Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I am pouring out my Spirit upon all flesh. Those who are asking for my Spirit are receiving it. It is impossible for me to lie. I have promised that your sons and daughters would prophesy. Those who stand in the way of this fulfillment shall be found fighting against me. Be not one of those who exalt themselves above the knowledge of God, for they shall not tarry in my sight. They shall be turned unto another spirit and be compelled to bear with it in its tormenting tactics of fear. My Spirit has spoken and declared that sons and daughters shall prophesy. Who shall prevent them?

If you have my Spirit, are you for this fulfillment, or are you against it?

I am faithful. Be not wise in your own conceit, but be humbled that you are chosen to hear my voice. Follow not another voice, and receive not another spirit. There is another Jesus. Do not receive him. Those who receive him must bear with him. I have allowed you to behold who I am and allowed you to hear, and know my voice. Unbelief has hindered many. Unbelief has been used by the enemy to blind the hearts of many. The evil heart of unbelief has turned many from me. They turned themselves away from me; therefore, their ears have been turned from the truth. They shall be turned unto fables if they do not repent.

(RHEMA: The Renewed Heart of Faith Turns Us To God and Away from a Heart of Unbelief)

God is pouring out his Spirit upon all flesh. Those who are asking for his Spirit are receiving it. It is impossible for him to lie. He has promised that sons and daughters would prophesy. Those who stand in the way of this fulfillment shall be found fighting against God. I determine not to be one of those who exalt themselves above the knowledge of God, for they shall not tarry in his sight. They shall be turned unto another spirit and be compelled to bear with it in its tormenting tactics of fear. The Lord's Spirit has spoken and declared that sons and daughters shall prophesy, and no one shall prevent them. I have God's Spirit, and I am for this fulfillment. God is faithful. I have made up my mind not to be wise in my own conceit, but I am humbled that I am chosen to hear his voice. I purpose not to follow another voice, and I decide not to receive another spirit. There is another Jesus. I conclude that I will not receive him. Those who receive him must bear with him. God has allowed me to behold who he is and allowed me to hear and know his voice. Unbelief has hindered many. Unbelief has been used by the enemy to blind the hearts of many. The evil heart of unbelief has turned many from the Lord. They turned themselves away from him; therefore, their ears have been turned from the truth, and they shall be turned unto fables if they do not repent.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Fear and Unbelief)

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

The Opportunity To Become Acquainted With Grief

I have heard your cry unto me. My ears are not stopped up that I cannot hear, neither is my voice a silent voice in the earth that I am not heard. I am heard in the earth, but many ears are stopped up, and many hearts are waxed gross that they cannot understand. All these things are foretold in the scriptures. Do not err concerning the scriptures. They are they that talk of life, yet not everyone that studies them will find life. Humble yourself under my mighty hand so that you might continue in life. Continue in my word, and then are you my disciple. I have not left you to walk a dark dismal path of uncertainty. The path that you trod is a path filled with the tracks of divinity. I walked this path before you, and now I lead you down the path of righteousness for my name’s sake.

The valley that you are walking through is not a place for discouragement, so count all these things joy. I have ordained this path because of my own choosing. Down this path of loneliness and rejection, you shall find a relationship with me that you have not known. I choose the paths of life for you for my own purpose and yours. You need to understand rejection. To understand it, you must experience it. Be not afraid of rejection. I knew it, and now I want you to know it. Come closer, and become its friend. It is not an enemy, but it is a friend.

You say, “How can an enemy be a friend?”

Do not relegate all things that hurt you to being an enemy. Suffering is good for you. You cannot be saved without suffering. Suffering is ordained of me and is part of the foundation of your calling. Unless you suffer with me, the opportunity to reign with me is lost. Do not forfeit this opportunity to reign with me by casting out suffering caused by rejection, but embrace suffering and know me in the light of sorrow. I was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Men will hide their faces from you and watch you from the corners of this world while you are stricken by alienation and sorrow.

Know this of a truth, you are not forsaken. You have been cast down, cast out, and discouraged, but not forsaken. I stand with you, and now will I show you the power of the Living Word. This Living Word, your God, cannot be destroyed. The word of life cannot be bound, neither can it be destroyed. Behold the power of my word in you, for I will change the very course of your life and your ministry in moments, and then will you know the power of the word to produce life out of death, joy out of sadness, and peace out of confusion. I am the life of your ministry; therefore, do not fear because of the confusing adversaries of the day. I am the resurrection and the life, and I have not left you in this time of the threat of death to your ministry and the works among the people. Behold the life of my word in you, and see that heaven and earth shall pass away, but my word remains forever.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Opportunity To Become Acquainted With Grief

Jesus Christ hung on the cross in three hours of darkness. He did this to let us know that he would be with us through our darkest times of life with just as much power available then as in our salvation. Prophets walked the path of rejection, pain, and grief in order to show us the God that would be with us in a time of grief. Jesus wept at the death of a friend for many reasons. One of the reasons was to show his taking part of our humanity. How can infinite power submit and be a partaker in the temporal sorrows of grief and pain?

His love for us descended into the lowest depths of humanity. When he arose, he lead captivity captive and gave gifts unto men. When he arose, he not only had the keys of death and hell, but he possessed the keys to the chambers of human suffering. He not only was able to give the gifts of the Holy Ghost and the nine gifts of the Spirit, but he was able to find the comfort that does not come in a pill or therapy. One version of the scriptures tells us not to look on our trials as enemies but greet them as delightful guests. If something is happening in our lives that is pressing us, then God must be about to give us a pressed down and running over blessing. Our suffering will allow us to desire to embrace the hurting and suffering. Our lives remain closed to a great extent unless they are opened up with the fellowship of suffering. In the shadow of death and suffering is the brilliant light of life that is beyond the power of death. The junction of our path that meets grief and pain has a dwelling that houses incredible joy at the same address. We look through a glass darkly. If this is reverse reality and an indirect revelation of deity, then we are beholding the face of deity in the pile of dust that constitutes our grief. In the midst of the gloom of grief is the glory of God that will cause us to reign eternally with him. We have all quoted that weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning. We look into the face of the night but morning is coming to us. The true way that they that sow in tears shall reap in joy is as follows. How can you sow tears and reap joy?

It will never happen because this destroys the law of the harvest. We can sow joy in the midst of tears and reap in joy! The preposition in should be translated in the midst of. So in the midst of the grief and tears, we will rejoice in the One who has born our grief and carried our sorrows and we will reap in joy!

ENEMIES, GRIEF, LONELINESS, AND REJECTION

The Lord has heard my cry unto him. His ears are not stopped up that he cannot hear, neither is his voice a silent voice in the earth that he is not heard. He is heard in the earth, but many ears are stopped up, and many hearts are waxed gross that they cannot understand. All these things are foretold in the scriptures. I purpose not to err concerning the scriptures. They are they that talk of life, yet not everyone that studies them will find life. I will humble myself under God’s mighty hand so that I might continue in life. I continue in his word, and then am I his disciple. God has not left me to walk a dark dismal path of uncertainty. The path that I trod is a path filled with the tracks of divinity. He walked this path before me, and now he leads me down the path of righteousness for his name’s sake.

The valley that I am walking through is not a place for discouragement; therefore, I count all these things joy. The Lord has ordained this path because of his own choosing. Down this path of loneliness and rejection, I shall find a relationship with him that I have not known. He chose the paths of life for me for his own purpose and mine. I need to understand rejection. To understand it, I must experience it. I will not be afraid of rejection. Jesus knew it, and now he wants me to know it. I come closer, and become its friend. It is not an enemy, but it is a friend. I wondered, “How can an enemy be a friend?”

I do not relegate all things that hurt me to being an enemy. Suffering is good for me. I cannot be saved without suffering. Suffering is ordained of God and is part of the foundation of my calling. Unless I suffer with him, the opportunity to reign with him is lost. I determine not to forfeit this opportunity to reign with him by casting out suffering caused by rejection, but I embrace suffering, and I will know God in the light of sorrow. He was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Men will hide their faces from me and watch me from the corners of this world while I am stricken by alienation and sorrow.

I know this of a truth, I am not forsaken. I have been cast down, cast out, and discouraged, but not forsaken. Jesus stands with me, and now he will show me the power of the Living Word. This Living Word, my God, cannot be destroyed. The word of life cannot be bound, neither can it be destroyed. I behold the power of his word in me, for he will change the very course of my life and my ministry in moments, and then I will know the power of the word to produce life out of death, joy out of sadness, and peace out of confusion. Jesus is the life of my ministry; therefore, I do not fear because of the confusing adversaries of the day. He is the resurrection and the life, and he has not left me in this time of the threat of death to my ministry and the works among the people. I behold the life of his word in me, and I see that heaven and earth shall pass away, but God’s word remains forever.

RHEMA

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Behold the Revival In the Bosom of the Church

Unbelievers will always stand in locked step trying to block the door of the supernatural. Pride and arrogance makes them want to control everything. Heaven has declared the opening of the flood gates of the promises of the past, present, and future. A tremendous flood of the miraculous and supernatural will fill the entire spectrum of the church. All the disclaimers of doubt will be consumed by the intensity of the praise and thanksgiving that will be flowing from the mouth of the receivers of abundant grace.

God spoke to me yesterday and said,

Your mind will try to lie to you and say that within the vaults of reason, there is no such treasure as that you say will happen. Others will stand and shake their finger in your face and say that you should hold back and not be so bold because you might have to explain what did or did not happen. I have not called you to explain but to boldly proclaim my works. They will be the ones hiding their face in the shadows of the brilliance of my work.

We have come to the feast, and the abundance of preparation is evident on every hand. Our table has been furnished in the presence of our enemies and before the King of kings. The celebration is about to get out of hand because the hungry cannot help their starving anxiousness. All creation has waited for the curtains to be pulled back on this part of the drama of redemption. The crescendo is about to fill the house.

(Continued)

You can arrive there anytime you want to, for the distance is a near as your trust in me.

297. How much trust do you have in me?

Then realize that by that trust you can knock on the door of the miracle now. Lift up your eyes, and behold the willingness of your God to perform a miracle for you in the manner of the God of Israel.

298. Am I the God of Israel, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob?

299. Or am I a storybook character you have fantasized about?

(To Be Continued)

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