Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Stand having your loins girt about with the truth. You are not wrestling against flesh and blood. You are wrestling against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Take unto you the whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand in this evil day. Having done all to stand, stand having your loins girt about with the truth and having on the breastplate of righteousness. Shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Above all, take the shield of faith wherewith you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Rhema of God. Pray always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit. Watch with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. I will give you the utterance of Rhema that you may open your mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel.

(RHEMA: The Icy Deluge of the Last Days Will Not Effect the Broadcasting of Love)

I stand having my loins girt about with the truth. I am not wrestling against flesh and blood. I am wrestling against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. I take unto myself the whole armor of God that I may be able to withstand in this evil day. Having done all to stand, I stand having my loins girt about with the truth and having on the breastplate of righteousness. I shod my feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Above all, I take the shield of faith wherewith I shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. I take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Rhema of God. I pray always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit. I watch with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. God will give me the utterance of Rhema that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel.

Moses Hightower

Call Those Things That Be Not As Though They Are

You have received power, for the Holy Ghost has come upon you. My great power is in you. You are not defenseless. I am your battleaxe. Though the world is reeling because of the blows of trouble being swung throughout it, there is no power shortage in me. I have all power and a name that is above every other name. At my name, every knee bows. All things bow at the speaking of my name whether they are principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this world, or angels. Be not disturbed because of the things that are happening in the world. There must be wars and rumors of wars. The end is not yet. There is work to do. Lift up your voice, and preach the gospel. It is the good news for a bad time. Men seek peace, but there is no peace without the Prince of peace, the only Potentate. I am your peace. By my blood, you have access into the throne room. In my presence, there is fullness of joy, and on my right hand, are pleasures forevermore.

The power of man will fail. Men and their agreements will be broken, and confusion shall spread like a cancer. My power is the only power that will not fail. I have the power to keep my covenants and enforce my word. Be not drawn away by the weak and beggarly elements of the day, but be steadfast and immovable in the ways of the Lord. Be fully persuaded that this is the only way to salvation. I have not created many ways to be saved. I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes unto the Father except by me. If men attempt to come any other way, they are thieves and robbers. No one is good except me. The power of my goodness will not fail, for it is full of integrity. There is no darkness in me. I am light, and in me, there is no shadow of turning.

I have given you power to use my name. You have been invested with authority. Do not be reluctant to use your authority. I have given you love so that you may know how to use your authority. You have full power to cast out devils, to lay hands on the sick so that they may recover, and to speak and change things by your words. This is your right and your privilege. This honor has been given to all my saints. I am the power of God in you, Christ the power of God.

Satan introduced sin, which is the cause of death. Do not allow him to introduce sin into your life, but by grace, set up a resistance to sin by your love for me. If you love me, then keep my commandments. I have given you power to act on my behalf. Are you afraid to use your authority?

I have given you all the qualifications necessary to operate in this position. You have been counted righteous. You have been justified by faith. Open up your mouth, and allow me to speak through you. You have compared yourself to the problems long enough. Compare me to the mountains and troubles of the day. They are small things when compared to me. Go and transfer the wealth of the sinner to the bank accounts of the just by your words. Dispose of your doubts, for my word is gone out of my mouth, and it will not return unto me void. I have given you the ability to inherit wealth. Now receive it in my name. I am the all-sufficient God. I am complete and infinite in ability. I will enforce my word that is gone out of your mouth. Only believe.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Call Those Things That Be Not As Though They Are

God has allowed many things to come the way of the church to show us that all our efforts fail in our attempt to bring about certain results. Only by declaring the end results by the Rhema word will it bring about the miraculous. God has chosen the emptiness of nothing to stage the creation of all things. As he spoke into a wisp of vapor, he filled all the things that were utterly opposite of living.

God was speaking to me last night and said,

I have, by my power, painted the empty canvass of the universe with the whirling vapors of the colors of my Word. By my word, I have filled the eternal void with promises of power that no entropy can swallow up. I can fill the bottomless pits with more than they can hold. I am greater than any height, depth, width, or length. Whatever falls into the measureless abyss of oblivion is the very thing I hold in my hand and fashion into a treasure of rare quality. Eternity has entered your life by the living seed of the Rhema word. Dimensions of existence beyond your thoughts wait to pull back the curtains of a stage that was arranged for the arrival for those who will not declare the obvious, but speak the unseen into existence. Far beyond the worlds of virtual reality and the creative visions of the mind of man are the rooms that I have designed for you to walk in and examine weapons that do not look like anything on the earth. They appear like shadows in the distance and burst into almost blinding revelation in their arrival in your heart. Do not allow any circumstance to rule your joy or anticipation, for I will give into your life more than you can ask in words.

Every battlefield that seems littered with the dead and every valley that seems filled with the ruin of a civilization is just the raw material of the design of the supernatural. Our eyes have not seen the next miracle but the spirit has declared it to be so!

CONFUSION

I have received power, for the Holy Ghost has come upon me. His great power is in me. I am not defenseless. He is my battleaxe. Though the world is reeling because of the blows of trouble being swung throughout it, there is no power shortage in God. He has all power and a name that is above every other name. At his name, every knee bows. All things bow at the speaking of his name whether they are principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this world, or angels. I will not be disturbed because of the things that are happening in the world. There must be wars and rumors of wars. The end is not yet. There is work to do. I lift up my voice, and preach the gospel. It is the good news for a bad time. Men seek peace, but there is no peace without the Prince of peace, the only Potentate. The Lord is my peace. By his blood, I have access into the throne room. In his presence, there is fullness of joy, and on his right hand, are pleasures forevermore.

The power of man will fail. Men and their agreements will be broken, and confusion shall spread like a cancer. His power is the only power that will not fail. He has the power to keep his covenants and enforce his word. I will not be drawn away by the weak and beggarly elements of the day, but I will be steadfast and immovable in the ways of the Lord. I will be fully persuaded that this is the only way to salvation. He has not created many ways to be saved. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes unto the Father except by Jesus. If men attempt to come any other way, they are thieves and robbers. No one is good except God. The power of his goodness will not fail, for it is full of integrity. There is no darkness in God. He is light, and in him, there is no shadow of turning. He has given me power to use his name. I have been invested with authority. I will not be reluctant to use my authority. God has given me love so that I may know how to use my authority. I have full power to cast out devils, to lay hands on the sick so that they may recover, and to speak and change things by my words. This is my right and my privilege. This honor has been given to all his saints. Jesus is the power of God in me, Christ the power of God.

Satan introduced sin, which is the cause of death. I will not allow him to introduce sin into my life, but by grace, I set up a resistance to sin by my love for God. If I love him, then I will keep his commandments. He has given me power to act on his behalf. I am not afraid to use my authority. The Lord has given me all the qualifications necessary to operate in this position. I have been counted righteous. I have been justified by faith. I open up my mouth and allow God to speak through me. I have compared myself to the problems long enough. I compare God to the mountains and troubles of the day. They are small things when compared to God. I will go and transfer the wealth of the sinner to the bank accounts of the just by my words. I dispose of my doubts, for his word is gone out of his mouth, and it will not return unto him void. God has given me the ability to inherit wealth. Now I receive it in his name. He is the all-sufficient God. He is complete and infinite in ability. He will enforce his word that is gone out of my mouth. I believe.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: Rhema - Make Your Decision Concerning Life and Death At the Throne of Grace Today

Grace has been given the highest dominion of all the working of God. It is truly the spiritual chariot throne of deliverance that all the prophets saw riding in the heavens. Even David saw a glimpse of it in the 68th Psalm. Grace takes any situation and issue of life and frames it in the proper perspective. If our attitudes in life are always directed from the throne of grace, then even the most negative situation will not rule over us, but we will reign in life through the judgments of his throne of grace. If Israel had harkened to his voice, they would have remained in the land forever, and God would have subdued all their enemies before them, and they would not have remained to be thorns in their side. Gospel truth, couched in the terms of grace, leads us to the only righteousness that can be imputed to our account. Grace is the paradox in salvation and death. Death is turned inside out by obedience to the burial in baptism and it's infilling of the Spirit of Grace. Mercy and grace are the open doors into deliverance from rebellion into the freedom of the law of the spirit of life. Its chambers cause the chambers of pleasure to look like trash compared to the treasures of his blessing we find there.

(Continued)

The kingdom of God suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. Grace is working a holy violence for you. Be not disturbed because of the attitudes of brethren against you, for brethren shall deliver brethren to death, and you shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. He that endures unto the end shall be saved. You were persecuted in one city. You fled into this city. Now accept this as the grace of God working in your life. You are not above me. You should be pleased to have suffered as I have suffered.

296. If they have called me false, is it a wonder that they call you false?

Do not fear them, for there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed and hid that shall not be known. What I tell you in darkness, that speak in light. What you hear in the ear, that preach upon the housetops. Do not fear these men that can only kill the body but are not able to kill the soul. Fear me that is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. You are better than birds and not one of them fall on the ground without me seeing it. I tell you that the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, for you are of more value to me than birds.

297. Do you have the faith of a bird?

Every man shall be rewarded according to his works. Lay up treasures in heaven where thieves do not break through, nor steal. Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Do not lay up for yourself treasures upon earth where moth and rust corrupt.

298. What have you gained if you have made gold your hope or said to the fine gold, "Thou are my confidence"?

299. What do you have if you have great wealth and hands that have gotten much?

300. If destruction from me becomes a terror unto you and you become the enemy of God, what do you have on your side?

(To Be Continued)

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