Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Rest in my name. There is no war inside of the tower of my name. There is peace here. All the wars are from without. Fight not the unseen forces that you hear. They all have significance. Leave the gravity of these things to me. Go and allow the gift in you to speak. The gift has made room for you. Now do not take the detour designed by adversity. You had turned unto the open roads along man's detour. I have redirected your path and brought you to the plain path of my name. The fights among brethren are plentiful. They continually bite and devour one another. The enemy does not need to attack them. They are destroying one another.

(RHEMA: The Gravity of the War Among Brethren Is Escaped by the Launching of Love)

I rest in his name. There is no war inside of the tower of his name. There is peace here. All the wars are from without. I determine not to fight the unseen forces that I hear. They all have significance, but I will leave the gravity of these things to God. I will go and allow the gift in me to speak. The gift has made room for me. Now I will not take the detour designed by adversity. I had turned unto the open roads along man's detour. The Lord has redirected my path and has brought me to the plain path of his name. The fights among brethren are plentiful. They continually bite and devour one another. The enemy does not need to attack them. They are destroying one another.

Moses Hightower

The Obligation of God To His People

Many of my people are suspicious of me. They have been told lies about me, which have led to these suspicions, thereby, hindering their love for me. These suspicions lead to many imaginations and give the devil a tremendous advantage in fostering unbelief. I send you to remove these suspicions. I desire my people to trust me, yet many distrust me. I have not withdrawn my love from them, neither have I become disloyal to them. I have come to defend my honor and to restore the affections and the respect of the people. I am jealous over my people with a godly jealousy. The devil has stolen their affections by beguiling them into distrusting me. By creating these doubts, he has attempted to destroy the peace of the people. I am greatly concerned about how my nature and government are perceived. With a holy indignation, I am coming against those who have misrepresented me. It is an offense against my majesty to distort my nature. The devil is attempting to corrode faith. I am sending preachers to preach the true faith and destroy the mistrust that has been promoted.

I am bonded to my church. I am the head, and you are my body. There is a bond of affection. Charity is the bond of perfectness. This bond created an obligation of a duty to my people. I have given promises. My word is sure and will never return to me empty or void. Who shall destroy my obligation to my people?

No one can void the covenant that I have made with my people. I am liable to keep my word. I open your understanding today to see the power of my obligation to my people. If I do not perform my word, then the bond created would be forfeited. Will I forfeit the bond?

Can I forfeit the bond?

You are my bondservant. Are you subjected to my authority?

Then why do you worry about my faithfulness unto you?

Don't you know that it is not me that is restraining your liberty?

An enemy is attempting to prosecute my people to steal away their justification. The devil has devised a plan to make my people assume the status of guilt. I am your attorney, and I have shown that the indictment of the devil will not stand. You are not guilty. You are free. There is, therefore, no condemnation to you that walk not after the flesh but after the spirit. The law of the spirit of life has made you free from the law of sin and death. What the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, I sent my own son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in you. Arise from the door of condemnation, and come into the door of justification. The voice of your prosecutor is not heard in this house. I have appeared in heavenly places to manage your affairs. I have not mismanaged your affairs. The warrant for your arrest is bogus. I have already settled your case. Refuse to be prosecuted by the accuser of the brethren who has made charges against you. Who shall lay any charge to my elect?

I am your advocate. I have defended you well. My argument was not denied in heaven; therefore, who will declare you guilty in the earth?

My will is done in earth as it is done in heaven. In heaven, I have already pleaded on your behalf. I interceded for you and declared you not guilty. You are reconciled to God. I am the divine intercessor who took upon myself your nature and declared you innocent by overcoming life in the flesh. You are free. Whom I have made free, is free indeed. You did not ask to come into this kingdom. Your children did not ask to come into this world. Are you obligated to take care of them now that they are here?

Stand still, and behold me fulfill my obligation to you.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Obligation of God To His People

Sennacherib was the prototype of the enemy that would decry our trust in the faithfulness of God. He said for us to not allow God to deceive us. He indicated that we would not be delivered from his hand. God spoke to me last night and said three short lines. Out of the eater came forth meat. Out of emptiness came forth everything. (Creation) Out of your exhaustion my faith will enforce your promises from me. Storms of lies are being spewed out by the devil and the false imaginations and mouths of men. They have no idea how God will hasten his Word to perform it. In the book of Isaiah 60:22 and Jeremiah 1:12, we are told that God will hasten it in its time. This means in the Hebrew that "he will hurry with eagerness and excitement to perform it." Many times it indicates that God would have destroyed or done something else, but he remembered. How does God need to remember if he knows everything?

There is either a contradiction or a powerful truth hidden here. The truth is that God made some promises that are like huge monuments or memorials in heaven. (This is what the Hebrew word means). In sparing Lot, it was not Lot that was the reason but the promise to Abraham (Genesis 19:29). In preserving his people and man, he remembers that we are but flesh and like a vapor. What will grace do with a vapor?

He looks all the way back to the beginning when he took some dust and filled it with a small vapor. His eternal covenant will always cause him to have mercy from everlasting to everlasting. Even if we believe not, he abideth faithful. God cannot deny himself. God will stand up for us before the face of every false accuser. He will defend us as his children beyond the jurisdiction of spiritual Herod's and Pilots.

UNBELIEF

Many of God's people are suspicious of him. They have been told lies about him, which have led to these suspicions, thereby, hindering their love for him. These suspicions lead to many imaginations and give the devil a tremendous advantage in fostering unbelief. The Lord is sending me to remove these suspicions. He desires his people to trust him, yet many distrust him. He has not withdrawn his love from them, neither has he become disloyal to them. He has come to defend his honor and to restore the affections and the respect of the people. He is jealous over his people with a godly jealousy.

The devil has stolen their affections by beguiling them into distrusting him. By creating these doubts, the enemy has attempted to destroy the peace of the people. God is greatly concerned about how his nature and government are perceived. With a holy indignation, he is coming against those who have misrepresented him. It is an offense against his majesty to distort his nature. The devil is attempting to corrode faith. God is sending preachers to preach the true faith and destroy the mistrust that has been promoted.

Jesus is bonded to his church. He is the head, and I am his body. There is a bond of affection. Charity is the bond of perfectness. This bond created an obligation of a duty to his people. He has given promises. His word is sure and will never return to him empty or void. No one shall destroy God's obligation to his people. No one can void the covenant that he has made with his people. He is liable to keep his word. He opens my understanding today to see the power of his obligation to his people. If he does not perform his word, then the bond created would be forfeited. He will not forfeit the bond. He cannot forfeit the bond. I am his bondservant, and I am subjected to his authority. I purpose not to worry about his faithfulness unto me. I know that it is not God that is restraining my liberty.

An enemy is attempting to prosecute God's people to steal away their justification. The devil has devised a plan to make God's people assume the status of guilt. Jesus is my attorney, and he has shown that the indictment of the devil will not stand. I am not guilty. I am free. There is, therefore, no condemnation to me. I walk not after the flesh but after the spirit. The law of the spirit of life has made me free from the law of sin and death. What the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sent his own son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in me. I arise from the door of condemnation, and I come into the door of justification. The voice of my prosecutor is not heard in this house. God has appeared in heavenly places to manage my affairs. He has not mismanaged my affairs. The warrant for my arrest is bogus. He has already settled my case. I refuse to be prosecuted by the accuser of the brethren who has made charges against me. No one shall lay any charge to God's elect. Jesus is my advocate. He has defended me well. His argument was not denied in heaven; therefore, no one will declare me guilty in the earth.

God's will is done in earth as it is done in heaven. In heaven, he has already pleaded on my behalf. He interceded for me and declared me not guilty. I am reconciled to God. He is the divine intercessor who took upon himself my nature and declared me innocent by overcoming life in the flesh. I am free. Whom God has made free, is free indeed. I did not ask to come into this kingdom. My children did not ask to come into this world. I am obligated to take care of them now that they are here. I stand still, and I behold God fulfill his obligation to me.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Grace Is a Dependable Anchor; Therefore, Do Not Fear the Wind of Condemnation and the Effects from the Rage of Sin

Legalism, condemnation, works, law, and the fear complex all have their roots in religious pride. Each wants to be seen and noticed to the extent that others pay attention to what they did instead of what his grace accomplished in our lives. They negate the glory that goes to God and take it to themselves. Their idol worship will cause a swift downfall. Only those who are founded and anchored to grace will stand all the force of fear's fantasy and emotional short winded space. Emotion does not last or establish. Our faith and sustaining power is his grace. His blood has purchased beyond the cheap trinkets of works, a holy and excellent relationship for those who are consumed with the choice of loving the one who so graciously embraces us in failure and in success. His words to us sweep along on the sea of life beyond the ability of the tides of modernism and fashion to alter our course. Political winds of religious origin may raise a stormy caldron, but the one who walked on the water without any support but himself is our sure and steadfast line of security and the pilot of our ship.

(Continued)

You must cast off shame which has come to keep you from rejoicing in me. Pride watches from every corner of your being. Unless you humble yourself before me, pride will speak and command you to worship self instead of the Living God. Pride is the child of your flesh. If you give yourself to wed pride, then you will beget children that look to your flesh as a parent of tremendous strength rather than children who look to humility as a strong virtue held in honor by me. Humility is reigning in this hour without you, for humility cannot be dethroned. Humble yourself under my mighty hand that you may produce sons and daughters in the spirit that are worshippers and soul winners.

315. When have you played before me?

316. When have you worshipped in spirit and in truth?

Draw out your sword, and swing it valiantly. Be not dismayed at the faces of those who seem to be. Gather those whom the spirit of prophecy is in together, and speak against this flood. Dry it up with the words of your mouths. I have made the prophets of the last days a city protected by God. I have made them iron pillars and brazen walls. The enemies of prophecy shall gather themselves together to fight against you. They shall open their mouths against you to discredit you, but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you to deliver you. Be not afraid. Go and dry up the flood with the words of your mouths.

317. Have I ever forsaken you?

318. Will I ever forsake you?

My word is gone out of my mouth. My word is true, and I am true to my word. I am true to those who believe. My judgment does not slumber. My justification is not slack and insufficient. Come away from condemnation. I have not led you there. I have led you to justification by faith, which is in me. You have looked at your failures and predetermined judgment. I have looked at the sacrifice of the Lamb of God and predetermined justification. I have justified you.

319. Now who will condemn you?

320. Who will lay any charge to my elect?

(To Be Continued)

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