Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I have sent a sword against those who hinder you. I am drying up the flood of trouble. The spiritual beasts that have roared with the voice of fear have been silenced. You shall rest in peace and tranquility, for I have banished these creatures of your dreams unto islands surrounded by my consuming fire. My secret is with you. Behold the peace that you have because of my secret and the secret places of the Lord. I have sent spoilers against the crafty ones. Angels shall take the mighty and break their bows that were once effective for them. Continue to dwell in my presence. Look unto my beauty, and look away from the fearful things manifested by your adversaries. Behold the beauty of the Lord. Within your body, which is my temple, make inquiries of faith and confidence. I have not summoned times of trouble to bring dark times of destruction. Inside of trouble, I have hidden treasures and riches. While many are retreating at the sight of trouble's darkness, I have hidden you in my pavilion. I have made my pavilion a gazebo for worship and praise. I have made it a garden house for my beauty and the secret things that I have desired to share with you.

(RHEMA: The Voice Waves of the Blood of Jesus Are Swords Against the Creatures In Our Dreams)

The Lord has sent a sword against those who hinder me. God is drying up the flood of trouble. The spiritual beasts that have roared with the voice of fear have been silenced. I shall rest in peace and tranquility, for the Lord has banished these creatures of my dreams unto islands surrounded by his consuming fire. God's secret is with me. I behold the peace that I have because of his secret and the secret places of the Lord. He has sent spoilers against the crafty ones. Angels shall take the mighty and break their bows that were once effective for them. I will continue to dwell in the Lord's presence and look unto his beauty. I will look away from the fearful things manifested by my adversaries. I behold the beauty of the Lord. Within my body, which is God's temple, I will make inquiries of faith and confidence. He has not summoned times of trouble to bring dark times of destruction. Inside of trouble, he has hidden treasures and riches. While many are retreating at the sight of trouble's darkness, God has hidden me in his pavilion. He has made his pavilion a gazebo for worship and praise. He has made it a garden house for his beauty and the secret things that he has desired to share with me.

Moses Hightower

The Shelter and Refuge of Grace from the Tongues of Bitterness and Corruption

The resurrection from the dead approaches quickly. No longer shall the bodies of those who have slept in Jesus remain as dry bones in a valley, but I shall sound the voice of the resurrection, and the dead in Christ shall rise to meet me in the air. Be ready, for the sounding of the alarm is neither vain nor useless. As I did not hide my intentions from Abraham, I am not hiding my coming from the redeemed. I do not reveal neither the hour nor the day, but know of a truth, that the season for departure is at hand. Make sure that you are ready for departure, and be not ensnared in the foolish entanglements with the carnal, which shall reap corruption.

The enemy of your soul has forged instruments of war to entangle you in bitterness and the fruit of resentment. Be not entangled in the wild roots of bitterness that are all about you. Turn from the direction of this plague that is before your feet. Halt here, and behold the entangled roots and vines of bitterness that are as snakes about your feet. Leap into the atmosphere of grace, and ascend out of this pit of snakes and vipers. You cannot walk among these vicious roots and vines without the shoes of peace. Take these shoes that I present to you, and wear them the rest of the journey. I have shod you round about with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Open your mouth wide to proclaim the gospel of grace so that the ministry of reconciliation and redemption will find its way into the hearts of those who believe.

The night is here. Day prepares to depart. Bitterness spews from the tongues of the wicked, and corruption leaps from the hearts of the carnal. Lift up your banner of praise and grace. Inside of the shelter of grace and the open mouth of praise, you will find a place of solace and godliness. Hide yourself in the shelter and refuge of grace. Give grace to the ungodly and the adversaries that seek your hurt. Relinquish all these adverse things to me, and fall into the bosom of prayer and supplication. Lift up your voice in a mighty expression of prayer and praise. Make the proclamation of faith daily, and be not removed from the faith, which is in Christ Jesus. Lift up your heart unto the Lord, your God, and be not removed from the gospel of peace. Follow peace with all men and holiness, without which, no man shall see me.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Shelter and Refuge of Grace from the Tongues of Bitterness and Corruption

For every ten tongues that rise against us the Lord will have 10,000 angels singing the praise of the victory that He will perform in our lives against every lie of the enemy. Grace us give us the shoes of the good news of the gospel of peace to tread on the serpents and vipers that try to come near to our feet. Notice that the poison of the snake is always in his mouth. But the perfect antidote is in the words of faith we speak that will cause none of these gainsayers to be able to resist. Grace is perceived by man to be timid but grace is the main troop that will march down as might cherubims of the arc of mercy into the field of battle where the Goliaths of the uncircumcised in heart and ear still bellow their lies and threats. We have heard the march of heavens armies and the turning wheels of chariots of fire. As the tree that was cut down in the bitter waters of Mara turned them sweet so does grace neutralize all the bitterness that will come to our cup. He drank the vinegar on the sponge for us. Bitterness is the sponge that will soak up all our joy and inspiration. Grace has given is the cup of salvation to drink instead. We are safe on the mercy seat between the cherubim's of grace and faith.

BITTERNESS, CARNALITY, CORRUPTION, ENTANGLEMENT, AND RESENTMENT

The resurrection from the dead approaches quickly. No longer shall the bodies of those who have slept in Jesus remain as dry bones in a valley, but God shall sound the voice of the resurrection, and the dead in Christ shall rise to meet him in the air. I purpose to be ready, for the sounding of the alarm is neither vain nor useless. As he did not hide his intentions from Abraham, he is not hiding his coming from the redeemed. He neither reveals the hour nor the day, but I know of a truth, that the season for departure is at hand. I must make sure that I am ready for departure, and I will not be ensnared in the foolish entanglements with the carnal, which shall reap corruption.

The enemy of my soul has forged instruments of war to entangle me in bitterness and the fruit of resentment. I am determined not to be entangled in the wild roots of bitterness that are all about me. I turn from the direction of this plague that is before my feet. I halt here and behold the entangled roots and vines of bitterness that are as snakes about my feet. I leap into the atmosphere of grace and ascend out of this pit of snakes and vipers. I cannot walk among these vicious roots and vines without the shoes of peace. I take these shoes that God presents to me, and I wear them the rest of the journey. The Lord has shod me round about with the preparation of the gospel of peace. I open my mouth wide to proclaim the gospel of grace so that the ministry of reconciliation and redemption will find its way into the hearts of those who believe.

The night is here. Day prepares to depart. Bitterness spews from the tongues of the wicked, and corruption leaps from the hearts of the carnal. I lift up my banner of praise and grace. Inside of the shelter of grace and the open mouth of praise, I will find a place of solace and godliness. I hide myself in the shelter and refuge of grace. I give grace to the ungodly and the adversaries that seek my hurt. I relinquish all these adverse things to God, and I fall into the bosom of prayer and supplication. I lift up my voice in a mighty expression of prayer and praise. I am determined to make the proclamation of faith daily and to not be removed from the faith, which is in Christ Jesus. I lift up my heart unto the Lord, my God, and I am not removed from the gospel of peace. I follow peace with all men and holiness, without which, no man shall see the Lord.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA: Arrested by Grace and Given a Restoration of a Desire For Much Prayer

Mention the word prayer and the carnal man wants to run away. Our spiritual man longs for and desires to breathe the atmosphere of prayer. Sometimes in his grace, God allows what seems to be very negative events to move us toward a time of prayer that reaches simply for relief but then grace opens the door into treasures of his power and blessings that we have never experienced before. Our relationship with him in prayer empowers us with the grace that abounds to every good work and makes us zealous for every good work. Dungeons of darkness await those who eat at the tables of fleshly indulgence. Chambers of revelation and glorious vision open for those who will desire to see beyond the normal. Feasting tables of the miraculous are prepared for those who will allow grace to usher them into the presence that overwhelms every difficulty.

I have not created choke points for the ministry within you. The obstruction planned for your ministry shall have no effect upon you, for I will not allow you to submit to the choke of death.

186. How will you grow in grace and in the word of the Lord if the testimony of Jesus, which is the spirit of prophecy, is suppressed?

Be not discouraged in this time of battle. You are in the midst of a real war. I have sent you with the sword of the Spirit, which is the Rhema of God.

187. Whose side are you on if you resist and inhibit the sword of the Spirit?

The bridle of man has bits and reins that govern the ministry with a headgear that restrains the words that should flow without fear or unbelief. Be not bridled by man as he attempts to force you to wear the headgear of fear and doubt. Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat; neither for the body, what you shall put on. Life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which neither have storehouse nor barn, and I feed them.

188. How much more are you better than the fowls?

Your expectations do not always align up with my will. My will is always on course. Trust in my will that is being done in those who will allow it to be done in their lives. The enemy came to frustrate the design of my blessings. You looked into the hands that you had expected to bless you, and those hands closed up on you. The hands were not the source of the blessings. Look not to hands, but look to the source. Though all the hands in this life close up against you, I will create new hands to send my blessings to you. Be fully persuaded that what I have promised, I am able to perform. If I am able, I will perform it.

189. Is any thing too hard for me?

190. Is my hand waxed short?

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