Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

A heavenly visitation will be given to you. This experience will change you forever, and a new boldness in preaching shall spring forth. You will preach in the name of Jesus boldly. Though you preach in the name of Jesus, those who bear my name will persecute you. There are many that wear my name but despise my word. They despise prophecy. The evident token of your blessedness is manifest through their hatred and separating you from their company. They reproach you and cast out your name as evil for my sake, for I have sent you. Rejoice during this time of persecution. Leap for joy. Your reward is great in heaven, for in like manner did men unto the prophets. Many love the praises of men more than the praise of God. They will not risk being cast out of their sanctuaries. The spirit of deception will cause them to think that they are doing me service by destroying you. Fear not. You are being marked for my blessing. Though they think they are branding you for evil, you are being stamped for my benefit.

(RHEMA: Marked For Blessings by the Pen of Persecution)

A heavenly visitation will be given to me. This experience will change me forever, and a new boldness in preaching shall spring forth. I will preach in the name of Jesus boldly. Though I preach in the name of Jesus, those who bear his name will persecute me. There are many that wear his name but despise his word. They despise prophecy. The evident token of my blessedness is manifest through their hatred and separating me from their company. They reproach me and cast out my name as evil for his sake, for he has sent me. I rejoice during this time of persecution. I leap for joy. My reward is great in heaven, for in like manner did men unto the prophets. Many love the praises of men more than the praise of God. They will not risk being cast out of their sanctuaries. The spirit of deception will cause them to think that they are doing God service by destroying me. I will not fear. I am being marked for his blessing. Though they think they are branding me for evil, I am being stamped for the Lord's benefit.

Moses Hightower

The Promises of the Author Are Conclusive, Definite, Reliable, and Sure

I have not started the work in you and sent you to finish it alone. You can do nothing of yourself. I am the one who does the work. The Father, who dwells in you, does the work. Look to me, the Author and the Finisher. You must know me as the Author if you are to understand me as the Finisher. You are an epistle known and read of all men. Allow me to be your biographer, and you will be a complete book worth reading. I am the supreme writer, your Creator. I am the source of all wisdom and knowledge. The chapters in your life will be worthless readings if you design your own epistle. Adam decided to write his own epistle. Now everyone born in him is dead. Do not write your epistle, or you will die. Allow me to be the one behind your chapters and lines, and you will be a chronicle of life with lines and chapters worth reading.

I am the supreme architect, and I have designed you to be a success. Follow the plan of life, and death will not be your plague. I have not allowed your achievements to be ruined by the enemy of your soul. I started a good work in you, and I will perform it until the day of my coming. I did not create you to fail. The assumed failure that the enemy has threatened you with is only his plan for your life. He is not the finisher. I am. Greater am I, who is in you, than he that is in the world. Shall the lesser gain an advantage over the greater?

The severe frost of cold love shall not kill the young plants that I have given birth to. I am baptizing my body with a fresh love that will consume the frost bite of the hour. Enroll in this finishing school, and allow me to put the finishing touch of love on you and in you. Finishing school will allow you to finish this race in complete victory. You will not barely be a success. You will be a success by a large margin. What is the difference between light and darkness?

That is the difference between your success and your defeat. You will not almost lose. There is no losing in me. I am the victor, and I have guaranteed your victory. I am placing the last coat of spiritual varnish on the church. It shall shine brighter than many suns. There will be no darkness in it, nor any darkness on it. Arise and shine. The finishing touch of grace is being applied to your life. No one prevented you from being born again. Who will prevent you from being translated into a finished creation?

I am the Author and the Finisher. Who will prevent me from completely performing what I started?

I will put an end to what I start, for I am the one who completes and perfects. I started building my church. The gates of hell will not prevent me from finishing my church. I am the carpenter. The church is framed right. The interior of the church has been created with pure hearts. I have joined the church right. Now I am the closer. Behold how excellent I am in closing.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Promises of the Author Are Conclusive, Definite, Reliable, and Sure

Alpha and Omega begins and ends the continuing story of eternity. Ends? In the sense that we see the purpose of eternity completed and continued. Never ending starts with the points of reference at his throne. Everything makes a continuing circuit to and from his throne. Words of power from the throne are the mandate that will never be canceled. Nothing will ever rise up and cancel the sunrise. It has been delayed but never canceled. Nothing will ever rise up and cancel a resurrection. God's brilliant, reflective glory, like a mirror, gives us the clear picture of the creation rejoicing when this earth was placed in its orbit. When he rolls up the heavens like a scroll, he will unroll a greater and perfect creation before us. Time and its dimensions will not be seated in this auditorium. Forever will unroll the red carpet of completion of the ages. Even now, we are feeling the certainty of the promises that we hold in our hearts. Nothing can diminish or decimate the predictions of the Author and Finisher of our faith that will surely end in triumph.

COLD LOVE

God has not started the work in me and sent me to finish it alone. I can do nothing of myself. He is the one who does the work. The Father, who dwells in me, does the work. I look to him, the Author and the Finisher. I must know him as the Author if I am to understand him as the Finisher. I am an epistle known and read of all men. I allow God to be my biographer, and I will be a complete book worth reading. He is the supreme writer, my Creator. He is the source of all wisdom and knowledge. The chapters in my life will be worthless readings if I design my own epistle. Adam decided to write his own epistle. Now everyone born in him is dead. I purpose not to write my epistle, or I will die. I will allow God to be the one behind my chapters and lines, and I will be a chronicle of life with lines and chapters worth reading.

Jesus is the supreme architect, and he has designed me to be a success. I will follow the plan of life, and death will not be my plague. God has not allowed my achievements to be ruined by the enemy of my soul. He started a good work in me, and he will perform it until the day of his coming. God did not create me to fail. The assumed failure that the enemy has threatened me with is only his plan for my life. He is not the finisher. God is. Greater is he, who is in me, than he that is in the world. The lesser shall not gain an advantage over the greater.

The severe frost of cold love shall not kill the young plants that the Lord has given birth to. He is baptizing his body with a fresh love that will consume the frost bite of the hour. I will enroll in this finishing school and allow him to put the finishing touch of love on me and in me. Finishing school will allow me to finish this race in complete victory. I will not barely be a success. I will be a success by a large margin. There is a great difference between light and darkness. That is the difference between my success and my defeat. I will not almost lose. There is no losing in God. He is the victor, and he has guaranteed my victory. He is placing the last coat of spiritual varnish on the church. It shall shine brighter than many suns. There will be no darkness in it, nor any darkness on it. I arise and shine. The finishing touch of grace is being applied to my life. No one prevented me from being born again. No one will prevent me from being translated into a finished creation.

Jesus is the Author and the Finisher. No one will prevent him from completely performing what he started. He will put an end to what he started, for he is the one who completes and perfects. He started building his church. The gates of hell will not prevent him from finishing his church. He is the carpenter. The church is framed right. The interior of the church has been created with pure hearts. God has joined the church right. Now he is the closer. I behold how excellent he is in closing.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Light of Life Has Displaced Death's Shadow and the Devil's Threat

His threats are hollow, and his devices are powerless over those who have heard and tasted of the power of God's living Word. Our enemy will try to turn our questioning thoughts into a rowdy mob of protesters that will shout insults to our faith and the promise of God. No good thing will he withhold from his children. Condemnation always brings its bags of lies around to prance like a court jester to try to make us think we are not worthy of miracles because of our mistakes and failures. God's word is an indestructible seed. It will always bring forth and prevail in the purpose for which it was sent. Praises should continually ring in our mouth. Miracles are about to spring forth as the green leaves of the trees multiplying in the spring of the year. As we feast in thanksgiving and the reality of miracles, others will have an empty plate. Our promises are not empty but full and running over with his blessings.

(Continued)

There is light in this evening time. Arise and shine the light of love in the earth. I am giving my sons unto the world that the world might have the words of life. Open your mouth, and proclaim the gospel of the kingdom to this lost and dying world. It is the only hope for them. Look out across the horizon, and behold the multitudes perishing. Go and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized shall be saved. He that believes not shall be damned. The glory of the kingdom shines bright in the earth. Go and shine my glory in their faces that they may see my beauty. You must go beyond the walls of the church building if you are to reach the masses.

340. You look forward to every church service, but who will look forward to preaching the gospel every day?

341. How can they hear without a preacher?

342. How can they hear without a witness?

I have sent you.

343. Now why aren't you preaching the gospel as I have commanded?

I am covered with honor and majesty. I wear light as some wear a garment. I am the Ancient of days, whose garment is as white as snow. Thousand thousands minister unto me. Ten thousand times ten thousand stand before me. My face shines like the sun, and my raiment is as white as the light. I am the only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords. I have immortality. My honor and my power are everlasting. I am light, and in me, there is no darkness at all. I sit upon the circle of the earth. I stretched out the heavens as a curtain and spread them out as a tent to dwell in.

344. Who will you liken me to?

345. Who is equal to me?

(To Be Continued)

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