Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

The God of Love Protecting His Children from the Slave Master in Hot Pursuit

By Moses Hightower

You were a slave to sin. Your old master, the devil, has not given up his pursuit to bring you back into bondage. His quest to capture you is consistent. Do not fear, for I am your protection. I have made provisions for you. You are freely given all things that pertain unto life and godliness. Grace and peace are multiplied to you. My grace is more than enough. My peace passes all understanding. It will keep you when understanding has reached its limitations. I will not betray you. I will never leave you. I am not a covenantbreaker. I am a covenantkeeper. There is nothing in the enemy's kingdom that I would hand you over for. I do not sell out. I am faithful. My life was not too much for me to spend for you. You are mine. Who has a price more than what I have paid for you?

If there was a price greater, I would not sell you because I am love. I bought you to save you and give you eternal life. If only you would recognize how much you are worth to me, then you would have an established value of yourself. If you knew how much you were worth, why would you sell yourself for something of lesser value?

You are owned by love. Why would you sell yourself to hate?

I want to assure you that I am here to protect you from this cruel master in pursuit of you. I am your Master and your Father. I guard you. A host of angels guards you. The kingdom that you reside in is a kingdom of light. The light of love is greater than all the things of the darkness. The king in pursuit is no match for me. You are secure as long as you reside in me. The pursuing king and his fallen angels are constantly attempting to seduce you and lure you out of the light. Their enticements do not have any effect on you as long as you are not controlled by your own lusts. The enemy entices you, but you can only be drawn away by your own lusts. Acknowledge your own lusts and pride, then ask for forgiveness and renounce them. I will cleanse you of these things that germinate and bring forth sin. You must turn off the generator of sin, which is lust. If you leave it on, it will bring forth sin.

I have shed my love abroad in your heart by the Holy Ghost. Respect love inside of you, and you will be insulated from the enticements of the enemy. You have a mighty defense in love. Love for me will safeguard your heart and mind. You are never endangered in love. Nothing evil has a passport into love's domain. No tickets or licenses are issued to travel love's highway. Only love and love's inhabitants travel here. You are protected divinely and granted many benefits; therefore, do not exit this holy place and take the ramp of lust and sin. It leads to death.

Behold your heavenly companions. They are charged to escort and protect you. Greatly appreciate this convoy of heavenly chaperons. Be mindful of them. They are ministering spirits sent forth to minister to my heirs of salvation. Cherish the provisions of love. Hold these things dear to your heart and esteem them high on your list of gratitude. Many fall away because they do not reverence me, the love of God inside of them. I will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able but will with every temptation make a way of escape that you may be able to bear it. These things are common to you as a man, but I am faithful. Do not have any other god or gods before me. If you cherish me, how can you be satisfied attempting to love other gods?

You must relinquish and desert all other gods. I am the only God. I know no other. If I know no other, how can anyone know others?

Keep my words, and they will protect you. My words will shield you from the exposure of idolatry and evil. The words of your heavenly Father are sure. They are full of light. The keeping of my words hold back the darkness. Keep them and restrict the competition of the devil. My words preserve you. I have exalted my word above my name. My name is a strong tower. You have run to it and you are safe. My word is covering you and protecting you. I have caused my word to become walls for you. It is a burning fire to protect you from the cold love of the hour. It has stretched forth its strong arms and protected you from the assault of temptation. It has become the light to shield you from being arrested by the darkness. I am your parent. Do you realize that I am faithful to perform my duties and responsibilities to you as your parent?

Do not feel unwanted when I exercise my authority over you. Many of my children are wandering in the chambers of bondage because they resent my authority. I am protecting you, but I am also educating you and maintaining your relationship with me. Allow me, your parent, to teach you about unfeigned love. I have not come to consult with you. I have come to teach you. Accept the teachings of love, and you will regard the walls of my commandments as beautiful structures of protection given by your God and his government. These commandments are beautiful. They are not grievous. Climb to the heights of obedience unto them and behold their wisdom and their beauty. The wisdom and the beauty of these walls cannot be viewed from platforms of irreverence and disobedience. Worship and praise on the walls of obedience. The blessings are appreciated and understood from there.

Bondage, Disobedience, Fear, Irreverence, Lust, Pride, and Temptations

By Debbie McBee

"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."

I was a slave to sin. My old master, the devil, has not given up his pursuit to bring me back into bondage. His quest to capture me is consistent. I will not fear, for the Lord is my protection. He has made provisions for me. I am freely given all things that pertain unto life and godliness. Grace and peace are multiplied to me. His grace is more than enough and his peace passes all understanding. It will keep me when understanding has reached its limitations. He will not betray me nor will he will ever leave me. He is not a covenantbreaker. He is a covenantkeeper. There is nothing in the enemy's kingdom that he would hand me over for. He does not sell out. My God is faithful. His life was not too much for him to spend for me. I am his. No one has paid a higher price than what he has paid for me. If there was a price greater, he would not sell me because he is love. He bought me to save me and give me eternal life. If I truly recognized how much I am worth to him, I would have an established value of myself. I purpose not to sell myself for something of lesser value. I am owned by love, and I will not sell myself to hate.

God has assured me that he is here to protect me from this cruel master in pursuit of me. He is my Master and my Father. He guards me. A host of angels guards me. The kingdom that I reside in is a kingdom of light. The light of love is greater than all the things of the darkness. The king in pursuit is no match for him. I am secure as long as I reside in the Lord. The pursuing king and his fallen angels are constantly attempting to seduce me and lure me out of the light. Their enticements do not have any effect on me as long as I am not controlled by my own lusts. Though the enemy entices me, I can only be drawn away by my own lusts. I acknowledge my own lusts and pride, I have asked for forgiveness, and now I renounce them. Jesus cleanses me of these things that would germinate and bring forth sin. I must turn off the generator of sin, which is lust. If I leave it on, it will bring forth sin.

He has shed his love abroad in my heart by the Holy Ghost. I choose to respect love inside of me, and I will be insulated from the enticements of the enemy. I have a mighty defense in love. Love for God will safeguard my heart and mind. I am never endangered in love. Nothing evil has a passport into love's domain. No tickets or licenses are issued to travel love's highway. Only love and love's inhabitants travel here. I am protected divinely and granted many benefits; therefore, I will not exit this holy place and take the ramp of lust and sin. It only leads to death.

I behold my heavenly companions. They are charged to escort and protect me. I greatly appreciate this convoy of heavenly chaperons. I am determined to be mindful of them. They are ministering spirits sent forth to minister to the Lord’s heirs of salvation. I cherish the provisions of love. I hold these things dear to my heart and esteem them high on my list of gratitude. Many fall away because they do not reverence him, the love of God inside of them. He will not suffer me to be tempted above that which I am able but will with every temptation make a way of escape that I may be able to bear it. These things are common to me as a man, but he is faithful. I will have no other god or gods before him. If I cherish him, then I will never be satisfied attempting to love other gods. I must continually relinquish and desert all other gods. He is the only God. He knows no other. If he knows no other gods, then it is impossible for us to know other gods.

I must keep his words, for they will protect me. His words will shield me from the exposure of idolatry and evil. The words of my heavenly Father are sure and they are full of light. The keeping of his words hold back the darkness. I will keep them and restrict the competition of the devil. His words preserve me. I have exalted his word above his name. His name is a strong tower, I have run to it and I am safe. His word is covering me and protecting me. He has caused his word to become walls for me. His word is a burning fire to protect me from the cold love of the hour. It has stretched forth its strong arms and protected me from the assault of temptation. It has become the light to shield me from being arrested by the darkness. He is my parent. I realize that he is faithful to perform his duties and responsibilities to me as my parent.

I will not feel unwanted when he exercises his authority over me. Many of his children are wandering in the chambers of bondage because they resent his authority. He is protecting me, but he is also educating me and maintaining my relationship with him. I allow him, my parent, to teach me about unfeigned love. He has not come to consult with me. He has come to teach me. I accept the teachings of love, and I will regard the walls of his commandments as beautiful structures of protection given by my God and his government. These commandments are beautiful. They are not grievous. I climb to the heights of obedience unto them and behold their wisdom and their beauty. The wisdom and the beauty of these walls cannot be viewed from platforms of irreverence and disobedience. I worship and praise on the walls of obedience. His many blessings are appreciated and understood from here.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The God of Love Protecting His Children from the Slave Master in Hot Pursuit

We are the children that have been made free indeed. No power can place us into captivity or servitude because we are under the power of the perfect law of liberty. Death and all its threats cannot push us or tempt us to walk into the traps of its slaughter pens. God's kingdom within us will not fail to perform as it was designed to do. Jesus Christ did not buy us with his own blood to turn around and make us available on some market. Cruel task masters of the world would like to ruin our lives with hard bondage. Our God's yoke is easy and his burden is light. His commandments are not grievous, and in keeping them, there is great reward. The wages of sin is death, but the gift of grace is abundant life here and eternal life beyond this one. Love surrounds us with its protection and peace. We do not have to listen to the taunts of the tempter. Perfect love casts out fear and the torment of the task masters that would use it as a whip over our head. We will not be driven into the slaughter pens of lust. Our devotion is not at the altars of amusement and entertainment of this hour. Our worship is before the only God of time and eternity. Obedience is liberty, but lust and license are the death chamber of the bound.

By Moses Hightower

I have given you the faith of Jesus Christ. Now stop comparing yourself to all these things. I did not spare my only begotten son, but I delivered him up for you and have given you all things that pertain unto life and godliness. Come from your religious concepts of spirituality and abide in me, the ship of Zion. I am not religion speeding through this earth on a voyage of entertainment and self-indulgences. I am seeking and saving those who are lost.

By LWWC Confession Writers

God has given me the faith of Jesus Christ. I have stopped comparing myself to all these things. The Lord did not spare his only begotten son, but he delivered him up for me and has given me all things that pertain unto life and godliness. I have come from my religious concepts of spirituality, and I abide in him, the ship of Zion. God is not religion speeding through this earth on a voyage of entertainment and self-indulgences. He is seeking and saving those who are lost.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Eternal Flame of God in the Darkness of Unfairness

Worthy is the Wonderful One who balances the scales of unfairness of life. It seemed that Joseph would always be giving and not receiving the realization of his dreams. His dreams not only came true but crowned his life with a greatness that transcended anything earthly. Rejection seemed to be his portion. Yet God turned all the objects of rejection into subjects of sublime components of miracles. When it seems that the floor is full of fractured pieces of life, God is only laying out the pieces of the master mosaic of miracles. The longest shadows and nights seem to dwell in the pavilions of unfairness. This is not our residence, but we are only passing though. Frustration will be swallowed up in the eventual celebration of faith's feast of kept promises. God's purpose that is unfailing is walking beside us and will just take the unfair events of life and will use them as sling stones to knock off the head of Goliath. In the darkness of unfairness, the light of God's grace shines the brightest. God will see us through to the end of our faith. We will not follow the dictates of man or the arrangements of others. We have been fashioned for the fullest measure of blessing. God is in us to give the world an example of those who can take the dust of defeat and design a custom pillar of success out of it with the glue of grace.

By Moses Hightower

(Continued)

Many walk into my presence and take my goodness for granted.

381. If my goodness were taken away from you, where would you dwell?

(To Be Continued)

March 21, 2007

By Debbie McBee

My heart rejoices this morning Lord, and I acknowledge that you have made me free indeed. As your child, no power can place me into captivity or servitude. You have placed me under the power of the perfect law of liberty. By your grace, death and all its threats cannot push me or tempt me to walk into the traps of its slaughter pens. Your kingdom within me will not fail to perform as it was designed to do. There is no failure in you. You shed your precious blood and bought me back from the clutches of evil and destruction. My soul is relieved that you gave your life as the ultimate sacrifice that I might be saved from sin. Therefore, I know that you will not turn around and place me back on the auction block of sin, nor will you leave me in the marketplace of evil. The cruel task masters of the world would like to ruin my life with hard labor and bondage, but you, my God, have provided me with your easy yoke and light burden. I am thankful for your commandments. They are not grievous, and in keeping them, there is a great reward. Though the wages of sin is death, I rejoice and accept the gift of grace that offers me abundant life here on earth and eternal life beyond this life. You are love, and you have surrounded me with protection and peace. I give you praise, and I am so thankful that I do not have to listen to the taunts of the tempter. Your perfect love casts out fear and the torment of the task masters that would use it as a whip over my head. Your power has assured me that I will not be driven into the slaughter pens of lust. My devotion is not at the altars of amusement and entertainment of this hour, but my worship is before you, the only God of time and eternity. I cherish the change of heart and mind that you have granted me by your grace, and I gladly turn to obedience, which is liberty. I boldly declare my release and freedom from lust and its license that is a one way ticket to the death chamber of the bound. I accept my freedom, and I offer up triumphant praises!

RE: PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING - March 21, 2007

Redemption does not have any reverse mode. God will never go back to the cross and say that we were not worth the sacrifice. God sees beyond our stumbling and faltering steps. He will never unlove us! Love is bigger than the universe, and all its crushing, crashing crescendos of chaos. We view a very narrow perspective of the imperceptible love that is the very nature of God. Our look into a glass darkly is like turning the pages of an enigma that is bigger than our minds can contemplate. Yet, love turns the mirror around and in brilliant lights of revelation, grace displays the picture of all that he has for us in the treasures of his love. As we fall at his feet in overwhelming joy and gladness, we are lifted by the arms of a shepherd that takes all our faults and shortcomings and washes them away as if they were dirt on the edges of our face. Our tortured frown is turned into laughter's lyrics, and our weeping eyes reflect the warm love of our heavenly Father. We are his and his alone, and he will never allow anyone to have what belongs to him!