Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Cast all your cares upon me. I care for you. I have cared for you in your valleys. On your mountaintops, I have been your provider. Through the storms, I have made your way secure. Through the fiery trials, I have kept you focused. In your wars with spiritual wolves, I have been your guide. During the times of great hurt, I have healed you and kept you from bitterness. In everything, I have been faithful. I am with you always even to the end of the age.

(RHEMA: Peaceful Dreams Are Sown While We Are Awake)

I cast all my cares upon the Lord. He cares for me. He has cared for me in my valleys. On my mountaintops, he has been my provider. Through the storms, he has made my way secure. Through the fiery trials, he has kept me focused. In my wars with spiritual wolves, he has been my guide. During the times of great hurt, he has healed me and kept me from bitterness. In everything, he has been faithful. He is with me always even to the end of the age.

Moses Hightower

The Voice of Adam's Garden Proclaiming the Song of Redemption's Joy

In my presence, there is fullness of joy. This joy is unspeakable. You cannot measure it, neither are there words to describe it. I have given this to you. This day have I planted the freshness of joy inside you. You are the planting of the Lord. I planted you in the covenant of life. The life that you reside in is full of strength and power. Allow life to minister to you. You have need of a refreshing. I restored you unto the communal relationship that was freely given to you. I am not a man that I should give this to you and revoke it. Allow your heart to rest in full assurance of my promises, and never doubt the unfailing providence of God.

Your life is but a vapor; however, I am mindful of you. You are in my mind. Now accept the inspiration that flows unto you as the divine will of God for your life. I have not brought you to the threshold of victory and cast you back to the vomit of this world. I have not lifted you from the ruins and dropped you into the pits of degradation. I have not breathed the breath of eternal life into you and then choked that life out of you. I have not paid the price of redemption and sold you unto slavery. Rejoice, I have made you glad and lifted you out of the mire of carnal influences. Work while you have a little time to work. Night has peered upon the horizon of the day. Greet the day while there is time, and abide in it, for the day shall depart in a moment, and only its inhabitants shall arise with its sunshine. Lift up your eyes to the sunshine of the present day, and kiss the Sun of righteousness. Your eyes have seen my glory. Your ears have heard the joyful sounds of redemption and voice of Adam's garden. I have touched your tongue with coals from the altar of love and loosed them to speak the living word.

Be glad, for the Daystar has lifted you again and brought you the song of Redemption's joy. Go and allow the words of life to flow through you today. I have placed new life within you. Go and prophesy unto the bones that are stricken with the dryness of religion. Go and proclaim the true liberty of my grace, and lift the dead soldiers from their tombs of woe. Go and proclaim the resurrection's power to lift the weary from their pits of despair. Go and shut the doors of lust and pride with the binding effect of my word. Go and declare the opening of the prison house to those who are bound and declare the loosening of the captives. Go and declare that I am setting free those who were once held captive by sin and fear. I speak with the voice of redemption, and I act with the precision of faithfulness. Only believe.

I have sought you today and drawn you unto my throne of grace. There is mercy and help in the grace here. Behold the mercy and the help made available to you. Are there any weaknesses in my mercy and my help?

Lift your voice in praise, and leap with the legs of a skilled dancer. You are being helped while you worship. You are shown favor while you think on my goodness. Today is a day of gladness. Rejoice, I have raised you out of the hands of defeat. Behold the withered hand of defeat. It is smitten by the demolition power of my right hand. My right hand is glorious in power. My right hand has dashed in pieces the power of defeat.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Voice of Adam's Garden Proclaiming the Song of Redemption's Joy

Creation is rushing continually through the universe with the reverberating notes of the song of joy that the sons of God sang when he laid the foundations of the earth. Every life that is a garden of the Lord is singing with the same notes of a powerful voice that filled Eden with harmonies that have hardly been reproduced since except in the hearts of the redeemed. While the songs of death are in the ears of the unbelievers, we are dancing with the creator with his voice in our ears and song on our lips. When the morning stars sang together, they were rehearsing for the full orchestra of Psalms 19. Inspiration is the conductor of the symphony of victory and power that sweeps down to the lowest depths and floats into the greatest heights. Refreshing is in the chords of the chorus that ascends above the weariness that would cause us to want to faint. These songs of redemption that is resonant with the voice of the Creator wash the trash of the rubbish of life from our eyes. All the hands of defeat cannot tie any restraints on the unspeakable joy that rushes out of the depths of our being.

CARNAL INFLUENCES, DEFEAT, DEGRADATION, AND DOUBT

In God's presence, there is fullness of joy. This joy is unspeakable. I cannot measure it, neither are there words to describe it. He has given this to me. This day he has planted the freshness of joy inside me. I am the planting of the Lord. He planted me in the covenant of life. The life that I reside in is full of strength and power. I allow life to minister to me. I have need of a refreshing. Jesus restored me unto the communal relationship that was freely given to me. He is not a man that he should give this to me and revoke it. I will allow my heart to rest in full assurance of his promises, and I purpose never to doubt the unfailing providence of God.

My life is but a vapor; however, God is mindful of me. I am in his mind. Now I accept the inspiration that flows unto me as the divine will of God for my life. He has not brought me to the threshold of victory and cast me back to the vomit of this world. He has not lifted me from the ruins and dropped me into the pits of degradation. He has not breathed the breath of eternal life into me and then choked that life out of me. He has not paid the price of redemption and sold me unto slavery. I rejoice, God has made me glad and lifted me out of the mire of carnal influences. I will work while I have a little time to work. Night has peered upon the horizon of the day. I greet the day while there is time and abide in it, for the day shall depart in a moment, and only its inhabitants shall arise with its sunshine. I lift up my eyes to the sunshine of the present day, and I kiss the Sun of righteousness. My eyes have seen his glory. My ears have heard the joyful sounds of redemption and voice of Adam's garden. God has touched my tongue with coals from the altar of love and loosed them to speak the living word.

I am glad, for the Daystar has lifted me again and brought me the song of Redemption's joy. I will go and allow the words of life to flow through me today. God has placed new life within me. I will go and prophesy unto the bones that are stricken with the dryness of religion. I will go and proclaim the true liberty of God's grace and lift the dead soldiers from their tombs of woe. I will go and proclaim the resurrection's power to lift the weary from their pits of despair. I will go and shut the doors of lust and pride with the binding effect of God's word. I will go and declare the opening of the prison house to those who are bound and declare the loosening of the captives. I will go and declare that God is setting free those who were once held captive by sin and fear. He speaks with the voice of redemption, and he acts with the precision of faithfulness. I believe.

The Lord has sought me today and drawn me unto his throne of grace. There is mercy and help in the grace here. I behold the mercy and the help made available to me. There are no weaknesses in his mercy and his help. I lift my voice in praise, and I leap with the legs of a skilled dancer. I am being helped while I worship. I am shown favor while I think on God's goodness. Today is a day of gladness. I rejoice, God has raised me out of the hands of defeat. I behold the withered hand of defeat. It is smitten by the demolition power of God's right hand. His right hand is glorious in power. His right hand has dashed in pieces the power of defeat.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: Bread For the Children

I was reading in the Song of Solomon and the Lord spoke these words.

Love's breath has sent forth the invitation to come into my embrace through the night of difficulty that will try to overshadow the light of revelation that shines in your life. Many do not have any relationship with me. All their lives are filled with closed doors. Love opens the doors of not only the miraculous but the doors of incredible opportunity for those who will hear my voice. I long to embrace all my people with the voice of my love, but they are never aware of the door that is always open to them because their fears have sealed the door over.

(Continued)

I am love, and my love is a consuming fire. I have sent a fire through your heart, not for bad but for good. The fire of my love is burning up the effects of the poisonous darts that have been shot into your heart. Well-aimed darts have taken their toll on you. You are deeply wounded. Grace has been given to you that bitterness does not come near you. You have grown in me and in the grace of God. You are not a stranger to the battlefield. Being wounded is not a new thing to you.

216. What did you expect in the house of your friends?

I was wounded in the house of my friends. You are not greater than your Master. I was wounded by my own. You came to do good. Now you have been rewarded with evil. You cannot cover up evil by enveloping it with empty good words and deeds. The taste of evil is the same whether it is wrapped in evil or wrapped in good. Evil will not depart from the house that rewards good with evil. Forgive those who have despitefully used you and who persecute you that you may be a child of your Father who is in heaven. I make the sun to rise on the evil and on the good. I send rain on the just and on the unjust.

217. If you love only those who love you, what reward do you have?

I am teaching you about the design and architecture of misunderstandings and mysteries. Their branches and flowers are unusual and secretive. These branches and flowers spring forth as mistakes and errors. They are like a giant maze many times. Their solutions are not obvious, for their design is to manifest a puzzle that draws their subject into the chambers of confusion. You have looked at their flowers, but I have seen their roots and their flowers. Allow me to show you the roots of these things, and behold the simplicity of misunderstandings and mysteries. I saw the beginning of these trials. I know their origin, and I know their ending.

218. Am I worried about these unusual manifestations before you?

219. Do you seek to understand the nature of your problems, or do you seek to know the God of answers?

220. Is anything impossible for me?

221. If I am for you, what can be against you?

(To Be Continued)

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