Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Have I ever forsaken you?

Will I ever forsake you?

My word is gone out of my mouth. My word is true, and I am true to my word. I am true to those who believe. My judgment does not slumber. My justification is not slack and insufficient. Come away from condemnation. I have not led you there. I have led you to justification by faith, which is in me. You have looked at your failures and predetermined judgment. I have looked at the sacrifice of the Lamb of God and predetermined justification. I have justified you. Now who will condemn you?

Who will lay any charge to my elect?

I justified you, and only I can condemn you. Turn your ears from these voices in the air, and listen to the voice of the faithful witness within you. Love is speaking to you. The love that was demonstrated at Calvary speaks on your behalf today. You may perceive the love of God through the action of the cross where I laid my life down for you. The laying down of this precious life for you is an actuality that cannot be dismissed by the voices of the princes of this world. I have loved you with an everlasting love. I have redeemed you by precious, innocent, and holy blood. Now receive the confidence contained in these words, and be restored to true faith again. Have faith in me.

(RHEMA: Turn Your Ears from the Voices of Condemnation Unto the Voice of Justification)

God has never forsaken me. He will never forsake me. His word is gone out of his mouth. His word is true, and he is true to his word. He is true to those who believe. His judgment does not slumber. His justification is not slack and insufficient. I come away from condemnation. He has not led me there. He has led me to justification by faith, which is in Jesus. I have looked at my failures and predetermined judgment. God has looked at the sacrifice of the Lamb of God and predetermined justification. Christ has justified me. Now no one will condemn me. No one will lay any charge to God's elect. He justified me, and only he can condemn me. I turn my ears from these voices in the air and listen to the voice of the faithful witness within me. Love is speaking to me. The love that was demonstrated at Calvary speaks on my behalf today. I perceive the love of God through the action of the cross where Christ laid his life down for me. The laying down of this precious life for me is an actuality that cannot be dismissed by the voices of the princes of this world. He has loved me with an everlasting love. He has redeemed me by precious, innocent, and holy blood. I now receive the confidence contained in these words, and I am restored to true faith again. I have faith in God.

Moses Hightower

A Renewal of Joy In the Midst of Sorrow

Today is the day that I have made. Rejoice and be glad in this day. Serve me with gladness, and come before my presence with singing. Allow not sorrow to have a part with you, for I have made you glad. Sorrow is not planned for you. I have placed gladness on the platter of your praises. Now serve me the fruit of your praises, and behold the gain of your obedience. Count all the things that are happening to you joy. Number joy with the grievous things that are happening to you, and behold the power of joy in the midst of trouble. Joy is not stripped of its power because it is in the same line with sorrow. Though grief monopolizes the band with mourning, joy stands upright with ecstasy as its theme. Hear the joyfulness that comes from the heart of joy. Even in the midst of regret, joy's bright light is not blurred. Stand erect in the band of sorrow. Come and direct the band. Turn the entire ensemble unto a marching band of delight. This power is given to the joyful, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. I have made joy your strong point. Now allow joy to express itself in you, in spite of heartache and pain.

Misery has lost its power to depress you. Woe puts down its trumpet of despair. Unhappiness flees in the presence of delight. Heartache loses its sting when enjoyment stands established before it. Trouble becomes a pest to be smitten when happiness rules in your heart. I have given you all of this in the midst of the band of sorrow. Now behold the renewal of joy that you now posses. I have given unto you a pleasant emotion and a positive attitude of delight. Allow gladness and contentment to rule. Rise above the situations that have confronted you, and be motivated by who I am. Hope continually, and allow praise to dominate your expression and your heart. I have touched your mouth, and now it shall show forth my righteousness. Come forth in my strength, and make mention of my righteousness as a priority.

I shall joy in the new strength that you have accepted, and in your salvation, I shall greatly rejoice. Allow your lips and your soul to greatly rejoice as you sing unto me. I have redeemed your soul, so be glad, and rejoice in your mercy. I have considered your trouble, and I know your soul in your many adversities. I will not shut you up into the hand of the enemy, but I have set your feet in a large room. Praise the name of the Lord. Rejoice in the way of your testimonies. Rejoice at my word. Praise me with your instruments. Sing unto me a new song. My word is right, and all my works are done in truth. The whole earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. By my word, were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of my mouth. I require joy of you because I have given it unto you. What do you expect from my Spirit?

Then give it unto me. Cease looking upon your circumstances lest your joy becomes circumstantial. I am working all things out for your good; therefore, know that there is joy in the midst of sorrow. Rejoice in the truth today. Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary. Praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts. Praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet. Praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance. Praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals. Praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let everything that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.

Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, "Rejoice." A fruit of the Spirit is joy. Allow not your flesh to rejoice over you with its affections and lust. Live in the Spirit, and walk in the Spirit. You are justified by faith, and have peace with me through the Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom you have access into the grace of God, wherein you stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God; therefore, glory in your tribulations, knowing that tribulation works patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed because the Holy Ghost sheds the love of God abroad in your hearts. "Rejoice," I say, "Rejoice." I have made you glad in the midst of sorrow.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - A Renewal of Joy In the Midst of Sorrow

Weeping may endure for a night but joy, cometh in the morning. Depression and sorrow may try to line up in the dead trees of life and wait for our joy to expire, like buzzards for road kill. God's express freight liner will leave only a greasy spot where his joy ran over their efforts to pick our bones clean. Dark days that come to our lives would like to flood our lives with misery. Our companion is hope dressed as rejoicing. We will sing in the choir for the funeral of expired dreams. We will dance on the top of depression and dysfunction as we celebrate the everlasting joy of the kingdom.

Rivers of living water flow out of the innermost being of the believer. One of those rivers is the joy that is our strength. Situations would like to post notices of closure on the rejoicing hours of the believer. His praise shall continually be in our mouth. Job taught us one of the verses of the everlasting song. If we are blessed by being added to, we are blessed just as much to have things subtracted from our lives. Our emotion should flow from the inside out in our lives and not from the outside in. Outside forces will try to squeeze all the joy out of our lives, but God will give us a continual supply. Proverbs tells us that if we have a merry heart, we will have a continual feast. Our praise will set a table that is always prepared with the bright and shining plates of rejoicing. Sadness will never have a place card at the feast of the King!

SORROW

Today is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in this day. I serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with singing. I purpose not to allow sorrow to have a part with me, for he has made me glad. Sorrow is not planned for me. Jesus has placed gladness on the platter of my praises. Now I serve him the fruit of my praises and behold the gain of my obedience. I determine to count all the things that are happening to me joy. I number joy with the grievous things that are happening to me and behold the power of joy in the midst of trouble. Joy is not stripped of its power because it is in the same line with sorrow. Though grief monopolizes the band with mourning, joy stands upright with ecstasy as its theme. I hear the joyfulness that comes from the heart of joy. Even in the midst of regret, joy's bright light is not blurred. I stand erect in the band of sorrow. I come and direct the band. I turn the entire ensemble unto a marching band of delight. This power is given to the joyful, for the joy of the Lord is my strength. God has made joy my strong point. Now I allow joy to express itself in me, in spite of heartache and pain.

Misery has lost its power to depress me. Woe puts down its trumpet of despair. Unhappiness flees in the presence of delight. Heartache loses its sting when enjoyment stands established before it. Trouble becomes a pest to be smitten when happiness rules in my heart. God has given me all of this in the midst of the band of sorrow. Now I behold the renewal of joy that I now posses. He has given me a pleasant emotion and a positive attitude of delight. I allow gladness and contentment to rule. I will rise above the situations that have confronted me, and I will be motivated by who God is. I hope continually and allow praise to dominate my expression and my heart. God has touched my mouth, and now it shall show forth his righteousness. I come forth in his strength and make mention of his righteousness as a priority.

God shall joy in the new strength that I have accepted, and in my salvation, he shall greatly rejoice. I allow my lips and my soul to greatly rejoice as I sing unto the Lord. He has redeemed my soul, so I will be glad and rejoice in my mercy. God has considered my trouble, and he knows my soul in my many adversities. He will not shut me up into the hand of the enemy, but he has set my feet in a large room. I praise the name of the Lord. I rejoice in the way of my testimonies. I rejoice at God's word. I will praise him with my instruments. I sing unto him a new song. His word is right, and all his works are done in truth. The whole earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. By his word, were the heavens made and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. God requires joy of me because he has given it unto me. I expect to receive joy from the spirit of the Lord; therefore, I will give joy unto him.

I determine to cease looking upon my circumstances lest my joy becomes circumstantial. God is working all things out for my good; therefore, I know that there is joy in the midst of sorrow. I rejoice in the truth today. I praise the Lord. I praise God in his sanctuary. I praise him in the firmament of his power. I praise him for his mighty acts. I praise him according to his excellent greatness. I praise him with the sound of the trumpet. I praise him with the psaltery and harp. I praise him with the timbrel and dance. I praise him with stringed instruments and organs. I praise him upon the loud cymbals. I praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. I will praise the Lord.

I purpose to rejoice in the Lord always, and again, I will rejoice. A fruit of the Spirit is joy. I determine not to allow my flesh to rejoice over me with its affections and lust. I live in the Spirit and walk in the Spirit. I am justified by faith and have peace with God through the Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom I have access into the grace of God, wherein I stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God; therefore, I glory in my tribulations, knowing that tribulation works patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope does not make ashamed because the Holy Ghost sheds the love of God abroad in my heart. I rejoice, for he has made me glad in the midst of sorrow.

RHEMA

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Embrace of Righteousness and Peace Is a Pledge of God's Faithfulness

As I was praying this morning, this came to me, Why is not the heart and the mouth of my people rivers of praise that turns into a mighty flood as it banishes their weakness and demolishes the strongholds of their enemies. In the midst of their hurry through life, they almost create vacuums of power because they abandon the very dynamics that brought them out of sin and into my presence. As they release the gratitude into the channels of their mind and spirit, I will multiply its force and power beyond the reach of every adversity. Their worship and thanksgiving will provide and entrance to extra-dimensions of my power that will be revealed in their prophetic announcements of my greatness.

I tell you this morning that there is an auction for your soul. Do not place your soul on the market. I was sold for thirty pieces of silver.

44. What will you sell me for?

There is a constant plot circulating in the spirit world to entice people to betray me. You must establish a value for your soul if you are going to be saved.

45. What are you advantaged if you lose your soul?

Hear the word of the Lord, and your soul shall live. I have made an everlasting covenant with you. You have been given the sure mercies of David. Many break their covenant with me every day and think that they will be saved.

46. Have you read that covenant breakers are worthy of death?

Your soul dwells at ease, and your seed is inheriting the good things in the earth. My secret is with you, and I have shown you my covenant. I continually pluck your feet out of the net of trickery, and my eyes are continually upon you. I have made you the apple of my eye and sworn faithfulness and everlasting peace toward you. I bought you with the most expensive substance in existence.

47. Will you bargain with another using me as a trade?

Keep yourself from sin and wickedness. The whole world lies in wickedness, and there is temptation everywhere. Idolatry is raging. Keep yourself from idols. Adam sold you under sin; therefore, you had a covenant with death. I was sold that I might buy you back from the habitation of the grave.

48. Have you found a bargain worth such lovingkindness and tender mercies?

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		Have I ever forsaken you? Will I ever forsake you? My word is gone out of my mouth. My word is true, and I am true to my word. I am true to those who believe. My judgment does not slumber. My justification is not slack and insufficient. Come away from condemnation. I have not led you there. I have led you to justification by faith, which is in me. You have looked at your failures and predetermined judgment. I have looked at the sacrifice of the Lamb of God and predetermined justification. I have justified you. Now who will condemn you? Who will lay any charge to my elect? I justified you, and only I can condemn you. Turn your ears from these voices in the air, and listen to the voice of the faithful witness within you. Love is speaking to you. The love that was demonstrated at Calvary speaks on your behalf today. You may perceive the love of God through the action of the cross where I laid my life down for you. The laying down of this precious life for you is an actuality that cannot be dismissed by the voices of the princes of this world. I have loved you with an everlasting love. I have redeemed you by precious, innocent, and holy blood. Now receive the confidence contained in these words, and be restored to true faith again. Have faith in me. (RHEMA: Turn Your Ears from the Voices of Condemnation Unto the Voice of Justification) God has never forsaken me. He will never forsake me. His word is gone out of his mouth. His word is true, and he is true to his word. He is true to those who believe. His judgment does not slumber. His justification is not slack and insufficient. I come away from condemnation. He has not led me there. He has led me to justification by faith, which is in Jesus. I have looked at my failures and predetermined judgment. God has looked at the sacrifice of the Lamb of God and predetermined justification. Christ has justified me. Now no one will condemn me. No one will lay any charge to God's elect. He justified me, and only he can condemn me. I turn my ears from these voices in the air and listen to the voice of the faithful witness within me. Love is speaking to me. The love that was demonstrated at Calvary speaks on my behalf today. I perceive the love of God through the action of the cross where Christ laid his life down for me. The laying down of this precious life for me is an actuality that cannot be dismissed by the voices of the princes of this world. He has loved me with an everlasting love. He has redeemed me by precious, innocent, and holy blood. I now receive the confidence contained in these words, and I am restored to true faith again. I have faith in God. Moses Hightower *A Renewal of Joy In the Midst of Sorrow* Today is the day that I have made. Rejoice and be glad in this day. Serve me with gladness, and come before my presence with singing. Allow not sorrow to have a part with you, for I have made you glad. Sorrow is not planned for you. I have placed gladness on the platter of your praises. Now serve me the fruit of your praises, and behold the gain of your obedience. Count all the things that are happening to you joy. Number joy with the grievous things that are happening to you, and behold the power of joy in the midst of trouble. Joy is not stripped of its power because it is in the same line with sorrow. Though grief monopolizes the band with mourning, joy stands upright with ecstasy as its theme. Hear the joyfulness that comes from the heart of joy. Even in the midst of regret, joy's bright light is not blurred. Stand erect in the band of sorrow. Come and direct the band. Turn the entire ensemble unto a marching band of delight. This power is given to the joyful, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. I have made joy your strong point. Now allow joy to express itself in you, in spite of heartache and pain. Misery has lost its power to depress you. Woe puts down its trumpet of despair. Unhappiness flees in the presence of delight. Heartache loses its sting when enjoyment stands established before it. Trouble becomes a pest to be smitten when happiness rules in your heart. I have given you all of this in the midst of the band of sorrow. Now behold the renewal of joy that you now posses. I have given unto you a pleasant emotion and a positive attitude of delight. Allow gladness and contentment to rule. Rise above the situations that have confronted you, and be motivated by who I am. Hope continually, and allow praise to dominate your expression and your heart. I have touched your mouth, and now it shall show forth my righteousness. Come forth in my strength, and make mention of my righteousness as a priority. I shall joy in the new strength that you have accepted, and in your salvation, I shall greatly rejoice. Allow your lips and your soul to greatly rejoice as you sing unto me. I have redeemed your soul, so be glad, and rejoice in your mercy. I have considered your trouble, and I know your soul in your many adversities. I will not shut you up into the hand of the enemy, but I have set your feet in a large room. Praise the name of the Lord. Rejoice in the way of your testimonies. Rejoice at my word. Praise me with your instruments. Sing unto me a new song. My word is right, and all my works are done in truth. The whole earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. By my word, were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of my mouth. I require joy of you because I have given it unto you. What do you expect from my Spirit? Then give it unto me. Cease looking upon your circumstances lest your joy becomes circumstantial. I am working all things out for your good; therefore, know that there is joy in the midst of sorrow. Rejoice in the truth today. Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary. Praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts. Praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet. Praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance. Praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals. Praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let everything that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD. Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, "Rejoice." A fruit of the Spirit is joy. Allow not your flesh to rejoice over you with its affections and lust. Live in the Spirit, and walk in the Spirit. You are justified by faith, and have peace with me through the Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom you have access into the grace of God, wherein you stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God; therefore, glory in your tribulations, knowing that tribulation works patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed because the Holy Ghost sheds the love of God abroad in your hearts. "Rejoice," I say, "Rejoice." I have made you glad in the midst of sorrow. By Don Grigsby Don and Linda Grigsby RE: RHEMA - A Renewal of Joy In the Midst of Sorrow Weeping may endure for a night but joy, cometh in the morning. Depression and sorrow may try to line up in the dead trees of life and wait for our joy to expire, like buzzards for road kill. God's express freight liner will leave only a greasy spot where his joy ran over their efforts to pick our bones clean. Dark days that come to our lives would like to flood our lives with misery. Our companion is hope dressed as rejoicing. We will sing in the choir for the funeral of expired dreams. We will dance on the top of depression and dysfunction as we celebrate the everlasting joy of the kingdom. Rivers of living water flow out of the innermost being of the believer. One of those rivers is the joy that is our strength. Situations would like to post notices of closure on the rejoicing hours of the believer. His praise shall continually be in our mouth. Job taught us one of the verses of the everlasting song. If we are blessed by being added to, we are blessed just as much to have things subtracted from our lives. Our emotion should flow from the inside out in our lives and not from the outside in. Outside forces will try to squeeze all the joy out of our lives, but God will give us a continual supply. Proverbs tells us that if we have a merry heart, we will have a continual feast. Our praise will set a table that is always prepared with the bright and shining plates of rejoicing. Sadness will never have a place card at the feast of the King! SORROW Today is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in this day. I serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with singing. I purpose not to allow sorrow to have a part with me, for he has made me glad. Sorrow is not planned for me. Jesus has placed gladness on the platter of my praises. Now I serve him the fruit of my praises and behold the gain of my obedience. I determine to count all the things that are happening to me joy. I number joy with the grievous things that are happening to me and behold the power of joy in the midst of trouble. Joy is not stripped of its power because it is in the same line with sorrow. Though grief monopolizes the band with mourning, joy stands upright with ecstasy as its theme. I hear the joyfulness that comes from the heart of joy. Even in the midst of regret, joy's bright light is not blurred. I stand erect in the band of sorrow. I come and direct the band. I turn the entire ensemble unto a marching band of delight. This power is given to the joyful, for the joy of the Lord is my strength. God has made joy my strong point. Now I allow joy to express itself in me, in spite of heartache and pain. Misery has lost its power to depress me. Woe puts down its trumpet of despair. Unhappiness flees in the presence of delight. Heartache loses its sting when enjoyment stands established before it. Trouble becomes a pest to be smitten when happiness rules in my heart. God has given me all of this in the midst of the band of sorrow. Now I behold the renewal of joy that I now posses. He has given me a pleasant emotion and a positive attitude of delight. I allow gladness and contentment to rule. I will rise above the situations that have confronted me, and I will be motivated by who God is. I hope continually and allow praise to dominate my expression and my heart. God has touched my mouth, and now it shall show forth his righteousness. I come forth in his strength and make mention of his righteousness as a priority. God shall joy in the new strength that I have accepted, and in my salvation, he shall greatly rejoice. I allow my lips and my soul to greatly rejoice as I sing unto the Lord. He has redeemed my soul, so I will be glad and rejoice in my mercy. God has considered my trouble, and he knows my soul in my many adversities. He will not shut me up into the hand of the enemy, but he has set my feet in a large room. I praise the name of the Lord. I rejoice in the way of my testimonies. I rejoice at God's word. I will praise him with my instruments. I sing unto him a new song. His word is right, and all his works are done in truth. The whole earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. By his word, were the heavens made and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. God requires joy of me because he has given it unto me. I expect to receive joy from the spirit of the Lord; therefore, I will give joy unto him. I determine to cease looking upon my circumstances lest my joy becomes circumstantial. God is working all things out for my good; therefore, I know that there is joy in the midst of sorrow. I rejoice in the truth today. I praise the Lord. I praise God in his sanctuary. I praise him in the firmament of his power. I praise him for his mighty acts. I praise him according to his excellent greatness. I praise him with the sound of the trumpet. I praise him with the psaltery and harp. I praise him with the timbrel and dance. I praise him with stringed instruments and organs. I praise him upon the loud cymbals. I praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. I will praise the Lord. I purpose to rejoice in the Lord always, and again, I will rejoice. A fruit of the Spirit is joy. I determine not to allow my flesh to rejoice over me with its affections and lust. I live in the Spirit and walk in the Spirit. I am justified by faith and have peace with God through the Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom I have access into the grace of God, wherein I stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God; therefore, I glory in my tribulations, knowing that tribulation works patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope does not make ashamed because the Holy Ghost sheds the love of God abroad in my heart. I rejoice, for he has made me glad in the midst of sorrow. RHEMA By Don Grigsby *RE: RHEMA - The Embrace of Righteousness and Peace Is a Pledge of God's Faithfulness* As I was praying this morning, this came to me, Why is not the heart and the mouth of my people rivers of praise that turns into a mighty flood as it banishes their weakness and demolishes the strongholds of their enemies. In the midst of their hurry through life, they almost create vacuums of power because they abandon the very dynamics that brought them out of sin and into my presence. As they release the gratitude into the channels of their mind and spirit, I will multiply its force and power beyond the reach of every adversity. Their worship and thanksgiving will provide and entrance to extra-dimensions of my power that will be revealed in their prophetic announcements of my greatness. I tell you this morning that there is an auction for your soul. Do not place your soul on the market. I was sold for thirty pieces of silver. 44. What will you sell me for? There is a constant plot circulating in the spirit world to entice people to betray me. You must establish a value for your soul if you are going to be saved. 45. What are you advantaged if you lose your soul? Hear the word of the Lord, and your soul shall live. I have made an everlasting covenant with you. You have been given the sure mercies of David. Many break their covenant with me every day and think that they will be saved. 46. Have you read that covenant breakers are worthy of death? Your soul dwells at ease, and your seed is inheriting the good things in the earth. My secret is with you, and I have shown you my covenant. I continually pluck your feet out of the net of trickery, and my eyes are continually upon you. I have made you the apple of my eye and sworn faithfulness and everlasting peace toward you. I bought you with the most expensive substance in existence. *47. Will you bargain with another using me as a trade?* Keep yourself from sin and wickedness. The whole world lies in wickedness, and there is temptation everywhere. Idolatry is raging. Keep yourself from idols. Adam sold you under sin; therefore, you had a covenant with death. I was sold that I might buy you back from the habitation of the grave. 48. Have you found a bargain worth such lovingkindness and tender mercies? A Living Word Publication Copyright © 2005 Moses Hightower All Rights Reserved