Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Humble yourself, and die daily. Do not attempt to serve me without denying yourself, taking up your cross daily, and following me. You will serve the angel of light without the love of the truth. Love me, and you will love the truth. Seek me with all your heart, and you will find all that I have laid up for you. I have riches and honor with me. Seek me with all of your heart, and you will find durable riches and honor. The things that I have stored up for you shall last. Follow the light of my word. Durable riches and honor await your arrival.

(RHEMA: Durable Riches and Honor Waiting Our Arrival At the End of the Trial)

I humble myself and die daily. I will not attempt to serve the Lord without denying myself, taking up my cross daily, and following him. I will serve the angel of light without a love of the truth. I love the Lord, and I will love the truth. I seek him with all my heart, and I will find all that he has laid up for me. He has riches and honor with him. I will seek him with all of my heart, and I will find durable riches and honor. The things that he has stored up for me shall last. I follow the light of his word. Durable riches and honor await my arrival.

Moses Hightower

The Dismantling of Strong Complexities That Are Held Together by Self-will

Approach not my throne with vain expressions with no meaning, but approach this abode of grace with confidence in my redemption and me. I have purchased you and your salvation and given you access unto me by the precious blood of redemption. There is, therefore, now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit. Walk after the Spirit, and you will not fulfill the lust of the flesh. The flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit lusts against the flesh. These are contrary one to the other so that you cannot do the things that you would. Cast off this cloak of self-righteousness, and approach me as a child of God. Cast off this garment of suspicion, and approach me as a friend. Cast off your preconceived ideas concerning me, and approach me as the concerned God of your salvation.

I have not drawn you before the throne of grace to examine your works of righteousness; therefore, lay aside the things you think will impress me. I am not impressed with anything that you have done. If you had done everything right, I would not be impressed, for you would remain an unprofitable servant. Tear open your sealed confidence, and show me the faith in your bag that you have brought with you. Throw everything else away. I gave you faith, as I gave to every man. Now show forth the faith that I gave you. It is sufficient for your appearance here at my throne. What is it that you want me to do?

MY PRAYER, OR MY REPLY TO THE LORD

(Lord, I will not ask anything from you this morning. I trust you with my life and everything that is mine. I want you to let your will be done in my life. The army of spirits arrayed against me and their artillery of confusion has bombarded me with weapons too difficult for human reasoning and mental understanding. You are my savior and my God. I no longer seek my way but your way only. Whatever your will is for my life, let that be done. I rest in your decision concerning me. You are my God. You are my Lord. I am yours, and this ministry and all that is mine belongs to you; therefore, you plan for me Lord. Into your hands, I commit my entire life and all that is mine.)

You have now taken off the shackles that have bound you. It is your will that has stood in my way. I gave you a will, and I will not trespass against it. The commandments of your will are honored in heaven and in earth. As the laws of the land, I have honored and respected the laws of your will. Now that you have committed everything into my hands, I will show you how simple the complexities before you are dismantled. Behold the working of your Father who lives inside of you. Behold the working of the power of the Almighty. The artillery of the enemy does not stymie me. I cannot be defeated. Confusion is no match for me. It is only a match for you in your humanity.

Come to me with new confidence in the blood of Jesus and the provision of the Almighty. I have paved a holy way into the holiest of all. Now enter into my presence where there is fullness of joy. Look on my right hand, and behold the pleasures forevermore. An enemy has held the mirror of unbelief in your face and allowed you to behold your insufficiencies and weaknesses. Look no longer in his mirror of human reflections. I have not come to examine human beauty and human perfection. I have come to find faith on the earth.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Dismantling of Strong Complexities That Are Held Together by Self-will

Pride will build the gallows of our own destruction. Self-will turns into our biggest idol if we allow it to run its course. Our weapons will demolish every force or fortress that wars against us. As we humble ourselves and rest in his choices in our lives, we will see the Lord take us through many scenarios that do not fit and reason or logic. His simplicity is profound. In his profundity, is the position of power that awaits those who rest in his promise. As we submit ourselves to his will, life will be less complex and the road will stretch out before us to certain victory.

COMPLEXITIES, CONFUSION, LUST OF THE FLESH, AND PRECONCEIVED IDEAS

I purpose not to approach God's throne with vain expressions with no meaning, but I purpose to approach this abode of grace with confidence in his redemption and him. He has purchased me and my salvation and given me access unto him by the precious blood of redemption. There is, therefore, now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit. I choose to walk after the Spirit, and I will not fulfill the lust of the flesh. The flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit lusts against the flesh. These are contrary one to the other so that I cannot do the things that I would. I cast off this cloak of self-righteousness and approach him as a child of God. I cast off this garment of suspicion and approach him as a friend. I cast off my preconceived ideas concerning him and approach him as the concerned God of my salvation.

The Lord has not drawn me before the throne of grace to examine my works of righteousness; therefore, I lay aside the things I think will impress him. He is not impressed with anything that I have done. If I had done everything right, he would not be impressed, for I would remain an unprofitable servant. I tear open my sealed confidence and show God the faith in my bag that I have brought with me. I throw everything else away. He gave me faith, as he gave to every man. Now I am determined to show forth the faith that he gave me. It is sufficient for my appearance here at his throne. I desire to live holy before him and to continually seek his ways.

MY PRAYER, OR MY REPLY TO THE LORD

I have now taken off the shackles that have bound me. It is my will that has stood in God's way. He gave me a will, and he will not trespass against it. The commandments of my will are honored in heaven and in earth. As the laws of the land, he has honored and respected the laws of my will. Now that I have committed everything into his hands, he will show me how simple the complexities before me are dismantled. I behold the working of my Father who lives inside of me. I behold the working of the power of the Almighty. The artillery of the enemy does not stymie me. He cannot be defeated. Confusion is no match for him. It is only a match for me in my humanity.

I come to the Lord with new confidence in the blood of Jesus and the provision of the Almighty. He has paved a holy way into the holiest of all. Now I enter into his presence where there is fullness of joy. I look on his right hand and behold the pleasures forevermore. An enemy has held the mirror of unbelief in my face and allowed me to behold my insufficiencies and weaknesses. I do not look any longer in his mirror of human reflections. The Lord has not come to examine human beauty and human perfection. He has come to find faith on the earth.

RHEMA

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Positioned In the Secret Place of the Most High and Abiding Under the Shadow of the Almighty

As our life is hid with Christ, in God, the extension of God's creation in that it is exposed to attack and has a permanent shield in the manifestation of God in Flesh. Our God is truly the shadow of not any mountain here on earth but the extension of the influence of the mountain of God upon which his throne sits in heaven. So massive is the power centralized in the throne of God over the universe, that when its shadow extends to cover us, it is more than a shadow but like the cyclone-like storms of wind that are prominent in the tropical zones of the earth. All the enemy can see is a great dust storm that he has to eat because the feet of the Lord are all about his hidden people.

Our defenses are not unequal to our offensive weapons of battle. Not only is the sword of the spirit lifted in the mouth of his prophets, but we become the state of the art weaponry in our transition to songs of worship and prayer, ICBM's that are hurled with prophetic anointing into all the installations of the forces against us. Men may mock and ridicule but will be consumed in their own exposure because when they do this, they are casting away their own covering. They open the city of their own dwelling to the attack of the enemy because God says, "If you do not like what I am doing, let us see what you can do on your own." Our feet shall be on the necks of our enemies. Eternity is hearing now the triumphant cry of a victorious people who know their God and his voice. Their tread will echo throughout the heavens.

My purpose is already arranged. The order of my purpose has not changed. It is the same today as it was yesterday. The order of my purpose shall never be changed, for it is rooted and grounded in my word that will not pass away. My order is the foundation of truth. The truth is not sick. When the bodily organs are in order, a person is in health. When they are out of order, the person is indisposed and sick. The disorder that you are encountering is not of me, for I am the Lord, and I change not. I am not a man that I should lie. I am God, and it is impossible for me to lie.

151. How can I order your steps if I change the things that have gone out of my mouth?

Many do not see me in these closing hours of the church upon the earth because they do not follow peace with all men and holiness. Remember Lot's wife. She did not follow peace and holiness. She followed her own heart and looked back. She was turned into a pillar of salt. Beware that you are not crystallized with the masses that have forsaken following me and have looked back. He who places his hands to the plow and looking back is not fit for my kingdom. You must give me all of your heart, mind, soul, and spirit. I have loved you with an everlasting love.

152. How have you loved me?

Lift your head unto the throne of grace and the scepter of righteousness. I have accepted you in me and granted you more grace in this time of struggle in the spirit. The grace that I have given you shall not be nullified. The mire of confusion and intimidation shall not drown it. I have given my grace, and it shall abound much more than all of the forces of the adversary. The sorcerers of the age have come to their place in the battle.

153. They have arrayed themselves according to the strategies of the prince of the power of the air, and their voices speak fearful expressions of intimidation, but I ask, "Is there any counsel against me?"

I am for you.

154. Now tell me who can be against you?

Refuse to live powerless against the principalities and powers of the air. The carnal mind is enmity against me, for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. They that are in the flesh cannot please me. You are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit because the Spirit of God dwells in you. You are mine. I live in you, and your body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. The Spirit is life because of righteousness.

155. You have sought the kingdom of God, but have you really sought the kingdom of God and my righteousness?

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