Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Ascend Up to the Holy Hill of God on the Wings of Praise and Thanksgiving

By Moses Hightower

Do not allow the enemy of your soul to turn you from faith in me. Do not be cast down in your soul because of the delay you have received. I am on time with my answers. Continue to serve me with joyfulness and gladness of heart for the abundance of all things. You have prayed unto me. Do not stop here to serve the god of doubt. Doubt has approached you. It has drawn near your bosom and offered you a pillow to fill with tears. Do not stagger at my promises through doubt and unbelief, but be strong in faith while you give glory unto me. The things that you are feeling and experiencing are a natural byproduct of the war for the new territory that I am giving you. You have not fallen, neither have my promises fallen to the ground unfulfilled because of delay. The delay is only a pause for you to rest in me, for the steps of a good man are ordered by your Lord. I delight in your way. Though you fall, you shall not be cast down. I am upholding you with my right hand. I am merciful and gracious. I am slow to anger and plenteous in mercy and truth. During this pause or delay, allow your soul to pant after me. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so allow your soul to pant after me. Continue to thirst for me. Pour out your soul unto me with the voice of joy and the voice of praise. Allow the voice of praise to ascend unto me. Send your praises high above the temptation to allow your soul to be cast down. Keep your hope in me, and your soul will not be disquieted, for I shall command my loving-kindness in the daytime. In the night, my songs shall be with you. When you pray unto me, I will answer, for I am the God of your life.

I have not forgotten you; therefore, do not be turned unto mourning because of the oppression of doubt and unbelief. These are real spirits. They are warriors in high places. They have been sent to distract you from my promises. I have not opened my mouth and lied unto you. I cannot lie. Let every man be a liar, but I am true. I am true unto you and my word. Do not be distracted from the fruit of my promises. The noise of the things that come from the deep are attempting to affect the health of your countenance. Offer praise and thanksgiving in the face of this noise from the mouth of doubt. Continue to hope in God, the health of your countenance. I am the strength of your life, and I have sent forth the light and the truth. I will lift you when you are tempted to mourn. I will bring you unto my holy hill and to the tabernacles of praise. Here in the tabernacles of praise, you will find the altar of God and exceeding, great joy. You cannot fly away on the wings of mourning. Mourning will carry you to the deep pits of this life. Ascend up to my holy hill on the wings of praise and thanksgiving, and there will you find rest.

DELAY, DOUBT, MOURNING, OPPRESSION, AND UNBELIEF

By Linda Galati

I will not allow the enemy of my soul to turn me from faith in God. I will not be cast down in my soul because of the delay I have received. God is on time with his answers. I will continue to serve him with joyfulness and gladness of heart for the abundance of all things. I have prayed unto the Lord. I will not stop here to serve the god of doubt although doubt has approached me. It has drawn near my bosom and offered me a pillow to fill with tears. I will not stagger at God’s promises through doubt and unbelief, but I will be strong in faith while I give glory unto him. The things that I am feeling and experiencing are a natural byproduct of the war for the new territory that God is giving me. I have not fallen, neither have the Lord’s promises fallen to the ground unfulfilled because of delay. The delay is only a pause for me to rest in him, for the steps of a good man are ordered by my Lord. He delights in my way. Though I fall, I shall not be cast down. Jesus is upholding me with his right hand. He is merciful and gracious. He is slow to anger and plenteous in mercy and truth. During this pause or delay, I will allow my soul to pant after him. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so will I allow my soul to pant after him. I continue to thirst for him. I will pour out my soul unto him with the voice of joy and the voice of praise. I will allow the voice of praise to ascend unto him. I will send my praises high above the temptation to allow my soul to be cast down. I will keep my hope in Jesus, and my soul will not be disquieted, for he shall command his loving-kindness in the daytime. In the nighttime, his songs shall be with me. When I pray unto him, he will answer, for he is the God of my life.

The Lord has not forgotten me; therefore, I will not be turned unto mourning because of the oppression of doubt and unbelief. These are real spirits. They are warriors in high places. They have been sent to distract me from God’s promises. The Lord has not opened his mouth and lied unto me. He cannot lie. Let every man be a liar, but God is true. He is true unto me and his word. I will not be distracted from the fruit of his promises. The noise of the things that come from the deep are attempting to affect the health of my countenance. I offer praise and thanksgiving in the face of this noise from the mouth of doubt. I continue to hope in Jesus, the health of my countenance. He is the strength of my life, and he has sent forth the light and the truth. He will lift me when I am tempted to mourn. He will bring me unto his holy hill and to the tabernacles of praise. Here in the tabernacles of praise, I will find the altar of God and exceeding, great joy. I cannot fly away on the wings of mourning. Mourning will carry me to the deep pits of this life. I ascend up to God’s holy hill on the wings of praise and thanksgiving, and there will I find rest.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Ascend Up to the Holy Hill of God on the Wings of Praise and Thanksgiving

Lucifer was a failure when there was no devil to tempt him. His lies are a greater farce than he is himself. Faith's forceful facts foretell our victories but do not contain any details of failure. We do not come to the hill of the Lord with the dragging feet of doubt but on the wings of eagle praise. Seraphims were part of the creatures with sets of wings. One of the sets of these creatures before the throne was used to fly. We fly into God's presence on the holy wings of happiness. Our happiness and joy does not come from beneath but from above. We rest from our labor in the arms of his mighty working in us. Sorrow is like a pit on the field of battle. It will cause you to fall into a deep hole where there may be more danger than on the outside. People retreat into themselves in pain and sorrow. Praise and thanksgiving will throw out the enemy and take us into the arms of our defense and strong tower. We will fly on the wings of praise above the forest of defeat and into the meadows of blessing that flow with living waters. Voices of pitiful expression do not scare the enemy. Satan flees before the voice of praise and worship because it denies him any foothold into our lives.

By Moses Hightower

Light has come to you, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. Though darkness has covered the earth and gross darkness the people, I have arisen upon you. My glory shall be seen upon you. From your nations, this light is shining and many have come to this glorious light. Kings have come to the brightness of my rising. Lift up your eyes from the small things of your own comprehension, and behold the abundance of my glory. Your entire nation walked in darkness, but now they have seen the great light. Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, have the light shining upon them. I came with the government upon my shoulder. The increase of my government and peace has no end. Upon the throne of David I sat and established a government with judgment and justice. I performed it with my own zeal, not the zeal of man. The tabernacle of David has been raised. You now have walls of salvation and gates of praise. I am the everlasting light of this tabernacle. I am your glory. I am your everlasting light. I have come to end your mourning. Only believe.

By LWWC Confession Writers

Light has come to me, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon me. Though darkness has covered the earth and gross darkness the people, God has arisen upon me. His glory shall be seen upon me. From our nations, this light is shining, and many have come to this glorious light. Kings have come to the brightness of the Lord's rising. I lift up my eyes from the small things of my own comprehension, and I behold the abundance of his glory. Our entire nation walked in darkness, but now they have seen the great light. Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death have the light shining upon them. The Lord came with the government upon his shoulder. The increase of his government and peace has no end. Upon the throne of David, he sat and established a government with judgment and justice. He performed it with his own zeal, not the zeal of man. The tabernacle of David has been raised. God now has walls of salvation and gates of praise. He is the everlasting light of this tabernacle. He is my glory and my everlasting light. He has come to end my mourning. I believe.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Frontiers of Financial Prosperity and Blessings in the Distance

Frontiers of blessing that have never been on our visible horizon are dawning on the days of great grace. God has promised all along that he would make all grace abound that we would always have all sufficiency in all things to abound to every good work. The key word is abound. In the original, it is the super abundance of God's abundance. Who can measure the abundance of God? The Lord said if sin abounded, grace would much more abound; then if poverty abounds, how much more would prosperity abound? Blessings of God are riding to meet us in the distance. We are not hearing the riding curse of failure, but the future blessing of abundance. God has not given us the spirit of fear or dread, but of delight at the deliverance from debt. The spirit of debt has robbed the people of God of the rejoicing that is ours to celebrate. We have not been spoiled by the spoiler, but we have the spoil of the victory of the cross. His blessing is dawning on the dry wildernesses of life. Soon every desert of debt will blossom like a rose!

By Moses Hightower

(Continued)

Follow peace with all men and holiness, and then will you enjoy your fellowship with me without the estranged feelings from the darkness of your emotions. You will see me clearer as you follow in this manner. I am not visible to those who have impure hearts. I am not visible to those who do not follow after peace with all men and holiness. Moses saw me, who is invisible. Man does not have power over my invisibility, but I allow some who are spiritual to see as Moses saw. The voice of the enemy seeks to discourage you and turn you from faith.

270. Where will you turn if unbelief becomes your destination?

Cursed is the man that hangeth on a tree. I became a curse that you might be blessed. The shackles of bondage were all about you, for you were chained unto sin and could not escape by any physical or mental power. You were doomed to die for your sins and destined to burn forever in hell's fire. My love for you caused me to take your place on the gallows of judgment. Unless you have considered the march to your own judgment where you would have been judged as a damned person, then you will not appreciate my act of love for you on the cruel tree of judgment.

271. Have you ever thought how it would be to walk slowly to the chambers of death and judgment?

(To Be Continued)

By Jorge Sanchez

February 1 , 2007

Lord, I am thankful that you did not allow the enemy of my soul to turn me from faith in you. By your grace, I will not be cast down in my soul because of the delays I have received. You are on time with your answers. By grace, I will continue to serve you with joyfulness and gladness of heart for the abundance of all things. I am thankful that you did not allow me to stop here and serve the god of doubt although doubt had approached me. It had drawn near my bosom and offered me a pillow to fill with my tears. I express thanks to you that you did not allow me to stagger at your promises through doubt and unbelief, but you have given me grace to remain strong in faith while I give glory unto you and your goodness. The things that I am feeling and experiencing are a natural byproduct of the war for the new territory that you are giving me.

I am refreshed in the knowledge that you did not allow me to fall, neither have your promises to me fallen to the ground unfulfilled because of delay. The delay is only a pause for me to rest, for my steps are ordered by you. I am delighted to know that when I fall, I shall not be cast down. You are upholding me with your right hand. You are merciful and gracious. Lord, I am relieved that you are slow to anger and plenteous in mercy and truth. During this pause or delay, I will allow my soul to pant after you. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so will I allow my soul to pant after you. I continue to thirst for you. I pour out my soul unto you with the voice of joy and the voice of praise. I allow the voice of praise to ascend unto you. I send my praises high above the temptation to allow my soul to be cast down. I will keep my hope in you, and my soul will not be disquieted, for you shall command your loving-kindness in the daytime. In the nighttime, your songs shall be with me.

I praise you for not forgetting me; therefore, I will not be turned unto mourning because of the oppression of doubt and unbelief. These are real spirits. They are warriors in high places. They have been sent to distract me from your promises. I trust you Lord, I know that you have not opened your mouth and lied to me. You cannot lie. I know that every man is a liar, but you are true. You are true to me and your word. By grace, I will not be distracted from the fruit of your promises. The noise of the things that come from the deep are attempting to affect the health of my countenance. I offer praise and thanksgiving in the face of this noise from the mouth of doubt. I continue to hope in you. You are the strength of my life, and you have sent forth the light and the truth in my life. It is comforting to know that you will lift me when I am tempted to mourn. You will bring me unto your holy hill and to the tabernacles of praise. Here in the tabernacles of praise, I will find your altar and exceeding, great joy. I cannot fly away on the wings of mourning. Mourning will carry me to the deep pits of this life. I ascend up to your holy hill on the wings of praise and thanksgiving, and there will I find rest.

There is no doubt in my mind that Lucifer was a failure when there was no devil to tempt him. His lies are a greater farce than he is himself. I praise you because faith's forceful facts foretell my victories and do not contain any details of my failure. I did not come to your hill of victory with the dragging feet of doubt but on the wings of eagle praise. Seraphim's were part of the creatures with sets of wings. One of the sets of these creatures before the throne was used to fly. I am delighted that you have given me the grace to fly into your presence on the holy wings of happiness. My happiness and joy does not come from beneath but from above. In your arms, I rest from my labors. Sorrow is like a pit on the field of battle. It will cause me to fall into a deep hole where there may be more danger than on the outside. I thank you that my praise and thanksgiving will throw out the enemy and it will take me to your arms of defense and strong tower. I am honored that you have allowed me to fly on the wings of praise above the forest of defeat and into the meadows of blessings that flow with living waters.

RE: PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING -February 1, 2007

Satan would like to steal our confidence in God. Just as Jesus did for Peter, the Lord has interceded by his word on our behalf. He told Peter that he had prayed for him that his faith would not fail him, and when he was converted, he would strengthen the brethren. He placed his word between Peter and failure. God's word has been placed in the form of precious promises between us and failure. Just as David, we have the same spirit of faith because we believe and we have spoken. We have not confessed doubts and reservations, but we have declared the details of God's abundance and the riches of his grace. God's loving-kindness will lead us in the green pastures of new creation and not into the deadly canyons of despair. Sorrow and pity would like to ambush our faith and confidence with its arrows of poisonous thoughts of questioning God's veracity. Pits of sadness are in the road of those who allow sadness to take the place of gladness in their praise and worship. Satan is a paper tiger. All power in heaven and earth belongs to Jesus Christ. Our enemy is a fraud and pretender. We have the sword of the Spirit that we will loose from our mouth to decimate every lie of the enemy. Arrows of praise will be like mighty missiles with warheads of victory that will destroy the works of the devil. On the battle field of our minds there has arisen the shout of the King. Our thoughts are waving the flag of the Lion of Judah and not the flag of surrender!