Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I despise the idols of the age. They will take your mind and your heart if you give them your eyes or your ears; therefore, love me with all your heart, mind, soul, and all your strength. You are no match for these idols; therefore, beware of your heart, which will seek that which is desperately wicked and deceitful. If you give your heart to another love other than your first love, then that love will ask for your head on the platters of the idols and lords of the earth. Return to your first love, and counsel with me to buy gold tried in the fire that you might be rich; that you might be clothed with righteousness and holiness and do not be found naked before the world; that your eyes might be washed with eye salve, so that you will not be blind in the age of gross darkness. You are feeling the pressure of the demands of a love that is not supposed to be your first love. Examine your hearts, and see if I am your first love. Now repent of this evil, and be reinstated to the floor of humility. When I have been declared Lord again, then will the hand of other loves be withdrawn. How can you keep your faith if your faith is in yourself and other loves

(RHEMA: Our Hearts Are Kept by the God of Our First Love)

God despises the idols of the age. They will take my mind and my heart if I give them my eyes or my ears; therefore, I will love the Lord with all my heart, mind, soul, and all my strength. I am no match for these idols; therefore, I am conscious of my heart, which will seek that which is desperately wicked and deceitful. If I give my heart to another love other than my first love, then that love will ask for my head on the platters of the idols and lords of the earth. I return to my first love and counsel with him to buy gold tried in the fire that I might be rich; that I might be clothed with righteousness and holiness and not be found naked before the world; that my eyes might be washed with eye salve so that I will not be blind in the age of gross darkness. I am feeling the pressure of the demands of a love that is not supposed to be my first love. I examine my heart to see if the Lord is my first love. I now repent of this evil, and I will be reinstated to the floor of humility. When God has been declared Lord again, then will the hand of other loves be withdrawn. I cannot keep my faith if my faith is in myself and other loves.

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

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

Spending Spiritual Wealth In the Harvest Field While Our Angelic Host Fights the Source of Elusive Distractions

(Part 1)

I have not relinquished you to yourself, neither have I turned you over to the principalities and powers of the air. I have raised you up and made you sit together with me in heavenly places in Christ. Shall a spirit invade this heavenly place and thrust you out when I brought you in and placed my robe of acceptance upon you?

I am for you. Now no one can be against you. I am for you. No spirit can be against you and win. Lift your eyes unto the harvest field, and prepare to labor more in the field. The enemy has attempted to distract you from the labor in the field by engaging in attacks on you and your family. Give these battles to me, and go labor in the field. I am your battle-ax, and I have already been swung against your enemies and foes. Their heads shall roll; therefore, do not worry about the gainsayers and the mockers. Vengeance is mine, and I will repay. Forgive and go on. There is work to do. You cannot work effectively in the harvest field if you spend each day warring with enemies you do not need to fight. Swing no longer at the elusive distractions that have sought to engage you in shadow boxing and shadow wrestling. Cast down the many imaginations that have been shot into your mind by the bow and darts of the host in distraction’s army. Behold the host that marches through your midst in the Spirit. The angelic host of God has always been here to fight on your behalf. Now leave the battle to the host of angels, and I shall show you a victory that you have never dreamed of. I am fighting against the foes from hell and from the darkness. Can you see the enemy?

Then stop your “shadow boxing” and minister. Leave the battle to me. Simply know that the victory is yours, and the battle is mine.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Spending Spiritual Wealth In the Harvest Field While Our Angelic Host Fights the Source of Elusive Distractions (Part 1)

Abundance of riches awaits those who wait at the altar with those who are coming to God out of sin. We have almost forgotten what a blessing it is to pray people through all their bondage and excess baggage into the liberty of the Holy Ghost. It is also an insulator against a lot of temptations because you feel the pain of their bondage and know that you don't want to become involved in that in your own life. Jesus Christ is the heir and the owner of our property and all the properties of the inheritance. He will evict every trespasser and interloper that tries to steal or bring fear to our dwelling in the promises of God. Satan is the master of distractions. It is priority number one to keep our eyes on the harvest. When the Lord said lift up your eyes and look on the harvest, he also wanted us to realize it was the top priority and anything we look at beneath that would be a possible distraction. God is focusing all his power on the harvest. We should never use the spiritual and emotional energy that we have to try to defeat a foe that God said he had already defeated or that it was his fight and not ours. Angels will defend and protect the harvest. The word of God explains that there were thousands involved at Sinai and in Egypt that we did not see. The seventh parable of the kingdom involves angels working the harvest with the separation of the harvest from the nets. They will not allow the harvest to be stolen any more than they would allow the devil to have the body of Moses.

THE AUTHOR OF ELUSIVE DISTRACTIONS, FOES FROM HELL, AND IMAGINATIONS

(PART 1)

The Lord has not relinquished me to myself, neither has he turned me over to the principalities and powers of the air. He has raised me up and made me sit together with him in heavenly places in Christ. No spirit shall invade this heavenly place and thrust me out when God brought me in and placed his robe of acceptance upon me. God is for me. Now no one can be against me. He is for me. No spirit can be against me and win. I lift my eyes unto the harvest field, and I prepare to labor more in the field. The enemy has attempted to distract me from the labor in the field by engaging in attacks on me and my family. I give these battles to the Lord, and I will go labor in the field. He is my battle-ax, and he has already been swung against my enemies and foes. Their heads shall roll; therefore, I do not worry about the gainsayers and the mockers. Vengeance is the Lord’s, and he will repay. I will forgive and go on. There is work to do. I cannot work effectively in the harvest field if I spend each day warring with enemies that I do not need to fight. I will swing no longer at the elusive distractions that have sought to engage me in shadow boxing and shadow wrestling. I cast down the many imaginations that have been shot into my mind by the bow and darts of the host in distraction’s army. I behold the host that marches through my midst in the Spirit. The angelic host of God has always been here to fight on my behalf. Now I leave the battle to the host of angels, and God shall show me a victory that I have never dreamed of. He is fighting against the foes from hell and from the darkness. I cannot see the enemy; therefore, I will stop my “shadow boxing,” and minister. I leave the battle to the Lord. I simply know that the victory is mine, and the battle is his.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA: The Author of Knowledge Has Sent Forth the Evidence of His Knowledge As a Bright Light In the World

Symphonies of knowledge illuminate the universe of spiritual power. If the physical universe is becoming fluent in print and image to the extent of flooding the minds of man with its marvelous details, much more is the curtain of the supernatural knowledge being pulled back for those who will diligently seek after him. He will never be evasive, but he will ardently reveal himself to the hungry and thirsty. People are destroyed by the lack of knowledge, both in spiritual and natural realms. Jesus Christ who is the knowledge of God, is the bridge between both realms. To be willingly ignorant of the things he has so wonderfully provided, is to choose the paths of destruction. Bondage comes upon those who declare that they are free to indulge their lust with no responsibilities to follow. Many promise others liberty when they are in the bondage of sin themselves. Just because they rename a condition, it does not make it true. How dark is the darkness that covers the eyes of those blinded by deceit?

We have had our eyes anointed so that we may see. How great is the blessing of spiritual insight in our eyes?

His riches of wisdom and understanding have surrounded us with the riches of his grace.

As life rushes onward as a mighty stream into time, he fills us with understanding and enlightenment that builds highways for us to travel on. He will not leave us in a pot hole of the past if we will continue to seek knowledge at his mouth. Pride will be our pitfall and humbling ourselves will be the stairs into the secret chambers of knowledge. His Word is the wellspring of wisdom. Excellence is the seat he has reserved in his pavilion for those who desire him and that wait for him early and late. Ignorance should never be our traveling companion. Many different relationships and dimensions wait to unfold before those who will walk toward the dawn of understanding. As we flow into these dimensions, our understanding will become the measureless infinite scope of the creator of the universe. He still has reserved for us in him the place of a little less than Jehovah. He wants us to share in his sovereignty. Untold and unlimited relationship of understanding of the untold wisdom to the ages is about to be unfolded in the heart of the hungry. A feast of understanding and knowledge awaits us with plates piled high to be served in abundance.

(Continued)

I am sending forth my ministers into the earth to prepare you for the long awaited ceremony of the King of kings and his bride. The ministry shall hold up the mirror of beautification. It is not as the mirror of this world. Look into the mirror of my word and be conformed unto the transformation of life.

446. Do you hear the voices in your ears crying, “Thy kingdom has come. Thy will be done in me as it is in heaven?”

Those are the voices of believers going from sonship and daughtership to brideship.

447. Will you remain a person that must be chastened to show forth the fruit of love, or will you be changed that you may willingly obey and serve?

(To Be Continued)

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