Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Cast down your shield of self-defense, and take unto you the sword of the Spirit, which is the Rhema of God. I have given you mighty weapons. Now go forth with this new confidence in your Redeemer who has been made unto you wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and justification. I have not left you alone to attempt anything of yourself, but I have awaited your expressions of confidence in my word and me. Take these precious promises, and proclaim them as sure expressions of well-aimed weapons on your behalf. Know of a truth, I have sent these words of exhortation, edification, and comfort.

(RHEMA: God Will Enforce Our Actions of Faith)

I purpose to cast down my shield of self-defense and take unto myself the sword of the Spirit, which is the Rhema of God. God has given me mighty weapons. I will now go forth with this new confidence in my Redeemer who has been made unto me wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and justification. He has not left me alone to attempt anything of myself, but he has awaited my expressions of confidence in his word and in him. I will take these precious promises and proclaim them as sure expressions of well-aimed weapons on my behalf. I know of a truth, that he has sent these words of exhortation, edification, and comfort.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Condemnation, Imaginations, Pride, and Strongholds)

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

The Surety of the Embrace of Love During Sleazy Times

I have not come to destroy your lives but to save them. Do not fear the threatening things of the hour. I have given you my spirit and not the spirit of fear and of bondage. I have given you the spirit of power and of love and of a sound mind. Rest in the revelations that have come from the mind of Christ, which is full of wisdom and purpose. The mind of Christ is unlimited in knowledge and resources. Inquire of me, and I will show you the end of this threatening thing. Learn of me, and trust in my name. Those who trust in my name shall not be disappointed or confounded, but they shall rejoice and run up and down in my name. My name is surely a strong tower for the righteous to enjoy safety. Rest in the safety of my name, for it is surely a light in the midst of darkness. Inquire of me before you worry. Inquire of me before you weep. Inquire of me before you yield to frustration. Inquire of me before you look to and fro to the gods of the earth for help. Some trust in the chariots and horses of this hour as they did in the days of the prophets. Trust in the name of the Lord in this hour of intimidation from the spirit of fear.

Know this: The hearts of many shall fail because of their fear of all the things that are coming upon the earth, but those who know their God and walk with him shall not fear. I have said to you, “Fear not.” Now rest in the comfort of my word, and hide yourself in the secret of its provision. No one can “break into” my word. My word is a lamp unto your feet, a light unto your path, and a way in the midst of “no way.” Come from the altar of fear and frustration, and cease your worship there at the feet of the god of fear. Refuse to give your energies to this god who laughs at the sight of your trembling and lack of confidence in me. I am the Lord, your God, who does not sleep, nor slumber. I have kept you this far. Am I going to fail now?

A mother can forget her children although they sucked her breasts, but I will never forget you. I will never leave you, and I will never forsake you. Look again to the altar of my love, and behold my own sacrifice bound to the horns of the altar for you. My love has bound me to the altar of sacrifice for you. Now love will cause me to deliver you from the pit where you have fallen. Look up from the mire of your pits, and behold the hand that reaches to your muddy fingers. Do not fear. This sure hand of faithfulness will not lose its grip. Slime, slippery oil, and mud do not affect the surety of my grip of love. I have grabbed you with the hands of my goodness and mercy, and now by the strength of my own right arm, I do bring you out. Lift up your head. Lift up your eyes. Lift up your voice. The lifter of your head has come to your rescue. Come out of this pit of fear, and walk in this valley with the confidence of love.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Surety of the Embrace of Love During Sleazy Times

Love is not a row boat in the mighty storm of this hour. It is the solid rock and the arc of power that will preserve everyone on the inside for a new day and world. Love is the arms of the gentle Shepherd that will bring us safe to the fold that cannot be breached by the wolves of wasting. We have not been destined for defeat but we have been given assignments of victory. His name is above every syndrome and dysfunction that this age can put into recognition in any form. We have the authorization to use all the resources of love to unleash the mighty waves of power over the floods of the enemy. Love has embraced us against the storms and all Jesus has to do is step into the situation, and we will be on the other side immediately and in the midst of revivals of deliverance. God recently spoke to us and said, "Do not fret your self with the evil that seems to be mounting in the world. It is like a great storm. You are being swept toward the shores of mighty revival. In their confusion, the lost are being swept toward the same shore. In their loss and pain, they will fall into the same arms of love that hold you. You have felt forsaken but do not confuse what I am doing with the way the world operates. I always have a purpose that is higher than the one you just came out of. Sometimes you are unwilling to go there. You do not like the rejection and the pain. Neither did I enjoy the pain of the cross; however, the cross brought the entire world to the door of deliverance from the pain of loneliness they had suffered in the absence of love in their lives. When you are suffering the absence of something in your trial, you can be sure that I am about to use you to pour that very thing in abundance into someone else." His love never fails. His ship always unfurls Love's sails.

FEAR AND FRUSTRATION

The Lord has not come to destroy our lives but to save them. I will not fear the threatening things of the hour. He has given me his spirit and not the spirit of fear and of bondage. God has given me the spirit of power and of love and of a sound mind. I rest in the revelations that have come from the mind of Christ, which is full of wisdom and purpose. The mind of Christ is unlimited in knowledge and resources. I will inquire of the Lord, and he will show me the end of this threatening thing. I will learn of Jesus and trust in his name. Those who trust in his name shall not be disappointed or confounded, but they shall rejoice and run up and down in his name. The name of the Lord is surely a strong tower for the righteous to enjoy safety. I rest in the safety of his name, for it is surely a light in the midst of darkness. I will inquire of the Lord before I worry. I will inquire of the Lord before I weep. I will inquire of him before I yield to frustration. I will inquire of him before I look to and fro to the gods of the earth for help. Some trust in the chariots and horses of this hour as they did in the days of the prophets. I will trust in name of the Lord in this hour of intimidation from the spirit of fear.

I know this: The hearts of many shall fail because of their fear of all the things that are coming upon the earth, but those who know their God and walk with him, shall not fear. Jesus said to me, “Fear not.” Now I rest in the comfort of his word and hide myself in the secret of its provision. No one can “break into” his word. The word of the Lord is a lamp unto my feet, a light unto my path, and a way in the midst of “no way.” I will come from the altar of fear and frustration and cease my worship there at the feet of the god of fear. I refuse to give my energies to this god who laughs at the sight of my trembling and lack of confidence in God. Jesus is the Lord, my God, who does not sleep nor slumber. The Lord kept me this far. He will not fail now.

A mother can forget her children although they sucked her breasts, but the Lord will never forget me. He will never leave me, and he will never forsake me. I look again to the altar of God’s love, and I behold his own sacrifice bound to the horns of the altar for me. His love has bound him to the altar of sacrifice for me. Now love will cause him to deliver me from the pit where I have fallen. I look up from the mire of my pits and behold the hand that reaches to my muddy fingers. I will not fear. This sure hand of faithfulness will not lose its grip. Slime, slippery oil, and mud do not affect the surety of God’s grip of love. He has grabbed me with the hands of his goodness and mercy, and now by the strength of his own right arm, he has brought me out. I lift up my head. I lift up my eyes. I lift up my voice. The lifter of my head has come to my rescue, and I have come out of the pit of fear. Now I walk in this valley with the confidence of love.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - More Grace Is Given To Fence Out Oppression, Keep Terror Far from Us, and To Strip the Waster

Vain imaginations produce scenes of false reality. Many times we think that there are more that are against us than are with us. We must remember that if our faithful friend is with us, there is nothing that can hinder the work of his greatness within us. We are good at creating phantoms and monsters of defeat when they do not exist at all. Floods of the enemy will be swallowed up by the oceans of God's power. God's intention for us will not be thwarted by all the mass hype or propaganda of the power of darkness. Darkness and false doctrine have had their day in the limelight. Truth will have the final performance on the stage of the end of time. All that have come before will be exposed as frauds and hypocrites. We will openly and boldly declare the promises and the new dimensions of the working of God's Spirit. Many will come and try to bar the door. The One who has the keys has opened the doors of our mouth and filled it with revelation. Our thoughts and thinking process are purified by the faithfulness of the one who never fails. Every thought that would pull us down will be shaken off like a serpent into the fire of revival by the power of the Spirit.

(Continued)

You have sought to save your life instead of losing it. If you are going to your own death, you must carry the cross that you are going to die upon. You must bring your own cross to this place of execution every day. Your natural passions and desires are doomed.

482. Have you walked in this death procession and not considered them dead?

483. How can you be my disciple if you struggle with laying down the desires of your flesh?

(To Be Continued)

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