Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

A Journey of Faith through Unfamiliar Territory in the Everlasting Arms of God

By Moses Hightower

While you stand in the presence of the unknown, clothe yourself with confidence in me. I am faithful. The unknown comes as a dark, deep sea of fear. The enemy has presented it as a place that you are commanded to jump into. Your mind will perceive many things if you have cast away your confidence. Take unto yourself confidence and rest in the arms and bosom of love. Go to sleep in my love and be assured that the one who carries you sees through the unknown. All things are known to me. I have taken you in my arms and walked into these things that are darkness and unknown to you. Rest. I am carrying you, sustaining you, keeping you, and assuring you of a safe journey through the sea of unfamiliar and uninvestigated territory. You are a child of God. I have led you unto this territory. Did I draw you out of darkness into this marvelous light to give you back to the darkness?

Have confidence in me and my love for you. Allow the power of justification to spring up in you. It is as a mighty light awaiting you to turn it on by the words of your mouth and your confidence in the blood of Jesus. The word is nigh you, even in your heart and in your mouth, the word of faith that you have heard preached. Hold fast the confession of your faith without wavering. I am faithful who promised. You have not traveled this way before. You have not encountered this problem before. Is anything too hard for me?

I am the head of all principality and power. I am the head of this problem. Speak my name, and this thing in your body shall bow. I have not hidden my face from you, neither have I stood aside to watch this thing slay you. Though there are children in whom there is no faith, I have given you the measure of faith. Speak the words of God and not the words of the image in the unknown. Prophesy according to the proportion of faith. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to you to profit withal. My Spirit gives you faith. Everything that is given works that one and the selfsame Spirit. I have divided faith unto you as I willed it. You have grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Now do not fear. You will not be tossed to and fro by this thing. You shall be strengthened in your faith. Hear the word of the Lord. Hear and run this race with patience, for the just shall live by his faith. Show forth a confident attitude toward me as we journey through this darkness that you perceive. Your confidence in me shall bring the reward of new light for perception, vision, and spiritual reality. I have placed faith inside of you. Now I am placing more faith in your experience. Are you committed to me?

This is a new level of commitment. Faith covers all levels. Your faith is rising to a new level. Though the voice of death has risen up and spoken in your face, the flood of faith has risen up higher than death's voice and drowned it in the waters of faith. My love shall cause you to rely on me and remain committed to me, for love believeth all things. I have said, “It is finished.” The finished work of the sacrifice of Christ is yours. Cleave to my finished work for you and know who you have believed in. I will keep you, for you have committed yourself to me. I have not kept you in the past and decided not to keep you forever. Be fully persuaded of my love for you and have total confidence in me, not in yourself. I am teaching you to trust me. How will you be an effective witness to others if you have not made many journeys through the unknown?

You must learn to rest in me as you journey through the unknown. You will come through this perceived darkness and gain confidence to trust me more. Do not lean to your own understanding. Lean on my everlasting arms and me.

Darkness, the Unknown, and the Voice of Death

By Milton Rodriguez

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light, and there was light."

While I stand in the presence of the unknown, I will clothe myself with confidence in God, for he is faithful. The unknown comes as a dark, deep sea of fear. The enemy has presented it as a place that I am commanded to jump into. My mind will perceive many things if I have cast away my confidence. I take unto myself confidence and rest in the arms and bosom of love. I will go to sleep in the love of God, and I will be assured that the one who carries me sees through the unknown. All things are known to him. The Lord has taken me in his arms and walked into these things that are darkness and unknown to me. I rest, for God is carrying me, sustaining me, keeping me, and assuring me of a safe journey through the sea of unfamiliar and uninvestigated territory. I am a child of God. He has led me unto this territory. The Lord did not draw me out of darkness into this marvelous light to give me back to the darkness. I have confidence in God and his love for me. I allow the power of justification to spring up in me. It is as a mighty light awaiting me to turn it on by the words of my mouth and my confidence in the blood of Jesus. The word is nigh me, even in my heart and in my mouth, the word of faith that I have heard preached. I hold fast the confession of my faith without wavering. God is faithful who promised. I have not traveled this way before. I have not encountered this problem before. Nothing is too hard for God.

The Lord is the head of all principality and power. He is the head of this problem. I speak his name, and this thing in my body shall bow. He has not hidden his face from me, neither has he stood aside to watch this thing slay me. Though there are children in whom there is no faith, the Lord has given me the measure of faith. I speak the words of God and not the words of the images in the unknown. I prophesy according to the proportion of faith. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to me to profit withal. God’s Spirit gives me faith. Everything that is given works that one and the selfsame Spirit. He has divided faith unto me as he willed it. I have grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Now I do not fear. I will not be tossed to and fro by this thing. I shall be strengthened in my faith. I hear the word of the Lord. I hear and run this race with patience, for the just shall live by his faith.

I show forth a confident attitude toward God as we journey through this darkness that I perceive. My confidence in him shall bring the reward of new light for perception, vision, and spiritual reality. The Lord has placed faith inside of me. Now he is placing more faith in my experience. I am committed to Christ. This is a new level of commitment. Faith covers all levels. My faith is rising to a new level. Though the voice of death has risen up and spoken in my face, the flood of faith has risen up higher than death's voice and drowned it in the waters of faith. God’s love shall cause me to rely on him and remain committed to him, for love believeth all things. The Lord has said, “It is finished.” The finished work of the sacrifice of Christ is mine. I cleave to his finished work for me and know who I have believed in. God will keep me, for I have committed myself to him. He has not kept me in the past and decided not to keep me forever. I will be fully persuaded of his love for me and have total confidence in him, not in myself. The Lord is teaching me to trust him. I will not be an effective witness to others if I have not made many journeys through the unknown. I must learn to rest in God as I journey through the unknown. I will come through this perceived darkness and gain confidence to trust him more. I will not lean to my own understanding. I lean on God and his everlasting arms.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - A Journey of Faith Through Unfamiliar Territory in the Everlasting Arms of God

Just as Jesus took the children up in his arms and blessed them with the blessing as their Heavenly Father, he has lifted us above the grimy hands of the assaults of the enemy. Everlasting arms of comfort are our shelter when the storms of uncertainty blast around us. We have been called and chosen to finish the race and see a work completed in us. Our confidence is that he will not abandon us in the midst of a strange place without help. His faithfulness will preserve us just as it did Daniel, even when he was in the transition of kingdoms in a strange land. It matters not what circumstance we are in; it is not a strange land to faith. He who is faithful has already been there and has provided grace for us before we ever arrived. God does not place us on a boat and send us into the storm to throw us overboard into the arms of destruction. He is on the boat and will lift us with everlasting arms above the waves as we walk on the water with him! It is written that where iniquity is in abundance that grace much more abounds. If death's fears try to flood our lives, then faith will raise us up even more abundantly with its floods of forceful facts of victory.

By Moses Hightower

Talk is cheap, and confessions of peacekeepers are numerous. Though words flow from the mouths of men concerning peace, there is no peace without my blood to supply the currency to tear down the wall of sin and iniquity. My blood, which is the currency, has satisfied the demands of justice. No longer do you need to stare at the hangman's noose, the chair of electrical death, the rifleman's barrel, or the walls of the gas chamber's invisible, silent death venom. I have given you blessings and a place with me on the right hand of the majesty on high.

By LWWC Confession Writers

Talk is cheap, and confessions of peacekeepers are numerous. Though words flow from the mouths of men concerning peace, there is no peace without the blood of Jesus to supply the currency to tear down the wall of sin and iniquity. His blood, which is the currency, has satisfied the demands of justice. No longer do I need to stare at the hangman's noose, the chair of electrical death, the rifleman's barrel, or the walls of the gas chamber's invisible, silent death venom. He has given me blessings and a place with him on the right hand of the majesty on high.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Star Approaches with Sufficient Redemption

Every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father of lights. There is no shadow or eclipse of his greatness. Stars create their own gravity. Therefore if the Day Star has arisen in our hearts, then he has released us from the pull of this world and the lusts of this present world. Our redemption not only draweth near, but the One who is the author and finisher of our faith will complete his work in us. He will preserve us blameless, body, soul, and spirit until he comes. Sin is a trespasser on the streets of redemption. It will be arrested by the blood of the cross

By Moses Hightower

(Continued)

You will be consumed by whatever you are focusing on. Allow me to be the zeal of your house, and then will you be consumed by me. When you have allowed me to become the zeal of your house, you will know what manner of spirit you are of. I did not come to destroy men's lives but to save them.

308. Do you desire the same things for those who disobey as I desire for them?

Do not be distracted from my purpose, which is to seek and to save those who are lost. If you could have been on the Titanic and beheld the perishing souls who did not have lifeboats as a refuge, then you would understand the urgency of the hour. Familiarize yourself with the history of the Titanic, and you will have a different view of your purpose. Come away with me in the Spirit, and behold the people of that ship screaming as the terror of death grips them with its cold teeth of surety. Behold the fear on their faces. I have sent you with the lifeboat of the gospel.

309. Will you carry it to them, or will you stand detached from the purpose as they perish without a lifeboat?

(To Be Continued)

February 17, 2007

By Debbie McBee

Lord, while I stand in the presence of the unknown, I will clothe myself with confidence in you and your faithfulness. The unknown comes as a dark, deep sea of fear, but I am so thankful that I can trust you and I do not have to fear the unknown. Although the enemy has presented it as a place that I am commanded to jump into, I have put on your mind, and I am not compelled by erroneous thoughts to cast away my confidence. By grace, I take unto myself confidence, and I rest in your arms and your bosom of love. I can go to sleep knowing that I am resting in your love. I am assured that you are the one who carries me and sees through the unknown. I give you praise today because all things are known to you. You have taken me in your arms and walked into these things that are darkness that were unknown to me. I am comforted and I can rest, for you are carrying me, sustaining me, keeping me, and assuring me of a safe journey through this sea of unfamiliar and uninvestigated territory. I rejoice that I am your child. You have led me unto this territory, and I know that you did not draw me out of darkness into your marvelous light to give me back to the darkness. I greatly rejoice, and I am full of confidence in you and your love for me. Now I allow the power of justification to spring up in me. It is as a mighty light awaiting me to turn it on by the words of my mouth and my confidence in your blood. The word is nigh me, even in my heart and in my mouth, the word of faith that I have heard preached. I hold fast the confession of my faith without wavering. It brings me great contentment to know that what you have promised, you are faithful to perform. I have not traveled this way before or encountered this problem before, yet I cherish the knowledge that there is nothing too hard for you, my King.

You are the head of all principality and power. You are the head of this problem. Now I speak your name, and this thing in my body shall bow. I am so grateful that you have not hidden your face from me, neither have you stood aside to watch this thing slay me. Although there are children in whom there is no faith, you have given me the measure of faith that I can speak the words that you place in my mouth and not the words of the unknown images. Thank you, Jesus that I can prophesy according to the proportion of faith within me. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to me to profit withal. I acknowledge that it is your Spirit that gives me faith. Everything that you give works that one and selfsame Spirit. You have divided faith unto me as you have willed it, and I give you praise. I exalt you for the grace that you have bestowed upon me according to the measure of your gift in me. Now I will not fear, for your love has cast out all fear. I will not be tossed to and fro by this thing. I shall be strengthened in my faith. I hear your word, Lord, and I will run this race with patience, for the just shall live by your faith. I show forth a confident attitude toward you as I journey through this darkness that I have perceived.

My confidence in you shall bring the reward of new light for perception, vision, and spiritual reality. You have placed faith inside of me, and I give you praise for placing more faith in my experience. By your grace, I remain committed to you, and I enter into this new level of commitment. Faith covers all levels. I lift my voice in adoration to you Lord, for you granted me increased faith that is rising to a new level. Though the voice of death has risen up and spoken in my face, the flood of faith has risen up higher than death's voice and drowned it in the waters of my faith in you. Your love causes me to rely on you and to remain committed to you, for love believeth all things. You have said, “It is finished.” The finished work of your sacrifice is mine. I cleave to you and the knowledge of your finished work for me. I know who I have believed in and I worship you. You will keep me, for I have committed myself to you. I am so grateful that you have kept me in the past and you have decided to keep me forever. I am fully persuaded of your love for me, and I will have total confidence in you, not in myself. You are teaching me to trust you. I will not be an effective witness to others if I have not made many journeys through the unknown. I thank you for the grace that is teaching me to continually rest in you as I journey through the unknown. I will come through this perceived darkness and gain confidence to trust you even more. Because of your grace, I will not lean to my own understanding. I will lean on you and your everlasting arms.

Just as you took the children up in your arms and blessed them with the blessing as their heavenly Father, you have lifted me above the grimy hands of the assaults of the enemy. I am indebted to you for your great love that you have bestowed upon me, Lord. Your everlasting arms of comfort are my shelter when the storms of uncertainty blast all around me. I am rejoicing because I have been called and chosen to finish the race and see a work completed in me. I esteem you and give you honor. My confidence is that you will not abandon me in the midst of a strange place without help. Your faithfulness will preserve me just as it did Daniel, even when he was in the transition of kingdoms in a strange land. It does not matter what circumstance I am in. It is not a strange land of faith. You who are faithful have already been there and have provided grace for me before I ever arrive. My soul is satisfied because you do not place me on a boat and send me into the storm to throw me overboard and into the arms of destruction. You are on the boat and you lift me with everlasting arms above the waves as I walk on the water with you. It is written that where iniquity is in abundance that grace much more abounds. I find solace in the knowledge that even if death's fears try to flood my life, faith will raise me up even more abundantly with its floods of forceful facts of victory. I give you praise today my God, for all glory and honor belong to you.

RE: PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING - February 17, 2007

God's Spirit moved on the face of the deep. Deep has to do with the profundity that is beyond us. The same earth that is without form and void means that it has no distinct form and is not filled by anything that can be seen. Faith tells us that the things that are seen are not made of things that do appear. Everything in the seen world comes out of the unseen world. In Corinthians, we are told that the Spirit brings us the deep and unknown things of God. It is like walking in a dimension where the X-ray and infrared have been turned on. We do not see faint shadows but the colors of brilliance that have ridden the invisible edges of other dimensions. Jesus Christ has the keys of death and hell. Hell is the Greek word Hades. The original word means the UNSEEN AND THE UNKNOWN. That which we do not know and cannot see can be a place of unmitigated torment for us. It is like not knowing where a missing child may be. Yet, if this is true and it is, we do not have any darkness or oblivion that Jesus does not have the key and entrance into. He will walk through it with us and take us into the galaxy of illuminated brilliance on the other side of the entropy of our limitations.