Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

You cannot buy the enemy's favor. Do not attempt to give him the gift of compromise for his favor. His wrath is perpetual and deadly. Your gifts will not change his mind. He has only one intent and that is to destroy you. Look no longer at this intimidating foe, but look to me, and accept the blessing that I have already poured into you by my spirit. I have made you a prince who has power with me and with men. It was given by grace and not by your works; therefore, rise up, and present the banner and emblem of praise, which testifies of your blessings. Look and behold my glory in the face of your brothers and sisters. Look and behold the power of the Lord God in their faces. I am the miracle worker who has transformed their lives and made them glad. Be glad, for I have made you a coat of many colors. Be free to dream my God-given dreams of victory and power. You are free to live out the dreams of the Church, and behold their reality in the presence of your enemies. Lift up your eyes from the pits of unbelief, the prisons of lies, and the distress of rejections. The reality of your God-given visions has dawned upon you. Now lift up your voices in praise, and receive the power of God to make your visions a reality.

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

I cannot buy the enemy's favor. I will not attempt to give him the gift of compromise for his favor. His wrath is perpetual and deadly. My gifts will not change his mind. He has only one intent and that is to destroy me. I look no longer at this intimidating foe, but I look to Jesus, and I accept the blessing that he has already poured into me by his spirit. God has made me a prince who has power with him and with men. It was given by grace and not by my works; therefore, I rise up and present the banner and emblem of praise, which testifies of my blessings. I look and behold God's glory in the face of my brothers and sisters. I look and behold the power of the Lord God in their faces. He is the miracle worker who has transformed their lives and made them glad. I will be glad, for he has made me a coat of many colors. I am free to dream his God-given dreams of victory and power. I am free to live out the dreams of the Church, and I behold their reality in the presence of my enemies. I lift up my eyes from the pits of unbelief, the prisons of lies, and the distress of rejections. The reality of my God-given visions has dawned upon me. Now I lift up my voice in praise, and I receive the power of God to make my visions a reality.

Moses Hightower

Hidden In a Secret Place Behind the Curtain of Grace

I am not a man that I should lie. It is impossible for me to lie. I am the truth, and in me, is no lie. I am the light, and in me, there is no darkness. I am the Lord, and I change not. There is no shadow of turning in me. You must be in agreement with me if we are to continue to walk together. Can two walk together except they are agreed?

I will do nothing except I reveal my secret unto my servants, the prophets. I have spoken, so go and prophesy. I am speaking things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world. Who I am is yet a mystery to many, which was kept secret since the world began. I have manifested it now, but many do not know me. No one can come unto me unless the Father draws him. All things are delivered of the Father, and no man knows who the Son is but the Father and who the Father is but the Son and he to whom the Son will reveal him. Your eyes are blessed, for they see. Many prophets and kings have desired to see the things that you see and have not seen them and to hear the things that you hear and have not heard them. Offer praise today. You are blessed.

The secret things belong unto me, your God. The things that are revealed belong to my children forever. I am a God that hides myself. I have concealed my identity from the wise and prudent. My name was a secret, but I manifested it. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him, and I show them my covenant. You have been plucked out of many nets, for your eyes were toward me. Your trust has been in me; therefore, I have kept your soul and delivered you. You will not be ashamed, for integrity and uprightness shall preserve you as you wait on me. I have shown you mercy. The enemy told you that you were desolate. The troubles in your life were enlarged, but I brought you out of all of your distresses. Men afflicted you. The pains in your life were increased. I forgave all your sins and considered your many enemies as redemption brought you out of all your troubles. I have become very intimate with you. You counseled with me, your light and your salvation. Whom shall you fear?

I am the strength of your life. Of whom shall you be afraid?

I will make your enemies stumble and fall when they come upon you. Though a host should encamp against you, your heart shall not fear. Though war rises against you, be very confident of my promises. In the secret of my tabernacle, I have hidden you. You are set upon a rock. In the time of trouble, I have you hidden in my pavilion. Your head is lifted up above your enemies round about you, so offer the sacrifices of joy. Sing praise unto me, for I am good, and my mercy is everlasting.

I have placed you in a secret place. Now abide in this secret place. Though men see you, they do not understand how you are hidden. Go and do the work of God. I have placed a curtain of grace about you; therefore, are you hidden behind this curtain. I have dropped the curtain of grace and closed the scenes of the past on your enemies. The curtain of grace has been drawn as your protection, but it has shut out the trouble of the past. You are concealed; therefore, do not fear the voices of trouble from your past, neither the vessels that these voices speak through. You are kept under the wraps of my love behind a curtain, in secret. Rejoice.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Hidden In a Secret Place Behind the Curtain of Grace

Grace is not only a place of restoration but a pavilion of protection and a citadel of defense against the attacks of the enemy. Shields of protection that are invisible to the beholder are firmly in place in the hands of grace. As the curtains of the tabernacle hide the glory of God from the natural eye, we do not behold, except with spiritual insight, the beauty of the Lord in all his dealings of grace. Many are caught in the misunderstanding of grace. It is never a license to indulge our flesh, but it is dimension of power that takes us beyond the attraction of the flesh. God's goodness is set in the jewels of mercy and placed on our heads as the ruler of a life that was in the hog pen. Redemption and restoration have dimensions that are folded in the curtains of grace that have yet to be unfolded. If God is unlimited, then grace has no restraints. Grace has yet to bring out of its treasures and armory the weapons and blessings that will absolutely deliver the drug addiction of this nation and the world. Our fears keep us on the other side of the curtains. We must, by the power of the intervention of the cross, rush to the mercy seat and hear what the voice of our Beloved has to say from the eternal throne of his power. We have not been left naked, but we are fully clothed as we are wrapped in the curtains of eternal love in the tabernacle of grace.

HINDRANCES TO PROPHECY

God is not a man that he should lie. It is impossible for him to lie. He is the truth, and in him, is no lie. He is the light, and in him, there is no darkness. Jesus is the Lord, and he does not change. There is no shadow of turning in him. I must be in agreement with him if we are to continue to walk together. Two cannot walk together except they are agreed. The Lord will do nothing except he reveal his secret unto his servants, the prophets. God has spoken, so I will go and prophesy. God is speaking things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world. Who God is continues to be a mystery to many, which was kept secret since the world began. God has manifested it now, but many do not know him. No one can come unto him unless the Father draws him. All things are delivered of the Father, and no man knows who the Son is but the Father and who the Father is but the Son and he to whom the Son will reveal him. My eyes are blessed, for they see. Many prophets and kings have desired to see the things that I see and have not seen them and to hear the things that I hear and have not heard them. I offer praise today, for I am blessed.

The secret things belong unto Jesus, my God. The things that are revealed belong to his children forever. He is a God that hides himself and has concealed his identity from the wise and prudent. His name was a secret, but he manifested it. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him, and he shows them his covenant. I have been plucked out of many nets, for my eyes were toward God. My trust has been in him; therefore, he has kept my soul and delivered me. I will not be ashamed, for integrity and uprightness shall preserve me as I wait on him. God has shown me mercy.

The enemy told me that I was desolate. The troubles in my life were enlarged, but God brought me out of all of my distresses. Men afflicted me. The pains in my life were increased. Jesus forgave all my sins and considered my many enemies as redemption brought me out of all my troubles. God has become very intimate with me. I counseled with him, my light and my salvation. I shall not fear. God is the strength of my life. I shall not be afraid. He will make my enemies stumble and fall when they come upon me. Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war rises against me, I am very confident of God's promises. In the secret of his tabernacle, he has hidden me. I am set upon a rock. In the time of trouble, he has me hidden in his pavilion. My head is lifted up above my enemies round about me, so I offer the sacrifices of joy. I sing praises unto God, for he is good, and his mercy is everlasting.

The Lord has placed me in a secret place. Now I abide in this secret place. Though men see me, they do not understand how I am hidden. I will go and do the work of God. God has placed a curtain of grace about me; therefore, I am hidden behind this curtain. He has dropped the curtain of grace and closed the scenes of the past on my enemies. The curtain of grace has been drawn as my protection, but it has shut out the trouble of the past. I am concealed; therefore, I do not fear the voices of trouble from my past, neither the vessels that these voices speak through. I am kept under the wraps of God's love behind a curtain, in secret. I rejoice.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Eternal Expression of the Light of Love Has Granted Us the Garment of Salvation

Promises of love, like the grains of sand and the stars of the sky, come to us in the rain of the Rhema inundation of this latter rain. All the tattered garments of our beggars past in the servitude of sin have been replaced by the garments of praise embroidered with golden worship. We stand illuminated in the light of revelation that was created by that which was spoken before the foundation of the world. God has placed us on a stage specifically designed for the manifestation of his power in these last days. Curtains of flesh have hidden them from the eyes of the unbelieving and scoffers. Every false detractor shall be exposed in the same light we are dancing in. As we sing in the choir of liberated hearts and minds, the enemy will not find a place where his ears are not filled with the words of power from the mouth of the people he has tried to destroy.

(Continued)

I am the light of the world. The whole world lies in wickedness and darkness. I have sent you to be a light unto the world; therefore, take heed to yourselves, and forgive one another as I have forgiven you. You cannot say that you are exercising real faith if you forgive not your brother. Go and shine the light of love as you show forth faith that will move the huge trees of unforgiveness in the earth.

441. How can you say that you have supped with me, when you are not plucking up the trees of unforgiveness?

Go and speak the word, and these trees shall be plucked up by their roots.

442. How shall the world behold the love of God if you are not thankful?

If you are grateful for my love toward you, then show forth the light of love unto others. The world awaits the light. When you have returned to me with a true heart of thanksgiving, then will you shine again, and give glory unto me, your God. Come and dine with me. Come, eat and drink. I have knocked on your heart. You answered the knock. Now sit down, and sup with me. I have a chief meal to serve you. I have spiritual communion awaiting you.

443. How will you express the fruit of the cup of the New Testament in my blood, if you come not to the table of prayer and fellowship with me?

I ate the Passover with the disciples before I suffered. I knew I would suffer; yet I ate the Passover with them.

444. Have you drawn back from fellowship with me because of your sufferings?

My blood has made a way for you. My blood has paid the debts you owed.

445. Now who will lay any charge to you, for you are my elect?

(To Be Continued)

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