Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Despise not the restraints that you feel. They are protecting you. I will call on you to speak then speak boldly as you ought to speak. Remember, the love of many is waxing colder. The power lines of love are out in many places. Mighty trees are falling in this hour because they have been covered with sleety love. Their lights are going out, and gross darkness is affecting the eyesight of many. This icy deluge has influenced their hearts, and their voices now speak without clear direction. The broadcasts of their messages are not clear. They are confused and too proud to admit their errors in judgment. They continue to speak with forked tongues from double minds. I will cancel their flights to heaven because the conditions of their hearts leave them unprepared for the flight of consuming fire.

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

I do not despise the restraints that I feel. They are protecting me. God will call on me to speak then I shall speak boldly as I ought to speak. I remember that the love of many is waxing colder. The power lines of love are out in many places. Mighty trees are falling in this hour because they have been covered with sleety love. Their lights are going out, and gross darkness is affecting the eyesight of many. This icy deluge has influenced their hearts, and their voices now speak without clear direction. The broadcasts of their messages are not clear. They are confused and too proud to admit their errors in judgment. They continue to speak with forked tongues from double minds. The Lord will cancel their flights to heaven because the condition of their hearts leaves them unprepared for the flight of consuming fire.

Moses Hightower

With Your Heart, Believe Unto Righteousness, and With Your Mouth, Confess Unto Salvation

Today, I summon you to make a good confession. Rise up, and fight the good fight of faith. You cannot win this war without a good confession and profession. The weapons of your warfare are not carnal, but they are mighty through me. These weapons are strong in the pulling down of strongholds, casting down of imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against my knowledge. Through ignorance, the enemy has seduced my people and influenced them to make negative confessions. Go and remove this ignorance from your midst. I am the mighty God in them, but they speak as though I was not among them or in them. They bring shame to my name as they belittle my presence and my power in my body. I am greater than the one in the world, yet they act as though they are without me when they are placed on trial. It is in the fiery trial that I should shine brighter than the noonday sun. I am the Sun of Righteousness. Will you allow the shade of trouble to cover your mouth and prevent you from making a good profession?

The darkness that trouble has covered the earth with does not affect my ability to shine. I am the Light of the world. Who or what shall prevent me from shining?

Arise and pray for your enemies and your friends then will I turn your captivity. Pray for them, and I will open the windows of heaven and pour you out blessings untold. Go to the sanctuary, and eat the manna from heaven with gladness and faith. I have given you manna in a time of a famine of the hearing of the words of God. Many people have the word of God, but not very many are hearing the words of God fresh from my mouth. Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. The spirit gives life, but the letter kills. Why would men rise up to kill you if they had words from my mouth that gives life?

They rose up to slay your name because they had the letter, which kills. Pray for them that their eyes would see, their ears would be opened, and their hearts would no longer be hardened. The spirit of slumber has been given to them. They are sleepwalkers who kill in their slumber. They are drunk, and their minds and hearts are darkened. Their table has been made a snare, a trap, a stumbling block, and recompense unto them. I have darkened their eyes so that they cannot see. Be not wise in your own conceit, but be humbled that I have opened your ears and eyes and given you a heart that is not waxed gross. I took away your sins. Look to the depths of the riches of my wisdom and knowledge. My judgments are unsearchable, and my ways are past finding out. Who has known my mind?

Who have I counseled with?

Do not walk in the vanity of your mind, for if you do, you will have your understanding darkened and be alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in you because of the blindness of your heart. You received me by faith, now walk in faith. The truth is in me, Jesus. If you have heard me and been taught by me, then put off the works of the old man, for he is corrupt according to deceitful lusts. Put on the new man, which is created in righteousness and true holiness.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth but that which is good to the use of edifying, so that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Open your mouth wide, and confess a good confession. The word is nigh you even in your mouth and in your heart, that is, the word of faith, which you preach; that if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. With the heart, you believe unto righteousness, and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation. Whosoever believes on me, shall not be ashamed. I am rich unto all that call upon me. Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved. I have sent you preachers, and you have heard of me. You have called on me. Did I make the preacher's feet beautiful in vain?

They have preached the gospel of peace and brought glad tidings of good things. Rise up, and confess the things that you have heard from the mouth of my preachers. Have you heard?

Then rise up, and make a good confession. You will not be ashamed.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - With Your Heart, Believe Unto Righteousness, and With Your Mouth, Confess Unto Salvation

Our confession and our profession are one and the same. They are translated from the same word in the original Greek but are used as two different words. Whether we hold it fast or we steadfastly continue to declare it, we will receive the abundance that is riding in its vanguard. Our confession will demolish the lies of the enemy. He would like for us to confess our worst fears. God's faithfulness is greater than the sum total of all our fears. Our heart is the avenue that expresses the depths of our being. Our mind only processes the thoughts of the heart. As we confess with our mouth unto salvation, we are launched into an arena of victory that will supersede the hand to hand combat fought by many. Faith calls light out of darkness. Love calls grace out of hate. Confessions of faith call creation out of condemnation. Flowing streams of peace are the fountains of the mouth that will never be silent in the presence of the Holy One. Trials are the trigger that we pull on the tests that turn into the targets that win the battle all at once.

Trouble wants to dictate the results of our lives. Truth liberates us from the failure that would bind our minds to the torture racks of torment. Our words that flow like a stream into a statement that God will nail like a notice on the gates of hell. "We will prevail!" is our bold assertion of power. We will not confess sickness or defeat. We are not in the midst of sticking our head in the sand, but we are in the presence of the one who multiplies stars like the grains of sand. We will not sleep and slumber, but we will break the empty pitcher and shout the Sword of the Lord upon the horizon that seems filled with the armies of defeat.

VANITY

The Lord summons me to make a good confession. I rise up, and fight the good fight of faith. I cannot win this war without a good confession and profession. The weapons of my warfare are not carnal, but they are mighty through him. These weapons are strong in the pulling down of strongholds, casting down of imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against his knowledge. Through ignorance, the enemy has seduced God's people and influenced them to make negative confessions. I will go and remove this ignorance from my midst. He is the mighty God in them, but they speak as though he was not among them or in them. They bring shame to his name as they belittle his presence and his power in his body. He is greater than the one in the world, yet they act as though they are without him when they are placed on trial. It is in the fiery trial that he should shine brighter than the noonday sun. He is the Sun of Righteousness. I will not allow the shade of trouble to cover my mouth and prevent me from making a good profession.

The darkness that trouble has covered the earth with does not affect God's ability to shine. He is the Light of the world. Nothing or no one shall prevent him from shining. I am determined to arise and pray for my enemies and my friends then God will turn my captivity. I pray for them, and he will open the windows of heaven and pour me out blessings untold. I go to the sanctuary and eat the manna from heaven with gladness and faith. He has given me manna in a time of a famine of the hearing of the words of God. Many people have the word of God, but not very many are hearing the words of God fresh from his mouth. Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. The spirit gives life, but the letter kills. Men would not rise up to kill me if they had words from God's mouth that gives life. They rose up to slay my name because they had the letter, which kills. I purpose to pray for them that their eyes would see, their ears would be opened, and their hearts would no longer be hardened. The spirit of slumber has been given to them. They are sleepwalkers who kill in their slumber. They are drunk, and their minds and hearts are darkened. Their table has been made a snare, a trap, a stumbling block, and recompense unto them. He has darkened their eyes so that they cannot see. I purpose not to be wise in my own conceit, but I am humbled that he has opened my ears and eyes and given me a heart that is not waxed gross. He took away my sins. I look to the depths of the riches of his wisdom and knowledge. His judgments are unsearchable, and his ways are past finding out. No one has known his mind. He has not counseled with anyone.

I do my best to not walk in the vanity of my mind, for if I walk in the vanity of my mind, I will have my understanding darkened, and I will be alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in me because of the blindness of my heart. I received him by faith, now I walk in faith. The truth is in him, Jesus. If I have heard him and been taught by him, then I put off the works of the old man, for he is corrupt according to deceitful lusts. I put on the new man, which is created in righteousness and true holiness.

I must let no corrupt communication proceed out of my mouth but that which is good to the use of edifying, so that it may minister grace unto the hearers. I open my mouth wide and confess a good confession. The word is nigh me even in my mouth and in my heart, that is, the word of faith, which I preach; that if I shall confess with my mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in my heart that God has raised him from the dead, I shall be saved. With the heart, I believe unto righteousness, and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation. Whosoever believes on him, shall not be ashamed. He is rich unto all that call upon him. Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved. He has sent me preachers, and I have heard of him. I have called on him. He did not make the preacher's feet beautiful in vain. They have preached the gospel of peace and brought glad tidings of good things. I rise up and confess the things that I have heard from the mouth of my preachers. Because I have heard, then I rise up and make a good confession. I will not be ashamed.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Enabling Grace and Abundant Mercy Leaping With Us In Their Arms and Bringing Us Unto Great Victory

Condemnation and judgment will always reach for us to throw us against the wall of punishment. It lifts its stones of accusation in the loud voice of torment. From above there is a voice that claims us as his own. He proclaims, "These are mine. They will not be judged by your courts of law, but before the throne of grace." Heaven has purchased us with the blood that we could never afford. He who became poor for our sakes has graciously granted us the exemptions of the freedom from the jurisdiction of this world. Our destiny is in the hands of the heavenly courts. Grace always lifts us up above the crushing blows of condemnation. He never says, "Oh ye my sinners but Oh ye my children." Grace always lifts us above the mundane level of life into the throne rooms of power and love where the family of grace is enjoying his inheritance now.

(Continued)

Do not allow your heart to be secretly enticed, for I shall punish all evildoers. Do not deny me, the God that is above, by your works. Be careful that you do not secretly rejoice at the destruction of those who hate you, or lift up yourself when evil finds them. Do not suffer your mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul, but pray for those who have despitefully used you. Learn to keep your mouth with a bridle and to not sin with your tongue. Your days are as a vapor, and your age is as nothing. At your best state, you are altogether vanity.

301. It does not profit you anything to walk in a vain show of pride, for if you gather up riches, who shall gather them up after you?

Mercy belongs unto me, and I will render to every man according to his work. When pride comes, then comes shame, but with the lowly, is wisdom. Be filled with integrity, and it shall guide you. Only righteousness shall deliver you. Riches do not profit you in the day of wrath. A wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness, but the righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way. Lay up your treasure in heaven.

302. How much mercy and love have you laid up in heaven?

303. How much favor have you given others?

Do not labor for the wind. You came forth of your mother's womb naked, and naked shall you return to go as you came. You shall take nothing of your labor that you may carry away in your hand. Labor not for the meat that perishes. I give to every man a portion. Every man to whom I have given riches and wealth should rejoice in his labor, for it is all the gift of God. Trust in me always, for neither your silver nor your gold shall be able to deliver you in the day of my wrath.

304. Why build more and bigger places to dwell in if you have not prepared your soul for eternity?

305. What will you do if your soul is required of you?

306. Whose things shall those things be that are in your bigger and better places?

(To Be Continued)

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