Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

The Lamb was slain before the foundations of the world. The horror of great darkness fell upon the Lamb before you were created. Before the world was and before there was a sun, I was the smoking furnace and the burning lamp that passed between the torn pieces of the Lamb. Now I am the promiser who is fulfilling the promise declared by the sacrifice of the Lamb. The slaying of the Lamb before the foundations of the world was enough for your insufficiency today. Now believe that you shall have spiritual children because of my promise. Fulfillment shall come because of promise, not because of your works. You are not worthy of the least of all my mercies and of all the truth that I have shown you. Stop looking at your efforts, and look again to the promise made to you. Believe the promises, and you will not faint in the face of the coming perplexities and fears.

(RHEMA: You Are a Prince That Has Power With God; Therefore, Believe the Promises Made by the Promiser)

The Lamb was slain before the foundations of the world. The horror of great darkness fell upon the Lamb before I was created. Before the world was and before there was a sun, God was the smoking furnace and the burning lamp that passed between the torn pieces of the Lamb. Now he is the promiser who is fulfilling the promise declared by the sacrifice of the Lamb. The slaying of the Lamb before the foundations of the world was enough for my insufficiency today. Now I believe that I shall have spiritual children because of his promise. Fulfillment shall come because of promise, not because of my works. I am not worthy of the least of all God's mercies and of all the truth that he has shown me. I must stop looking at my efforts and look again to the promise made to me. I believe the promises, and I will not faint in the face of the coming perplexities and fears.

Moses Hightower

Publish the Lord's Goodness and Blessings With the Voice of Thanksgiving

I gave you a heart of thanksgiving. Now express your appreciation for the things that I have done for you. You did not arrive in this place of yourself. I am responsible for bringing you here. Everything that I have allowed has been for your good. The devil meant things in your life for bad, but I meant them for good. I have allowed you to avoid many bad things that the evil one planned for you. Be thankful. Do not allow your gratitude to remain unexpressed, for appreciation that is not expressed is dead. The usual way of expressing gratitude is by thanksgiving. Your tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Write a thank you note with the voice of thanksgiving today. You are blessed. Who blessed you?

Can you really say that you are thankful if you will not give thanks to the one who did things for you?

It is impossible for thankless people to be divinely blessed. One secret to being successful is thankfulness. If you will not give thanks for the things you have now, how will you be thankful if you are successful?

You must learn to be thankful in the small things and then will I bless you with greater things. Are you aware of the many small things that I do for you?

I am developing hearts that are aware and appreciative of me and the things that I do for them. My people must learn to be grateful. Some cannot praise me freely because they are not thankful. They are not aware of the big part that I perform in their livelihood. Without me, they can do nothing. Go and teach them awareness of me and my blessings and a readiness to acknowledge me and those blessings. When they acknowledge me and my blessings, they publish with the voice of thanksgiving and tell of my wondrous works. Go and say, "Publish the Lord's goodness and his many blessings." They shall offer thanksgiving unto me, and call upon me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver them, for they have glorified me. Those who forget me shall be torn in pieces, and there will be none to deliver them. Whoever offers praise, glorifies me. In their songs, praise me and my glorious name.

Magnify me with the voice of thanksgiving. Sing unto the Lord, and let a joyful noise to the rock of your salvation be proclaimed in the earth. I am your maker; therefore, kneel before me. Bow down, and worship the King of kings. I am your God, and you are the people of my pasture, the sheep of my hand. Hear my voice today, and do not harden your hearts. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord. Serve me with gladness. Come before my presence with singing. I am your God. I made you. You did not make yourselves. Enter into my gates with thanksgiving and into my courts with praise. Be thankful unto me, and bless my name. I am good. My mercy is everlasting, and my truth has endured unto your generation. Offer praise for my goodness and for my wonderful works to the children of men. Let all the people sacrifice with the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare my works with rejoicing.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Publish the Lord's Goodness and Blessings With the Voice of Thanksgiving

Gratitude is the fire of worship that will consume every bit of our resentment, bitter hurts, and pain that try to affix themselves to our lives. As we declare his goodness, the symphony of body, mind, soul, and spirit begins the harmony of thanksgiving that will break the gravity of every negative force in the earth. The voice of rejoicing and thanksgiving fills the tabernacles of those who have been delivered by his grace. In everything, the Lord has chosen to bless us. If things are going from us or coming to us, we are still blessed by his purpose and wisdom. The same lips that bestow thanksgiving and praise in the courts of the Lord are turned into the platters of plenty that come back to our table of need. Our adoration of him creates an atmosphere that is conducive for feasting rather than the dry emptiness of famine. As we worship, we not only enter the gates of his presence, we have executed the displacement orders of heaven on the enemies of our peace. Instead of feeding on the tables of anger and anxiety of the day, we eat the daily bread of his goodness.

INGRATITUDE

God gave me a heart of thanksgiving. I now express my appreciation for the things that he has done for me. I did not arrive in this place of myself. God is responsible for bringing me here. Everything that he has allowed has been for my good. The devil meant things in my life for bad, but God meant them for good. He has allowed me to avoid many bad things that the evil one planned for me. I am thankful. I will not allow my gratitude to remain unexpressed, for appreciation that is not expressed is dead. The usual way of expressing gratitude is by thanksgiving. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. I write a thank you note with the voice of thanksgiving today. I am blessed. God has blessed me. I cannot really say that I am thankful if I will not give thanks to the one who did things for me. It is impossible for thankless people to be divinely blessed. One secret to being successful is thankfulness. If I will not give thanks for the things I have now, I will not be thankful if I am successful.

I must learn to be thankful in the small things and then will God bless me with greater things. I am aware of the many small things that God does for me. He is developing hearts that are aware and appreciative of him and the things that he does for them. God's people must learn to be grateful. Some cannot praise him freely because they are not thankful. They are not aware of the big part that he performs in their livelihood. Without him, they can do nothing. I will go and teach them awareness of God and his blessings and a readiness to acknowledge him and those blessings. When they acknowledge God and his blessings, they publish with the voice of thanksgiving and tell of his wondrous works. I will go and say, "Publish the Lord's goodness and his many blessings." The people shall offer thanksgiving unto God and call upon him in the day of trouble, and he will deliver them, for they have glorified him. Those who forget the Lord shall be torn in pieces, and there will be none to deliver them. Whoever offers praise, glorifies God.

In songs, I praise him and his glorious name. I magnify him with the voice of thanksgiving. I sing unto the Lord and let a joyful noise to the rock of my salvation be proclaimed in the earth. God is my maker; therefore, I kneel before him. I bow down and worship the King of kings. Jesus is my God, and we are the people of his pasture, the sheep of his hand. I hear his voice today and do not harden my heart. I will make a joyful noise unto the Lord. I serve him with gladness. I come before his presence with singing. Jesus is my God. He made me. I did not make myself. I enter into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise. I will be thankful unto him and bless his name. God is good. His mercy is everlasting, and his truth has endured unto my generation. I offer praise for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the children of men. All the people will sacrifice with the sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare his works with rejoicing.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Walk Into the Finished Works of Jesus Christ, and Worship With a New Expression of Faith and Confidence

Since we have already saw the vision of the end of the thing and have spoken it, we will rejoice to walk in its property lines. Harassing spirits of questioning and fear have come to give us false images in our minds and disruptive communications of a negative nature. All things were created in Him in sum total from the beginning. My nest miracle existed in Him before the foundation of the world and I will worship in the ascending incense of expectation for it to come to pass today. My promises are not for sale at some market to the highest bidder. They have been reserved for me by His precious blood and deposited into my spiritual account. Grace is the river that brings all these things to my life. My gratitude in humble thanksgiving is the position that I receive His very best for me.

(Continued)

Many are barren of miracles in their lives. I desire to show forth my miraculous power in the lives of those who believe. The birth of Jesus Christ was a miracle.

436. Am I able to bring forth a child from a virgin and not able to bring forth the miracles that you need out of barren resources?

You have performed all of your rituals in an attempt to move me to grant you miracles. Now cast aside your rituals that you have learned in religion, and hear the true way unto the miraculous. I am sounding truth in your ears today. The sound of truth that you shall hear in your ears is not traditional; therefore, do not look for what you have expected, but look for a heavenly answer.

437. You entered into my presence the way you assumed I wanted you to enter, but do you realize that I have placed my presence inside of you?

The carnal mind will perceive the vehicle of faith as an ancient vehicle that is out of date in this current age. The carnal mind will consider the path of faith as a bad choice and the wrong road to travel. The path of faith is a good road. Many times it is not shorter, but it is always the sure path. The carnal mind will perceive the cost of the journey too expensive and the financial condition of your life unable to afford the journey of faith. Doubt has bonded to carnality and conspired to persuade you to look upon your natural possessions and abilities instead of the source within you. Doubt is not your voice of sufficiency, neither is the voice of doubt the voice that I have sent. I have placed the voice of faith within you to grant you the better testimony of the resurrection. The voice of the resurrection speaks better things than these voices authored by fear and unbelief.

438. Have you prayed before you worried?

439. Have you prayed before you sought an answer outside of yourself?

440. Have you prayed before you considered all hope gone and the answer far removed from your mind?

(To Be Continued)

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