Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I am trying the hearts of my people in the fire. I will refine them, and I will bring them through the fire. I am the refiner and the purifier. Glory in tribulation, knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope; and hope maketh not ashamed because the love of God is shed abroad in your hearts by the Holy Ghost. Love will cause you to believe all things. Believe that I am the author and the finisher. I have begun a good work in you. I will perform it. I commended my love toward you while you were a sinner. My love will assure that you will be saved from wrath because you are justified by my blood. Take the witness stand, and offer a good confession. Fear not. I reconciled you to myself by the death of the Son. Now that you are reconciled, much more, I will save you in your trials by the life of the Son. Count all these things joy, knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. Let patience have her perfect work that you may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. Rejoice. The fire and furnace of your tribulation shall not destroy you. You shall come forth like gold.

(RHEMA - Take the Witness Stand, and Offer a Good Confession In the Fiery Trial)

God is trying the hearts of his people in the fire. He will refine them, and he will bring them through the fire. He is the refiner and the purifier. I glory in tribulation, knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope; and hope maketh not ashamed because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost. Love will cause me to believe all things. I believe that God is the author and the finisher. He has begun a good work in me, and he will perform it. He commended his love toward me while I was a sinner. His love will assure that I will be saved from wrath because I am justified by his blood. I take the witness stand and offer a good confession. I will not fear. He reconciled me to himself by the death of the Son. Now that I am reconciled, much more, he will save me in my trials by the life of the Son. I count all these things joy, knowing this, that the trying of my faith worketh patience. I will allow patience to have her perfect work that I may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. I rejoice. The fire and furnace of my tribulation shall not destroy me. I shall come forth like gold.

Moses Hightower

Grace During a Famine of the Hearing of the Words of God

Preach love in the face of hate. Preach peace when encountering the expression of confusion. Preach grace while you stand in front of humiliation. Preach long-suffering in confronting intolerance. Preach my power when you discern countenances of weakness. Preach joy as a remedy for sadness. Preach righteousness during this onslaught of wickedness and indecency. Preach my goodness, for it will lead men to repentance. Many are wayward because there has been a famine of true goodness among my people. While many are gluttonous for that which appears good, my people have been forced to eat this emptiness from the mouths of letter filled preachers. The letter kills, but the spirit gives life. Do not die with the masses, which are killed at the tables of death while they seek life in the ditches of religion. I send you with grace filled lips. Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt so that you may know how you ought to answer every man. You were given a testimony of the word of my grace. It was preached in your ears, and it has lifted you above every storm, every mountain, every obstacle, and in every trial. In your valleys, the word of my grace has spoken unto you. Will you give a word of condemnation to others in despair and in their time of need?

Go and recommend others to the grace of God. I have made you fairer than the children of men by pouring grace into your lips. You are blessed forever. No one can take the blessing of Abraham from you, for your blessing is Christ in you, the hope of glory. I am your sun and shield. I have given you great grace and glory. No good thing will I withhold from you, for grace is given to you, and it enables you to walk uprightly. I have given grace unto the lowly. Let your lips be filled with grace, and the king shall be your friend. Go forth and cry, "Grace, grace unto the people's troubles." Grace is poured upon the people. They have the spirit of grace and supplications. My grace is upon them. They have not received the grace of God in vain. Many are not abounding in grace because they have not heard it preached. Go and preach the grace of God. You have been given traveling grace, and I am able to make all grace abound toward you so that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work. My grace is sufficient, and my strength is made perfect in weakness; therefore, fear not in your time of weakness. My strength is working for you. You were called by my grace. Now allow me to reveal myself in you so that you might preach me among the people. When others perceive the grace that is given to you, they will give you the right hand of fellowship; therefore, worry not about those who deny you fellowship. Their rejection of you is of me, for I have rejected them, and they are void of the true grace of God. Do not frustrate my grace, for if righteousness comes by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. I have freely given you grace. I resist the proud but give grace unto the humble. You and your wife are heirs together of the grace of life. Dwell with her according to knowledge, giving honor unto her as unto the weaker vessel, and your prayers will not be hindered.

You have received the gift of grace. Now go, and minister the same grace to others, and be a good steward of this manifold grace of God. Submit yourself to others, and be clothed with humility. Humble yourself under my mighty hand, and I will exalt you in due time. Cast all your cares upon me. I care for you. Grace and peace have been multiplied unto you, and my divine power has given unto you all things that pertain unto life and godliness. Rejoice in the face of your lack. An abundant blessing has been sent forth. My kingdom has come. It has not come in word only, but it has come in power. My kingdom is filled with righteousness, peace, and joy in my Spirit. It is not here, nor there, but the kingdom of God is within you. My kingdom rules over all. Look on my right hand. There comes the right hand of my power on your behalf. Rejoice and be exceeding glad.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Grace During a Famine of the Hearing of the Words of God

As we have freely received we must freely give. Grace has bestowed the best upon us when we had the least measure of God in our lives. A famine for the hearing of the words of grace is in the land. Anger and unforgivness would rather hear the words of condemnation and judgment. Emotional prisons capture those who say that they want others to hurt as they have. Grace turns loose of the inflictions that have caused the pain of the prisoners of the poison of revenge. Every resentment and bitterness has its base in a twisted sense of pleasure that is the opposite of love refusing to keep a record of suffered wrongs. Love leaves itself open to endure the injuries of rejection and ridicule. Calvary reaches with the hands of grace and heals the festering wounds of a crushed heart. In the face of a total vacuum of a word of deliverance grace writes volumes of pages to the hungry soul. We have a mandate to declare the treasures of grace in a religious world devoid of the depositories of grace. Laodicean attitudes pervade in the starvation induced comas of those who are slowly dying for a word of liberty from the Lord. Emphatic statements of power are written in the heart of the God of all grace that is ready to be poured into the ink wells of the pen of the soul. Twisted plots of jealousy and pride have continually stripped tables of grace bare of the feast that God intends for man to feast on every day. Ravens of the supernatural will bring the abundance of the blessing of grace to those who are abandoned by traditional religion. If God gave his people enough meat to feed their lust so they gathered constantly of it for 24 hours, then he can provide a continual feast for us in the wilderness of the law and legalism. Oceans of grace will cover the mountains of the law as we ride in the arc of mercy above the tide of famine.

CONFUSION

I purpose to preach love in the face of hate. I purpose to preach peace when encountering the expression of confusion. I purpose to preach grace while I stand in front of humiliation. I am determined to preach long-suffering in confronting intolerance. I will preach God's power when I discern countenances of weakness. I will preach joy as a remedy for sadness. I am determined to preach righteousness during this onslaught of wickedness and indecency. I must preach his goodness, for it will lead men to repentance. Many are wayward because there has been a famine of true goodness among his people. While many are gluttonous for that which appears good, the Lord's people have been forced to eat this emptiness from the mouths of letter filled preachers. The letter kills, but the spirit gives life.

I choose not to die with the masses, which are killed at the tables of death while they seek life in the ditches of religion. Jesus sends me with grace filled lips. I will let my speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt so that I may know how I ought to answer every man. I was given a testimony of the word of his grace. It was preached in my ears, and it has lifted me above every storm, every mountain, every obstacle, and in every trial. In my valleys, the word of his grace has spoken unto me. He will not give a word of condemnation to others in despair and in their time of need. I purpose to go and recommend others to the grace of God. He has made me fairer than the children of men by pouring grace into my lips.

I am blessed forever. No one can take the blessing of Abraham from me, for my blessing is Christ in me, the hope of glory. He is my sun and shield. He has given me great grace and glory. No good thing will he withhold from me, for grace is given to me, and it enables me to walk uprightly. He has given grace unto the lowly. I will let my lips be filled with grace, and the king shall be my friend. I go forth and cry, "Grace, grace unto the people's troubles." Grace is poured upon the people. They have the spirit of grace and supplications. The Lord's grace is upon them. They have not received the grace of God in vain. Many are not abounding in grace because they have not heard it preached. I will go and preach the grace of God. I have been given traveling grace, and he is able to make all grace abound toward me so that I always, having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work. His grace is sufficient, and his strength is made perfect in weakness; therefore, I do not fear in my time of weakness. His strength is working for me. I was called by his grace. Now I allow Jesus to reveal himself in me so that I might preach him among the people. When others perceive the grace that is given to me, they will give me the right hand of fellowship; therefore, I do not worry about those who deny me fellowship. Their rejection of me is of him, for he has rejected them, and they are void of the true grace of God. I do not frustrate his grace, for if righteousness comes by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. He has freely given me grace. He resists the proud but gives grace unto the humble. My wife and I are heirs together of the grace of life. I must strive to dwell with her according to knowledge, giving honor unto her as unto the weaker vessel, and my prayers will not be hindered.

I have received the gift of grace. Now I go and minister the same grace to others, and I will be a good steward of this manifold grace of God. I choose to submit myself to others. I must humble myself under God's mighty hand, and he will exalt me in due time. I cast all my cares upon him. He cares for me. Grace and peace have been multiplied unto me, and God's divine power has given unto me all things that pertain unto life and godliness. I rejoice in the face of my lack. An abundant blessing has been sent forth. God's kingdom has come. It has not come in word only, but it has come in power. His kingdom is filled with righteousness, peace, and joy in his Spirit. It is not here, nor there, but the kingdom of God is within me. His kingdom rules over all. I look on his right hand. There comes the right hand of his power on my behalf. I rejoice and am exceeding glad.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Banner of Love Waving Its Victory For Us To Follow

Many lovers vie for the attention of the bride in this hour. We must be sure we are hearing his voice alone. Pleasure and entertainment offer their heady intoxicants for us to become overcome with. As in the Song of Solomon, we must not be wrapped up in self upon the bed of self satisfaction but hearing his voice through the door of spiritual relationship inviting us to come into the chambers of love he has prepared for us. Everything from false doctrine, philosophy, to people, and family will reach for the ardor of our love that should be reserved for him. If we will become drunk on his love and not the affections of just any paramour that comes by in this hour, our faith will become a flowing river that will wash our eyes of the false images that present themselves for our consideration.

(Continued)

My sheep hear my voice, and the voice of another they will not follow. Follow me, and be not distracted with those who are intruding into those things that they have not seen, vainly puffed up by their fleshly mind. Hold fast to me, the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered and knit together, increases with the increase of God. If you are my sheep, then come and follow me. Be about the Father's business, feed my lambs, and win the lost. Feed my sheep, and be not distracted by the issues of the hour. There must be wars and rumors of wars. I have already told you these things. Do not be distracted by these things, but busy yourself with winning the lost. I came into this world to seek and save those who are lost.

361. Will knowing the answers to why all these things are happening save the lost?

Then go preach the gospel so that the lost will be saved. Masses died today without salvation.

362. Will you be found preaching the gospel to the lost or trying to determine why all these things are happening?

I am come that you might life and have it more abundantly. My body will fulfill my purpose. Those who are mine will respond to the true purpose. You cannot help those who have perished; therefore, go find those who yet live, but are lost. I have not changed my purpose or my course. The wars in the earth today did not alter my purpose; therefore, do not allow these unusual events and mass deaths to modify your purpose. The salvation of the lost is love's priority.

363. What is love's priority today?

364. What is your priority today?

If your priority is to boast of a special revelation from God, then you have missed my purpose. Be about my business, and then will you align yourself with me. What happened yesterday did not surprise me. I knew that it would happen before it happened. Be not distracted with the rest of the world. Heaven is not rejoicing or sad over these events. The angels of God are about the Father's business. They look to rejoice over one sinner who repents. Eternal life seeks to become someone's award. Righteousness and holiness searches for hungry and thirsty souls. I seek to give a relationship with me without money and without price.

365. Who will administer the riches of Christ in the midst of perplexity and confusion?

(To Be Continued)

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