Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Your past should be sealed in the book of profitability and only read and learned from so that the same mistakes are not committed in the future. Some of the things that you have experienced were because of other people's mistakes, but some bad things experienced by others are because of you. Cease balancing the books of the past, and go on to the joyful things of today and tomorrow. How someone else could have done what they did to you, is not the issue today, but how you responded to what they did, will be an issue tomorrow. You may choose by your obedience or your disobedience as to what you will regret or enjoy. Choose to worship the God of life and then will you wish and pray to live. Worship the god of self or the god of this world and you will wish and pray to die. The god of this world is ugly and cruel, but I am kind and compassionate. I did not mean the things in your life for bad. I meant them for good. You must learn to bring sweetness out of the bitter things of life and good out of evil. How can you say you have grown in the knowledge of God when you yet wrestle with what's fair and what's wrong?

(RHEMA: Cease Balancing the Books of the Past,and Go On To the Joyful Things of Today and Tomorrow)

My past should be sealed in the book of profitability and only read and learned from so that the same mistakes are not committed in the future. Some of the things that I have experienced were because of other people's mistakes, but some bad things experienced by others are because of me. I determine to cease balancing the books of the past, and I will go on to the joyful things of today and tomorrow. How someone else could have done what they did to me, is not the issue today, but how I responded to what they did, will be an issue tomorrow. I may choose by my obedience or my disobedience as to what I will regret or enjoy. I choose to worship the God of life and then will I wish and pray to live. If I worship the god of self or the god of this world, then I will wish and pray to die. The god of this world is ugly and cruel, but Jesus is kind and compassionate. He did not mean the things in my life for bad. He meant them for good. I must learn to bring sweetness out of the bitter things of life and good out of evil. I have grown in the knowledge of God, yet I wrestle with what's fair and what's wrong.

Moses Hightower

God Is Working In You As You Are Hidden Behind the Curtain of Grace In Its Secret

I made today. Be glad in the day that I have made. Rejoice greatly, for I have awakened you in a right mind. I have given you a mind to worship me, your King. You bowed your knees to me. I gave you humility so that you might humble yourself before me. You have shown reverence, respect, honor, and trust in me. You did not do this of yourself. You can of yourself do nothing. I have given you all things that pertain unto godliness. I work in you at all times, both to will and to do of my good pleasure. I have given the people one heart to do my commandments by the word of the Lord and ordained peace for them. My law is in their inward parts. It is written in their hearts. I am their God, and they are my people. My fear is in their hearts, and they will not depart from me. What you have received, was given by me from heaven. You have sufficiency. It is not of you; therefore, do not think any thing is of yourself. Your sufficiency is of me. I have made you able ministers of the New Testament, not of the letter but of the spirit, for the letter kills, but the spirit gives life. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. It comes down from me, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

I was with the Jewish fathers. I am with you. You are Christ's seed; therefore, are you Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise. I will never leave you, nor forsake you. You may incline your hearts unto me, walk in all my ways, and keep my commandments and judgments that I have commanded you. I have turned your eyes away from vanity and quickened you in the right way. My word is established in you, and reproach is turned away. The word of truth is in your mouth. Now allow it to speak through you.

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes. I have given you my eyes, for I am your head. Now you may see things as I desire you to see them. Seek not the things that are after your own heart. If you do, you will not do justice and judgment in an acceptable way. Look through my eyes. I am your head. If you allow me to work in you, you will always do the right thing. I am rich in mercy. I have quickened you together with Christ, raised you up together, and made you sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. The exceeding riches of my grace are shown to you by my kindness toward you, for by grace, are you saved through faith and that not of yourself. It is the gift of God, not of works. If it is of works, then you could boast. I justified you by grace. Now you are heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

I have enclosed you with curtains of grace. Do not open these curtains, or you will feel the accusations of condemnation. Remain veiled by grace, and victory is always certain. Many are condemned because they have disclosed their hiding place by opening the curtains of grace to walk after their own righteousness. The heat of condemnation cannot find you as long as you remain hidden behind grace. You are concealed, and there is no condemnation as long as you walk after the spirit. Outside of grace, your nakedness is uncovered. Remain in the secret of grace.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - God Is Working In You As You Are Hidden Behind the Curtain of Grace In Its Secret

Our designer and builder has placed us on the table of his workmanship. Grace will take the flaws and failures of lives and fashion the flawless fountains of majesty that will cause the angels to gasp. When we see lives that are so devastated by the sin of this culture and then behold the contrast of the new creation, we are left speechless. Only God can take the dust of corruption of humanity and by his grace, fashion the diadems and the crowns of kingdoms from them. Dazzling light illuminates the chambers of power on the inside of the tabernacles of grace. Hidden works have always been the handiwork of the Creator. Diamonds are fashioned from the carbon of the deep, and the pearls of oysters are formed from their own deep irritations. God does not allow the view of natural eyes on the hidden things lest there be boasting of our own knowing. We know not how he makes all things from the beginning to the end. He, however, allows us to behold them as they are revealed. Many times we are not able to stand to know how he does certain things. Our own vanity and pride brings us to places that we would fall off the cliffs of destruction if we saw the finished work of grace. We have a short distance to fall on our faces in worship.

INSUFFICIENCY AND VANITY

The Lord made today. I will be glad in the day that he has made. I rejoice greatly, for he has awakened me in a right mind. He has given me a mind to worship him, my King. I bowed my knees to him. He gave me humility so that I might humble myself before him. I have shown reverence, respect, honor, and trust in God. I did not do this of myself. I can of myself do nothing. God has given me all things that pertain unto godliness. He works in me at all times, both to will and to do of his good pleasure. He has given the people one heart to do his commandments by the word of the Lord and ordained peace for them. His law is in their inward parts. It is written in their hearts. He is their God, and they are his people. His fear is in their hearts, and they will not depart from him. What I have received, was given by God from heaven. I have sufficiency. It is not of me; therefore, I do not think anything is of myself. My sufficiency is of him. He has made me an able minister of the New Testament, not of the letter but of the spirit, for the letter kills, but the spirit gives life. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. It comes down from God, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

God was with the Jewish fathers. He is with me. I am Christ's seed; therefore, I am Abraham's seed and an heir according to the promise. The Lord will never leave me, nor forsake me. I may incline my heart unto him, I choose to walk in all his ways and keep his commandments and judgments that he has commanded me. He has turned my eyes away from vanity and quickened me in the right way. His word is established in me, and reproach is turned away. The word of truth is in my mouth. Now I allow it to speak through me.

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes. God has given me his eyes, for he is my head. Now I may see things as he desires me to see them. I will not seek the things that are after my own heart. If I do, I will not do justice and judgment in an acceptable way. I will look through his eyes. He is my head. If I allow him to work in me, I will always do the right thing. The Lord is rich in mercy. He has quickened me together with Christ, raised me up together, and made me sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. The exceeding riches of his grace are shown to me by his kindness toward me, for by grace, I am saved through faith and that not of myself. It is the gift of God, not of works. If it is of works, then I could boast. He justified me by grace. Now I am an heir according to the hope of eternal life.

God has enclosed me with curtains of grace. I elect not to open these curtains, or I will feel the accusations of condemnation. I will remain veiled by grace, and victory is always certain. Many are condemned because they have disclosed their hiding place by opening the curtains of grace to walk after their own righteousness. The heat of condemnation cannot find me as long as I remain hidden behind grace. I am concealed, and there is no condemnation as long as I walk after the spirit. Outside of grace, my nakedness is uncovered. I purpose to remain in the secret of grace.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Household of Faith Makes a Comeback In the Face of Defeat and Impossibility

Outlined on the horizon of a day that the enemy thought he had pulled the shades down on, is the form of the host of God's people who have spoken to the sun and moon of the day of uncontrolled emotions. We have not become stony and stilted, but our resolve to exalt Jesus and continue to speak his words places us in the front of the battle. Just above the dust of the fray, is seen the chariots of the host of heaven. We are not alone but surrounded with all the resources we need to be more than victorious. Many would join the mob of ridicule and try to disgrace those who have been the vessels of prophecy. The hour will come that they will need a word of deliverance, but they will have forsaken the mercy they could have had in the mouth of a real friend that they threw into their religious ditch. Our road of victory is filled with those longing for him. We will never cease to exalt and praise the excellence of his faithfulness. God will take all the misunderstanding and turn them into pavilions of healing for the hurting.

(Continued)

I offered up the necessary sacrifice.

446. Now who will entice me not to give you all things?

I have not drawn you before the throne of grace to examine your works of righteousness; therefore, lay aside the things you think will impress me. I am not impressed with anything that you have done. If you had done everything right, I would not be impressed, for you would remain an unprofitable servant. Tear open your sealed confidence, and show me the faith in your bag that you have brought with you. Throw everything else away. I gave you faith, as I gave to every man. Now show forth the faith that I gave you. It is sufficient for your appearance here at my throne.

447. What is it that you want me to do?

You may choose by your obedience or your disobedience as to what you will regret or enjoy. Choose to worship the God of life and then will you wish and pray to live. Worship the god of self or the god of this world and you will wish and pray to die. The god of this world is ugly and cruel, but I am kind and compassionate. I did not mean the things in your life for bad. I meant them for good. You must learn to bring sweetness out of the bitter things of life and good out of evil.

448. How can you say you have grown in the knowledge of God when you yet wrestle with what's fair and what's wrong?

When you have won me and an excellent knowledge of me, then will you count all the bad things that you suffer joy rather than sadness. When you worship me and live for me, then all your sufferings are for my name's sake and not for doing evil. You are sad because you are reaping the crop for your evil planting. Arise from your beds of regret, and go to the harvest field of future joy. Go there, and plant the seeds of good. Be patient, and you will have a harvest of fruit that is a great consolation to you. I am the God of honor; therefore, do not charge me with allowing things to happen as a punishment to you. Grace is teaching you.

449. Are you learning?

450. Why go through the hard times if you are going to cast the lessons of great value in the pits of this world?

(To Be Continued)

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