Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

My throne is held up by mercy. Love found you upon your bed and brought you here for fellowship and communion. My love is perceived by my action on the cross. Now give thanks that you hear the voice of communion. Open your ears to this voice of comfort and peace. I have summoned you here to assure you of the faithfulness directed to those who believe in my voice. I came walking in the garden in the cool of the day. Adam looked forward to hearing my voice. I appeared unto Abram. I opened his ears to hear my voice. Your ears are opened, and your eyes are not closed. I have opened your understanding so that you might understand the scriptures. I have brought you into the throne room to eat the bread of the morning and to drink the water of peace. The words that I speak unto you are spirit. They are life. Come and be ministered unto by my Spirit. Lie down in my presence with the foundations of mercy as your pillow. I am ministering unto you this morning. Rest in my love.

(RHEMA: The Echoes of the Voices of Worry Are Silenced by the Blood of Jesus)

God's throne is held up by mercy. Love found me upon my bed and brought me here for fellowship and communion. His love is perceived by his action on the cross. Now I give thanks that I hear the voice of communion. I open my ears to this voice of comfort and peace. He has summoned me here to assure me of the faithfulness directed to those who believe in his voice. The Lord came walking in the garden in the cool of the day. Adam looked forward to hearing his voice. The Lord appeared unto Abram. He opened his ears to hear his voice. My ears are opened, and my eyes are not closed. He has opened my understanding so that I might understand the scriptures. He has brought me into the throne room to eat the bread of the morning and to drink the water of peace. The words that he speaks unto me are spirit. They are life. I am ministered unto by his Spirit. I lie down in his presence with the foundations of mercy as my pillow. He is ministering unto me; therefore, I rest in his love.

Moses Hightower

Instructions In Living

(Part Two)

Your adoration of me is weighed in the balance and found wanting. The first commandment is "Hear, O Israel: the Lord, our God, is one Lord and thou shalt love the Lord, thy God, with all thine heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy might." Is this commandment in your heart?

How can you teach your children and the church this if you do not have it in your heart?

The people of God do not have it in their hearts because the ministry has not seen the necessity of having it in their hearts. Come back to this commandment, and do it. When you have done this commandment, then will you realize the promises given to Abraham. My people have never realized the importance of this commandment. The worldly rulers are given a greater applause than the King of kings. I will not play second to worldly rulers. Why should I continue to accept half-hearted worship from people who have received so much?

Idolatry is rampant. Ignorance is at an all-time high. The prince of the power of the air seduces many to worship the gods through the idols of the age. The heroes of the hour are loved and honored to adoration. Many of the people have set their affections on them to an excess, and they are sinfully attached. I have said, "Keep yourselves from idols," yet my people have thrust themselves into the beds of harlotry. The worship of anything that is not me is idol worship. Go and pull back the veil of ignorance so that the people may see who they are worshiping unawares. This is an abomination unto me. It is spiritual adultery. My people have violated their relationship with me. They cannot serve me and mammon. They cannot serve me and other gods. How can they serve me without obeying the first commandment?

I am requiring absolute faithfulness to me and a separation from the bed of adultery. Teach my people to separate themselves from all manner of lewdness and impurity. Teach them to be holy as I am holy. How can the people remain pure if they constantly mix their worship of me with the worship of other things and other gods?

This impurity must cease if they are to be saved. You cannot serve two masters. You will love one and hate the others. Do you love me?

Then separate yourself from idolatry of all kinds. Covetousness is idolatry. Are you covetous?

Then you are idolater. Repent.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Instructions In Living (Part Two)

Hearts aflame with the unceasing gratitude of worship will never be quieted by the lies of this hour. We will never be silenced by the words of any source. We will refuse to parrot the plastic words of religion. Feigned expressions and synthetic praise feels like gravel in our mouth, and true worshipers will spit it out. Idols are just around the corner of the nearest block of our emotions. Prostitution of our love for him is the saddest detail that could be written of us. We will prevail daily in our living only if we are yielded to him. We do not draw the picture and tell God where to fit in, but he draws the picture, and we are to fit our lives into his pattern for our lives. His pattern for our lives is that of a fervent and intense worshiper. We can go through the actions of a praiser, but the real worshiper will leave the smell of a singed and fried enemy in their wake. It is easy to feel and know who really has the victory. Our struggle will indicate our tangled warfare with our flesh. Flesh has to be totally consumed on the altar of worship. We can try to serve the desire of our flesh, but that relationship will empty our treasury of its contents. Our sacrifice is in the courts of praise with our hands and hearts lifted high.

IDOLATRY AND IGNORANCE

My adoration of God is weighed in the balance and found wanting. The first commandment is "Hear, O Israel: the Lord, our God, is one Lord and thou shalt love the Lord, thy God, with all thine heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy might." This commandment is in my heart. I cannot teach my children and the church this if I do not have this commandment in my heart. The people of God do not have it in their hearts because the ministry has not seen the necessity of having it in their hearts. I purpose to come back to this commandment and do it. When I have done this commandment, then I will realize the promises given to Abraham. The Lord's people have never realized the importance of this commandment. The worldly rulers are given a greater applause than the King of kings. God will not play second to worldly rulers. God will not continue to accept half-hearted worship from people who have received so much.

Idolatry is rampant. Ignorance is at an all-time high. The prince of the power of the air seduces many to worship the gods through the idols of the age. The heroes of the hour are loved and honored to adoration. Many of the people have set their affections on these idols to an excess, and they are sinfully attached. God has said, "Keep yourselves from idols," yet his people have thrust themselves into beds of harlotry. The worship of anything that is not God is idol worship. I will go and pull back the veil of ignorance so that the people may see who they are worshiping unawares. This is an abomination unto God. It is spiritual adultery. His people have violated their relationship with the Lord. They cannot serve him and mammon. They cannot serve him and other gods. They simply cannot serve him without obeying the first commandment.

God is requiring absolute faithfulness to him and a separation from the bed of adultery. I will teach his people to separate themselves from all manner of lewdness and impurity. I will teach them to be holy as he is holy. The people cannot remain pure if they constantly mix their worship of God with the worship of other things and other gods. This impurity must cease if they are to be saved. I cannot serve two masters. I will love one and hate the others. I love the Lord; therefore, I purpose to separate myself from idolatry of all kinds. Covetousness is idolatry. In times past, I have been covetous. I love God, and I do not want to be an idolater; therefore, I repent.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Battleground For Souls Is a Place of Tremendous Victory

Encampments of the enemies' discouragement seem to always dot the path the faithful. Heavens hosts await the incursion of the attackers to stop them in their tracks because praise has already established shields and defenses around them. Our past is not even a good ghost to come and attack us. Failures of yesterday are the shadows of something that is a phantom of the night. It is not really there. It just tries to pursue those who will pay it any attention. Our eyes are fixed on the goal of things not seen in the natural setting of the battle. We have already seen and heard the end of the crusade. It is a victorious unbroken fellowship with the strength of our lives. Hidden in all these skirmishes are the jewels of the treasure of his providence all along our path. It is never time to despair but to rejoice in his strength and victory over our every foe.

(Continued)

I have a purpose in your life. This predator desires to bring you to a state of disturbance to overcome you with anxiety and worry. Worry gives this predator an advantage. Worship instead of worry. The excellency of my worth should dominate your mind. Honor and respect me. I am faithful. Pay me the honor that is due me. If you adore me, then pay me the reverence that you owe, whether you feel like it or not. Do not allow the predator to draw your focus to the worry that he has sent forth to trouble you. I am the object of your worship. Now keep worship at the highest level of your affection. Be extravagant in your expression toward me and extreme in your submission to me. The idol worshippers of the day exercise this principle to the maximum. There is no doubt about their love for their idols. Now honor me with extravagance and extremity, for I am a jealous God. My name is jealous.

421. Is my quality of being worthy to be worshiped insufficient?

422. Are you a true worshiper?

423. Then why has your worship fallen short in the face of worry and trouble?

I am worthy. Now show my worth by your worship. I am worthy to be honored. I am entitled to your worship and your highest respect.

424. If things were worse in your life, then would you worship more?

I sowed my word on good ground. You heard the word and received it. Now shall it bring forth fruit many fold. Rise up, and speak the word, for it is very nigh you, in your mouth and in your heart so that you may do it. Confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead and then you will be saved from this dilemma that you face. Prosperity is beyond doubt. On the other side of the battle, lies great prosperity and great peace. With your heart, you believe unto righteousness, and with your mouth, confession is made unto salvation. You believe on me, and you shall not be ashamed, for whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved. You are guilty as doubt has charged, but I justified you.

425. Do you doubt your justification and my righteousness?

(To Be Continued)

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