God's grace will keep us in the truth because Jesus Christ is full of grace and truth. We have received that fullness. Men may torture texts and twist the word of God, but we know it is of no private interpretation. Lust is loose in thousands of forms, but its permissiveness will only produce more destruction. We have been led by the grace of God to live a pure life in this present age. He will not fail us or leave us at the mercy of any system or so called expert who is only in bondage themselves. Truth has certainly liberated us to do God's will and stand firm in truth.

By Moses Hightower

If you bite and devour one another, you will simply be consumed one of another. Learn of the war of the Lamb of God upon the kingdom of the darkness. By the laying down of the life of the Lamb of God, I have destroyed the workings of the devil and made all who believe righteous by faith. Accept this righteousness that is imputed to you, and the effect of the war by the Lamb shall be your victory. What have you gained if you win a victory over flesh and blood yet lose the war against principalities, powers, and rulers of the darkness of this world?

Accept the victory of the Christ who has destroyed the workings of the devil. I have given you that victory, and it overcomes the devil, the flesh, and the world. Glory in my victory at the cross, for it is real and eternal. Now set your affections on things above and not on things below. Set your heart in heavenly places with treasures laid up in my kingdom in the places above.

By the LWWC Confession Writers

If we bite and devour one another, we will simply be consumed one of another. I determine to learn of the war of the Lamb of God upon the kingdom of the darkness. By the laying down of the life of the Lamb of God, he has destroyed the workings of the devil and made all who believe righteous by faith. I accept this righteousness that is imputed to me, and the effect of the war by the Lamb shall be my victory. I have not gained anything if I win a victory over flesh and blood, yet lose the war against principalities, powers, and rulers of the darkness of this world. I accept the victory of the Christ who has destroyed the workings of the devil. He has given me that victory, and it overcomes the devil, the flesh, and the world. I glory in his victory at the cross, for it is real and eternal. I set my affections on things above and not on things below. I set my heart in heavenly places with treasures laid up in his kingdom in the places above.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Voice of True Faith Speaking in the Valley of Borders and Boundaries

Abraham walked up and down the land with his feet and intercession. God only stopped his work at the point where Abraham stopped. God could have saved the city that Lot was in for one. God goes beyond nothing and past everything. God has given to man a measure of faith, but he never said that it could not be increased. God is just waiting to see how far beyond what we can imagine and think somebody would venture to walk. Limitation is not in God's thesaurus. If Joshua could look at the sun and moon and command them to stop, then we should not be afraid to speak to systems of this world to stop and cease in their attack and bondage of God's people. 2 Chronicles 20:6 explains to us that God rules over all the kingdoms of the heathen. Power is in his hand so that there is nothing and no one that can withstand him. It remains to be seen in this hour if any of us will break the boundaries that have been roped off and declared off limits by our small thinking. It is still true that what the angel said to Mary is true. Nothing shall be impossible with God. Since nothing is the word Rhema in the Greek, this should read that no Rhema is without power or that no word spoken is impossible. Eagles soar beyond the valleys that they are born in. If we are the eagles of faith, then we will not be held back by the boundaries of earthly limitations, but we will fly beyond the horizon on the winds of faith. His voice is the trajectory of the rocket of faith that has launched us into orbit beyond the bonds of gravity of this world. We will soar beyond where others have dared to go.

By Moses Hightower

(Continued)

If I am God, then predicate your worship upon my worth and not upon your feelings and blessings.

423. You must decide to worship me according to my worth, but how will you effectively worship me if you have not discovered that my worth is not calculable?

424. Why seek counsel from the unwise and the ungodly?

(To Be Continued)

November 17, 2007

By Tony Johnson

Lord, I thank you for the breath of fresh air that has come from your throne of grace. I inhale the sweet fragrance of your revelation as I exhale the poisonous gas of religion. I rejoice in knowing that none of the enemy's forces are able to stop my praise and worship from getting through to you. I shout for joy as I ride the wave of living water right out of the dried up pits of religion. Excitement has overwhelmed me because of the victory won by you and you alone. I warm by the fire of fresh faith that is blazing from the spiritual altars you provide for me each day. I leap for joy as I watch your pipeline of power burst forth and flood my property with your precious promises. I am grateful for the sound mind you have given to me and a love for the truth. While some may twist the word to their own destruction, you have caused me to grow in grace and in the knowledge of who you are. Though I could never measure all that you are, I appreciate the fact that you have allowed me to be a recipient of your fullness. I thank you for the grace that saved me and for the truth that has made me free. Hallelujah!

RE: PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING - November 17, 2007

We are called an enclosed garden and a fountain of gardens in the Song of Solomon. As the church, there are rivers that flow from the throne in heaven into our lives and out that are described in Ezekiel and Revelation. These rivers will cause everything to grow and be healed everywhere that they flow. Inundations and floods of praise are ascending from our lives as we bask in the lavish love of the lover of our soul. His words are the atmosphere that we breathe and that fill our very being with the tingle of excitement. Religion is a wilderness and the speaking of man is as the desert. God's word is like the garden of Eden and his word is like the wind of creation's morning. We are delivered from the hands of deceit by the delight that we find in him.

2006

2005