Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Your barn overflows, and your pockets are not empty. Your soul is free, and your family dwells with you. Give thanks, and be glad, for I have brought you unto a haven of goodness. Continually give thanks, and be an example of my goodness in the midst of the people. Let not despair come from behind you and stir you unto the tornado of doubt and unbelief, but give praise at all times. Even when you journey through a wilderness, even when you journey through dry places, even when you do not seem to be fruitful, even when things stalk you with uncertainty, continue to give thanks for my goodness unto you and my mercy which endures forever.

(RHEMA: Turned from the Tornado of Doubt Unto a Haven of Goodness)

My barn overflows, and my pockets are not empty. My soul is free, and my family dwells with me. I give thanks, and I am glad, for he has brought me unto a haven of goodness. I am determined to continually give thanks and be an example of his goodness in the midst of the people. I will not allow despair to come from behind me and stir me unto the tornado of doubt and unbelief, but I will give praise at all times. Even when I journey through a wilderness, even when I journey through dry places, even when I do not seem to be fruitful, even when things stalk me with uncertainty, I will continue to give thanks for his goodness unto me and his mercy which endures forever.

Moses Hightower

If You Can Believe, All Things Are Possible

If you can believe, all things are possible. The things that seem impossible are no match for me. I desire to enlarge your faith so that you may experience victory over these things. How did I turn water into wine?

You do not need to know how in order to believe. With me, all things are possible. Is any thing too hard for me?

Then only believe in me. I am faithful, and it is impossible for me to lie. Faith is the substance of the things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. By faith, the elders received a good report. Faith is real. It is not imaginary. It is concrete. It is not barren. Faith is very fertile and productive. When one possesses faith, he is wealthy. Faith has tremendous ability. Its power is greater than mental or physical power. One who has faith has the means to obtain riches, wealth, and miracles. Faith will furnish the power to accomplish anything. By faith, you can transfer all that I own to yourself. Faith gives you the power to do what I have said you could do. Greater works than what I have done is possible by faith. It gives you the power to inherit. I have not created you with a disability. Faith is directly opposed to the disability that you are combating within yourself. All things are possible if you believe. Now where is this disability?

I am all-sufficient and able to make all grace abound toward you. I am the power working in you. I am able to do exceeding, abundantly above all that you ask or think. The power is working in you right now. Do not submit to the disabilities of your flesh, for I have given unto you exceeding, great, and precious promises. You are a partaker of my divine nature. My divine nature works in you at all times. Consider the capacity of my divine nature, and you will not notice the disability of your flesh. My ability is immeasurable. It is incomprehensible. Take the limits off your confidence in me, and behold the door of miracles open to you. I know that you believe that I can do all things, but you must believe that I will do all things if you ask me. You have allowed your misunderstanding of righteousness to frustrate your faith. Abraham was a man just like you are. Moses was a man just like you are. Elias was a man subject to like passions as you are, yet he prayed that it might not rain, and it did not rain for the space of over three years. He prayed again, and it rained so that the earth brought forth fruit. All of their righteousness was like a filthy rag. Why did I hear them?

I have given you the same faith. You have treated faith as a bad credit report. Cease analyzing faith. It does not rest on you or your ability. It relies on the truth of what I have said and done. The credit of faith lies totally on my worth, honor, and faithfulness. Can I lie?

What do you need?

Ask and you will receive it.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - If You Can Believe, All Things Are Possible

Prophecy is the framework of creative miracles. It could be said that the worlds were framed by the prophetic word. In eternity, God exists beyond all the time that we can see in the future. Prophecy, in one sense, is God looking back from his eternity in the future and telling us what he has already done. Impossible does not appear in the dictionary that gives the words of God's existence. "All things are possible" is the open door into the treasure rooms of eternity. Beyond our imaginations and our greatest extended reach is the beginning of what God is doing. There are things that are hidden from our view that will burst into sight at any time. God has done and is doing many things that we did not ask for. If he is constantly involved in these things, how much more will he do what we ask?

God's power to give far exceeds our inability to receive. When God asked the question about his hand being shortened, he was indicting that his power would never reach the limits of possibility. This statement was tied to a Hebrew term of harvest that even when it looked like a planted crop would fail, he would not plow it under. He still reaps where he does not sow. God said that he would hasten his word to perform it. This means in the original Hebrew that "he will hurry to keep his Word to fulfill it with excitement and eagerness." We do not seem to have understood in many cases how eager God is to do miracles in our lives and to answer our prayer. Faith is the pure form of God's foreknowledge. Faith has planted us in a fruitful field, and the insects of destruction will not be able to destroy the harvest. Impossibility is not our assigned poverty, but the riches of all things are ours. Our report is the report of faith. Faith has declared every negative mark against us to be just an exclamation mark that is not finished yet and is slanted in the direction that faith is leading us. Faith has loaded a fleet of trucks that are arriving at our residence as we speak. Our great physician has pronounced that faith is healthy and vibrant in our lives.

FLESHLY DISABILITIES

I can believe all things are possible. The things that seem impossible are no match for my God. He desires to enlarge my faith so that I may experience victory over these things. I do not know how he turned water into wine. I do not need to know how in order to believe. With God, all things are possible. There is nothing too hard for him. I believe in God. He is faithful, and it is impossible for him to lie. Faith is the substance of the things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. By faith, the elders received a good report. Faith is real. It is not imaginary. It is concrete. It is not barren. Faith is very fertile and productive. When one possesses faith, he is wealthy. Faith has tremendous ability. Its power is greater than mental or physical power. One who has faith has the means to obtain riches, wealth, and miracles. Faith will furnish the power to accomplish anything. By faith, I can transfer all that Jesus owns to myself. Faith gives me the power to do what he has said I could do. Greater works than what he has done are possible by faith. It gives me the power to inherit. He has not created me with a disability. Faith is directly opposed to the disability that I am combating within myself. All things are possible if I believe. This disability is defeated.

God is all-sufficient and able to make all grace abound toward me. He is the power working in me. He is able to do exceeding, abundantly above all that I ask or think. The power is working in me right now. I will not submit to the disabilities of my flesh, for he has given unto me exceeding, great, and precious promises. I am a partaker of the Lord's divine nature. His divine nature works in me at all times. I consider the capacity of his divine nature, and I will not notice the disability of my flesh. God's ability is immeasurable. It is incomprehensible. I take the limits off my confidence in him, and I behold the door of miracles open to me. I know that I believe that he can do all things, but I must believe that he will do all things if I ask him.

I have allowed my misunderstanding of righteousness to frustrate my faith. Abraham was a man just like I am. Moses was a man just like I am. Elias was a man subject to like passions as I am, yet he prayed that it might not rain, and it did not rain for the space of over three years. He prayed again, and it rained so that the earth brought forth fruit. All of their righteousness was like a filthy rag, yet God heard them because of their faith. He has given me the same faith. I have treated faith as a bad credit report. I cease analyzing faith. It does not rest on me or my ability. It relies on the truth of what God has said and done. The credit of faith lies totally on his worth, honor, and faithfulness. God cannot lie. I have need of activated faith. I have need of many miracles. When I ask, I will receive them, and I will receive it.

RHEMA

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 workings 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 its 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)

You are greatly multiplying your sorrow and your conception when you do not watch what you see and what you hear. The eye-gate and the ear-gate must be guarded. They are avenues by which the seeds of fear, unbelief, and sin are conceived. Many of my people leave these gates unguarded so that their hearts and minds are free to conceive evil and destructive seeds. I desire to use the gates for the conception of faith, power, love, and sound minds. If these gates are left unguarded, evil enters in unhindered; thereby, allowing the delivery of evil imaginations. My people are conceiving fear and unbelief; therefore, they are tormented. If the people are to be at peace, they must cease becoming pregnant with fear. Apprehend the truth contained in this word, and fear shall be seized, arrested, and cast out. Behold, I give you understanding. In all of your getting, get an understanding.

402. Can fear and love abide in the same atmosphere?

Be of good cheer. It is I, the Lord Jesus, who has spoken in your ears. Though their words blown against you are as a boisterous wind, be not afraid, for I am with you to deliver you. I have given you a revelation of me, the only Lord God. Say not that there is another lord, for there is one Lord, and his name one. I have touched your eyes, and now you see. I have opened your ears, and now your ears hear. Behold the direction to take is before you. Be not afraid of the new direction that I lead you into. You do not need men who believe not in the spirit of prophecy to lead you, for they are blind and know not what they speak of.

403. How can you say you know me and believe not in prophecy?

Lean on the mind of Christ. You have my mind; therefore, cast down imaginations and bring every thought into the obedience of the Lord, your God. You will not be embarrassed by this humiliating tactic of the enemy. He means it for bad, but I mean it for good; therefore, do not feel ashamed as confusion attacks. I am not the author of confusion. I am the author of peace; therefore, let my peace rule in your heart. The enemy meant to leave you in a disturbed mental state. This disorientation was supposed to overthrow and ruin you. I have used his tactic unto my glory; therefore, rejoice in your God. I have saved you again from the defeat planned by Satan. He attempted to mix up your mind about my love. My love is in simplicity. Be not corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ Jesus, and you will never be confused about my love for you.

404. If when you were a sinner, I died for you, what else will I do for you now that I have saved you?

A great commotion and confusion is in the land. Many are being taken by this turmoil. The spirits that are responsible for this tumult are masters at engaging people in an upheaval of destruction. This is a typical war tactic of the enemy. You are not ignorant of the devil's devices. You are trained in warfare, so be not caught unaware of the strategies of the enemy of your soul. Humble yourself under my mighty hand. I will exalt you in due time. Die not as a fool the way many are committing spiritual suicide. We are living in the closing hours of my church upon the earth. Be wise, and win the lost. Be wise, and save yourself from this untoward generation. Instability is a state of disorder. Your standing has been disturbed and confused if you are not stable. Many are as unstable as water. Allow my grace to grant you stability in this hour.

405. Don't you know that he who is unstable is also riotous?

(To Be Continued)

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