Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

How often have you found mercy in my sight?

Why are you not cut off from my presence?

Are your works a guarantee of fellowship with me?

What is the value of the mercy and grace that you have received?

Look to me again, and behold the awesome grace at my throne. I have stretched forth a scepter of righteousness and invited you into my presence again. Be thankful, and acknowledge your helplessness to continue in the path of righteousness of yourself. You can of yourself do nothing. All of your righteousness is as filthy rags. Give me your filthy rags today, and I will exchange them for the justification you have left behind. How will you continue in the narrow way without justification by faith, which is in me?

(RHEMA: The Sword of the Enemy Shall Not Cut Away Those Who Walk by Faith and In the Paths of Righteousness)

I continually have found mercy in God's sight. I am not cut off from his presence because of his grace and mercy towards me. My works are not a guarantee of fellowship with him. The value of the mercy and grace that I have is incalculable. I will look to God again, and behold the awesome grace at his throne. He has stretched forth a scepter of righteousness and invited me into his presence again. I will be thankful, and acknowledge my helplessness to continue in the path of righteousness of myself. I can of myself do nothing. All of my righteousness is as filthy rags. I will give God my filthy rags today, and he will exchange them for the justification I have left behind. I will not continue in the narrow way without justification by faith, which is in him.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Helplessness and Instruments of Darkness)

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

Love’s Awesome Display of Mercy Prevents the Fist of Judgment

The way of a transgressor is hard. The strong arms of the law did not break the back of the transgressors, but their hearts were hardened by sin. I came and made a way out of the valley of transgression to bring all who believe unto the righteousness of God. Do not look at the multitudes that speed down the path of sin and transgression, for they are going down a pathway to death. If you travel the path of sin, you will not be able to keep your balance while you ride the cycle of sin and ride down the path of eternal life. The path to eternal life cannot be found by journeying down the path of sin. You shall be arrested by the law if you journey down the path of sin. Do not miss the mark by walking after your own lust, but walk after righteousness, and do not fulfill the lust of your flesh.

The hour has come, and now I will show that the strength of Jehovah is yours. I will not beat you into submission unto my will. I will not force you to serve me. I want a willing love and a willing heart from you. You fell to the pit by your own decisions. Now cry out unto your help that comes from me. Do not pretend to be innocent, for there is not one that is good.

I have brought unto you a hand of mercy and not a hand of judgment; therefore, do not resist the chastening of the Lord, for my love is being expressed unto you by the chastening that I give. The light of my love did shine already. Acknowledge the presence of grace in your life, and count all your blessings if you can. Lift up your eyes and see the great things that I have prepared for you.

Mercy does not need to plead with truth any longer. Peace does not need to plead with righteousness any longer, but know that the image of God came and took your place in the dungeon of sin and assumed your sins. Be thankful, and honor the Lord your God, for he is all-together lovely and worthy of all praise. At Calvary, mercy resisted truth, and peace resisted righteousness, but my love displayed the awesome power that prevented the fist of judgment from smashing you into damnation. I picked you up. Now do not return to the ditches of sin and the places of idolatry. Go and give glory unto the Lord, your God.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Love's Awesome Display of Mercy Prevents the Fist of Judgment

Psalms 145:9 declares that his tender mercies are over all his works. Mercy announces the dawn of the morning in the face of the sundown of judgment. Judgment would have crushed a crumbling world into dust and ashes. Mercy takes the waters of compassion and turns dust to clay. Clay is lifted by the fingers of the potter on the wheel of purpose. Vessels of mercy are formed to pour out the love that judgment would bury in its graveyards of condemnation. Our focus is never on the beating that the fist of destruction could place on Nineveh. God circles his throne with the incense of mercy. Burning fires of Sodom never made the heart of God glad. Even when God destroyed the earth in the flood, there was pain in his heart. Calvary answers the demands of judgment with the spoiling of the execution chamber of sin. Fear of death was always a silent guillotine that was over the head of every person that had not known the grace of God. Love in the flesh threw away the chains and torture tools of condemnation on resurrection morning. Hands of mercy are reaching for the hands of those brutalized by the torment of fear. Today is the day of deliverance from fear of death. Penalties of eternal pain have been replaced by the pardon's palace. We live as the children of the King of love in the pavilions of praise.

JUDGMENT, LUST, AND SIN

The way of a transgressor is hard. The strong arms of the law did not break the back of the transgressors, but their hearts were hardened by sin. Jesus came and made a way out of the valley of transgression to bring all who believe unto the righteousness of God. I do not look at the multitudes that speed down the path of sin and transgression, for they are going down a pathway to death. If I travel the path of sin, I will not be able to keep my balance while I ride the cycle of sin and ride down the path of eternal life. The path to eternal life cannot be found by journeying down the path of sin. I shall be arrested by the law if I journey down the path of sin. I will not miss the mark by walking after my own lust, but I walk after righteousness, and I do not fulfill the lust of my flesh.

The hour has come, and now God will show that the strength of Jehovah is mine. He will not beat me into submission unto his will. He will not force me to serve him. He wants a willing love and a willing heart from me. I fell to the pit by my own decisions. Now I cry out unto my help that comes from the Lord. I will not pretend to be innocent, for there is not one that is good.

The Lord has brought unto me a hand of mercy and not a hand of judgment; therefore, I do not resist the chastening of the Lord, for his love is being expressed unto me by the chastening that he gives. The light of his love did shine already. I must acknowledge the presence of grace in my life, and count all my blessings if I can. I lift up my eyes, and see the great things that God has prepared for me.

Mercy does not need to plead with truth any longer. Peace does not need to plead with righteousness any longer, but I know that the image of God came and took my place in the dungeon of sin and assumed my sins. I am thankful, and I honor the Lord my God, for he is all-together lovely and worthy of all praise. At Calvary, mercy resisted truth, and peace resisted righteousness, but his love displayed the awesome power that prevented the fist of judgment from smashing me into damnation. He picked me up; therefore, I will not return to the ditches of sin and the places of idolatry. I will go and give glory unto the Lord, my God.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA: Jesus Won Every Victory For Us In the Violent Collision of Good and Evil At Calvary

Extreme hatred for sin and absolute love of the sinner collided at the cross. Does he love the sinner more than he hates sin, or does he hate sin more than he loves the sinner?

Calvary resounds with the overwhelming victory that breaks every seal of understanding. He loves us with an aggressive grace of unconditional love. Good stood and hurled aside the forces of evil like the wind blowing away the chaff. Satan suffered the defeat, much like the giant Goliath, by the smiting of the precious Cornerstone, putting all enemies under his feet. Every principality is subject to the prophetic worship of the church, which is rooted in the victory of the cross. All that the lust of this world holds out to us will perish in the heat of destruction and judgment. In our lives, God has sent forth judgment unto victory. Satan suffered the defeat, much like the giant Goliath. By the smiting of the precious Corner Stone, all enemies under the Lord's feet. By the smiting of the precious Corner Stone, all enemies are under the Lord’s feet. Our strength and power is an anointing from above. We are not the overthrown but overcomers that have marched through the gates of the enemy with victory on our lips. Even after victories, we can feel the contrasting forces of the pressure of the enemy to give in or be exasperated. We must never fail to frame the view of the power of our faith over every negative exposure with the positive confession of our lips. We will determine to not view the size or number of the obstacles or the enemy. We will run into the battle with the thrill of victory on our lips. David declared before hand that he would take the whole army on and feed them to the birds of the air. We have the same spirit of faith. We have believed; therefore, we speak.

(Continued)

You are running from failure.

239. Will you allow failure to chase you away from success that is residing in the bosom of opportunity at your door?

240. How will you explain this to your children and those observing your life if you flee from the golden manifestation hidden by the shadow of failure?

The sunlight of blessings shines pass your past failures.

241. Don't you know that the shadows of failure are not in the present, nor the future?

(To Be Continued)

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