Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

The Tribulations of the Hour Are Foyers into the Kingdom of God

Do not regret your time in tribulation. I have placed you here for a purpose. Take heed to yourself, and do not forget the covenant of the Lord, your God. I am a consuming fire, even a jealous God. Turn from this slothful way that you have turned unto and remember the covenant. You desire to know me but on your own terms. You shall seek me with all your heart and with all your soul when you are in tribulation. It is during these times that you shall turn unto me and be obedient unto my voice. I am a merciful God, and I will not forsake you, neither will I destroy you. I will not forget the covenant that I made with Abraham. You have heard my voice from within, not out of heaven. The new covenant has guaranteed you a relationship with me. The might that I demonstrated when I brought the children of Israel out of Egypt will be demonstrated in you. Know of a truth that I am the Lord and that I am God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath. There is none else. Keep my commandments that it may go well with you and with your children, and then shall your days be prolonged upon the earth. If you serve yourself now, will self deliver you in your time of tribulation?

Then serve me, your only deliverer. Tribulation arises because of the word. Do not be offended. You must have root in yourself. If you do not have root in yourself, then the word will be as seed among thorns. You shall be a hearer of the word, but the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches will choke the word, and then you will become unfruitful. Be honest with yourself and humble yourself. You are proud. Look upon yourself with a sincere heart, for you will not be able to stand during the time of this great pressure and anguish without humility. Where will you find grace if you do not humble yourself and pray?

Persecution, tribulation, and trouble are coming upon this world like never before. Pray that you may avoid many of the temptations that are before the feet of everyone. There is no alternate path to heaven. You must go through these conflicts between the devil and me, for we are one. Remember that you are justified by faith and have peace with me through the Lord, Jesus Christ. It is by the Lord, Jesus Christ, that you have access by faith into this grace wherein you stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Stand and glory in tribulations, for you know that tribulation works patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope; and hope does not make ashamed because the love of God is shed abroad in your hearts by the Holy Ghost, which is given unto you. Stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ has made you free and continue in the faith, for you must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

Come and follow me through the door of hatred ahead, for you shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. Endure through this trial ahead, for it is those who endure to the end that shall be saved. Take up your cross and follow me. He that does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Cease expecting peace upon the earth, for I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. A man's foes shall be those of his own household; therefore, prepare to suffer at the hands of those in your own household. I must separate you from some people in your life, for if you love others more than me, then you are not worthy of me. Take up your cross and follow me. He that finds his life shall lose it, and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it. Behold the doors of tribulation before you. They are entrances into the kingdom of God.

ANGUISH, DISOBEDIENCE, PERSECUTION, PRESSURE, SLOTHFULNESS, AND TRIBULATION

I do not regret my time in tribulation. God has placed me here for a purpose. I take heed to myself, and I do not forget the covenant of the Lord, my God. He is a consuming fire, even a jealous God. I turn from this slothful way that I have turned unto and remember the covenant. In times past, I desired to know him only on my own terms. I shall seek God with all my heart and with all my soul when I am in tribulation. It is during these times that I shall turn unto him and be obedient unto his voice. He is a merciful God, and he will not forsake me, neither will he destroy me. He will not forget the covenant that he made with Abraham. I have heard God’s voice from within, not out of heaven. The new covenant has guaranteed me a relationship with Christ. The might that he demonstrated when he brought the children of Israel out of Egypt will be demonstrated in me. I know of a truth that Jesus is the Lord and that he is God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath. There is none else. I will keep his commandments that it may go well with me and with my children, and then shall my days be prolonged upon the earth. If I serve myself now, self will not deliver me in my time of tribulation.

I will serve Jesus, my only deliverer. Tribulation arises because of the word. I will not be offended. I must have root in myself. If I do not have root in myself, then the word will be as seed among thorns. I shall be a hearer of the word, but the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches will choke the word, and then I will become unfruitful. I will be honest with myself and humble myself. I am proud. I will look upon myself with a sincere heart, for I will not be able to stand during the time of this great pressure and anguish without humility. I will not be able to find grace anywhere if I do not humble myself and pray.

Persecution, tribulation, and trouble are coming upon this world like never before. I pray that I may avoid many of the temptations that are before the feet of everyone. There is no alternate path to heaven. I must go through these conflicts between the devil and the Lord, for Jesus and I are one. I remember that I am justified by faith, and I have peace with God through the Lord, Jesus Christ. It is by the Lord, Jesus Christ, that I have access by faith into this grace wherein I stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. I stand and glory in tribulations, for I know that tribulation works patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope; and hope does not make ashamed because the love of God is shed abroad in my heart by the Holy Ghost, which is given unto me. I will stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ has made me free, and I will continue in the faith, for I must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

I will follow Jesus through the door of hatred ahead, for I shall be hated of all men for his name's sake. By grace, I will endure through this trial ahead, for it is those who endure to the end that shall be saved. I take up my cross and follow him. He that does not take up his cross and follow Jesus is not worthy of him. I cease expecting peace upon the earth, for the Lord has come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. A man's foes shall be those of his own household; therefore, I prepare to suffer at the hands of those in my own household. God must separate me from some people in my life, for if I love others more than Jesus, then I am not worthy of him. I take up my cross and follow him. He that finds his life shall lose it, and he that loses his life for Christ’s sake shall find it. I behold the doors of tribulation before me. They are entrances into the kingdom of God.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Tribulations of the Hour Are Foyers into the Kingdom of God

God's refining fire always brings out the finest gold from the raw materials of life. Purest joy is mined in the caverns of pain and suffering. Circumstantial joy is a shadow flashing in a mirror. Portraits of power are hung in the galleries of the agony of the cross. His fellowship in our time of suffering is so priceless. He will give us what cannot be bought in the time when it seems that nothing is for sale. Suffering is one of the paradoxes of the kingdom. Suffering may seem to be under the crush of a situation, when in reality, it is the reigning authority in the realm of the spirit when the right attitude is its breath and life. God fashions vessels of honor in the time of suffering that can pour out the healing and help that those who are hurting and wounded need the most. Tribulations will arise because of the Word of God that lives in us and that we boldly declare. If we will be rooted and grounded in Jesus when the turmoil and winds of resistance come our way, we will still be standing when others will be blown or withered away. In the last days, many will be offended and shall betray one another and hate one another. We must never allow the pressures on the outside of our lives to be greater than the inside fullness of God's love and power. If we do, we will collapse inwardly. If we are filled with the Holy Ghost, which is the love of God shed abroad in our hearts, we will pray for and love our enemies. In everything, we will give thanks that the will of God can be forged in our lives in the furnace that will remove every impurity.

Some of you feel like the grass, and some of you feel as the dirt. Do not worry, for you are not walked upon, but you are chosen to bear the weight of these things that humility might be your ornaments of victory and power in these last days. The beast of the fields shall not enter the garden of the Lord without my knowledge. I have placed a fence around this garden with angels watching over you. Search not the vain resources of your mind for answers, but look to the grace of the Lord. When you look to my grace, you will behold the throne where love resides. Come in boldly today and rest from your own works, then will you see the beauty of your trials. Come and sit with me in these heavenly places, and I will talk with you in this garden of angels where love abides.

Some of us feel like the grass, and some of us feel as the dirt; however, I will not worry, for I am not walked upon, but I am chosen to bear the weight of these things that humility might be my ornament of victory and power in these last days. The beast of the fields shall not enter the garden of the Lord without his knowledge. He has placed a fence around this garden with angels watching over me. I will not search the vain resources of my mind for answers, but I look to the grace of the Lord. When I look to his grace, I will behold the throne where love resides. I have come in boldly today, and I rest from my own works. Now I will see the beauty of my trials. I sit with the Lord in these heavenly places, and he will talk with me in this garden of angels where love abides.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Almighty God Is Manifested Above the Horizon of Evil

Evil will always try to swallow up the frame of reference of our entire view of the horizon. Fear will cause us to spiritually hallucinate. We will see mirages and phantoms that are not there. If a host rises against us, the hills are filled with angels and chariots, and the God who fills the universe is above all of that scene. We must speak out of faith and not out of what we can observe naturally. We need to have our spiritual senses of power exercised. It is not by our power of might but by his Spirit. Every mountain will become a plain of power before our God. As God instructed Jehoshaphat to send out singers/praisers to the battle, we should do the same today. God told David to wait until he HEARD THE SOUND FROM ABOVE HIM and that he should do nothing. If we ever learn that the Rhema and the prophecies that we have heard from above are really the host of heaven marching down into the field of battle, we will understand that the fire that Elijah called down on groups of 50 is in our heart and mouth today. God will open his armory, and we are it. The doors of our lips are the doors of the armory. The enemy may appear to be surrounding us, but he will flee in many directions before the armies of the Almighty. It is still not the sword we hold but the sword we announce when we break the pictures of defeat and declare victory.

By Moses Hightower

(Continued)

I have interrupted the travels of those that I love and issued them a renewal of love and grace. Those who receive this renewal shall spring forth with a fresh anointing of power and faith. Faith is leaping from the mouths of those who have been touched with coals off my altar. The fire of my touch has burned away the dross of defeat. I sent a rumbling through the valley of slumber this morning. Many were not shaken because they are twice dead and plucked up by their roots. Count it joy that you heard the rumbling in the valley this morning, yet grieve for those who had ears to hear and did not hear. To many, it was an ordinary morning, but to those appointed unto the end time greatness, it was extraordinary. Remain in my presence by thinking on the things that I have told you to think on. What you think on is the fruit of your heart.

138. Have I placed the fruit of slumber in the heart of those that I have placed on the walls of salvation to watch for the souls of my kingdom?

Gifts have been given to you. My power operates these gifts. Do not use them for selfish gain, but use them for my glory. My power is my love. When my love is allowed to work your faith, then will you begin to experience the wonder of miracles. Enter into the wonder of miracles. My love is a wonder.

139. Are you in awe because of my love?

(To Be Continued)

RE: PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING - December 12, 2006

Tribulation worketh patience. Patience brings us hope because hope does not deceive us or make us ashamed because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost that is given to us. Joy is the invisible gravity that is pulling us nearer to him during the time of tribulation. When we see that God is working out greater dimensions and wonders in our lives, we rejoice in his everlasting joy. God never comes to be a punitive dictator to his children but to instruct us in righteousness. Jesus exhorted the disciples to do something that their joy may be full. Many robbers of our joy seem to lie in wait. What other people say and think never matters in the eternal view that we have of the author and the finisher of our faith. Circumstances and difficulties will arise that will try to puncture the balloon of our enthusiasm or at least slowly drain us dry of the joy that God inundates our lives with. Joy unspeakable and full of glory is more than an aphorism. His joy is so incredible that it cannot be put into words. His joy leaps beyond the limits of our minds and translates us into the arena of such closeness to God that our greatest dreams are just faint shadows of the rivers of pure euphoria that come to us from his scintillating presence.

By Michael Hannah

December 12 , 2006

I thank you God that your refining fire always brings out the finest gold from the raw materials of life. Your purest joy is mined in the caverns of pain and suffering. Circumstantial joy is a shadow flashing in a mirror. Portraits of power are hung in the galleries of the agony of the cross. Your fellowship in my time of suffering is so priceless. You will give me what cannot be bought in the time when it seems that nothing is for sale. You fashion vessels of honor in the time of suffering that can pour out the healing and help that those who are hurting and wounded need the most. Tribulations will arise because of the Word of God that lives in me and that I boldly declare. If I am rooted and grounded in you when the turmoil and winds of resistance come my way, I will still be standing when others are blown or withered away. Through grace, I must never allow the pressures on the outside of my life to be greater than the inside fullness of your love and power. If I do, I will collapse inwardly. If I am filled with the Holy Ghost, which is your love shed abroad in my heart, I will pray for and love my enemies. In everything, I will give thanks that your will can be forged in my life in the furnace that will remove every impurity.

I do not regret my time in tribulation. You have placed me here for a purpose. I take heed to myself, and I will not forget your covenant. You are a consuming fire, even a jealous God. I turn from this slothful way that I have turned unto and remember the covenant. In times past, I desired to know you but on my own terms. By grace, I shall seek you with all my heart and with all my soul when I am in tribulation. It is during these times that I shall turn unto you and be obedient unto your voice. Thank you for being a merciful God that will not forsake me, nor destroy me. You will not forget the covenant that you made with Abraham. I have heard your voice from within and not out of heaven. This new covenant has guaranteed me a relationship with you. I am grateful for the might that you demonstrated when you brought the children of Israel out of Egypt. I know that you will demonstrate that same might for me. I know of a truth that you are the Lord and that you are God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath. There is none else. I will keep your commandments that it may go well with me and with my children, and then shall my days be prolonged upon the earth. If I serve myself now, self will not deliver me in my time of tribulation.

I will serve you, my only deliverer. Tribulation arises because of the word. I will not be offended. I must have root in myself. If I do not have root in myself, then the word will be as seed among thorns. I shall be a hearer of the word, but the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches will choke the word, and then I will become unfruitful. I will be honest with myself and humble myself. I am proud. I will look upon myself with a sincere heart, for I will not be able to stand during the time of this great pressure and anguish without humility. I will not be able to find grace anywhere if I do not humble myself and pray. I pray that I may avoid many of the temptations that are before the feet of everyone. There is no alternate path to heaven. I must go through these conflicts between you and the devil, for you and I are one. I remember and I rejoice that I am justified by faith, and I have peace with you through the Lord Jesus Christ. I am thankful that it is by you that I have access by faith into this grace wherein I stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. By your grace, I stand and glory in tribulations, for I know that tribulation works patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope; and hope does not make ashamed; because your love is shed abroad in my heart by the Holy Ghost, which is given unto me.

By faith, I will stand fast in the liberty wherewith you have made me free and I will continue in the faith, for I must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. I praise you and give you thanks. By faith, I will follow you through the door of hatred ahead, for I shall be hated of all men for your name's sake. By grace, I will endure through this trial ahead, for it is those who endure to the end that shall be saved. I take up my cross and follow you. He that does not take up his cross and follow you is not worthy of you. I cease expecting peace upon the earth, for you have come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. A man's foes shall be those of his own household; therefore, I prepare to suffer at the hands of those in my own household. God, I know that you must separate me from some people in my life, for if I love others more than you, then I am not worthy of you. I take up my cross and follow you. He that finds his life shall lose it, and he that loses his life for your sake shall find it. I rejoice and I am glad that you are the head of my life.