Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

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.

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

When I have won Christ and an excellent knowledge of him, then will I count all the bad things that I suffer joy rather than sadness. When I worship God and live for him, then all my sufferings are for his name's sake and not for doing evil. I am sad because I am reaping the crop for my evil planting. I arise from my bed of regret, and I will go to the harvest field of future joy. I can go there and plant the seeds of good. I determine to be patient, and I will have a harvest of fruit that is a great consolation to me.

Moses Hightower

The Power of God Is Given To Us and Is Active In Us

This is the kingdom of Jesus Christ. I am the wisdom of God. I am the power of God. Everything is for my glory. I will share my glory with no other. I have revealed my form and my omnipresence to you. In the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Mine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory. I have given you power against unclean spirits, to cast them out and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. I have revealed to you the power of God. Do not allow private interpretations of the scriptures to steal away your relationship. I am not the God of the dead, but I am the God of the living. I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Many err not knowing the scriptures or the power of God. All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. I have given you power. The Holy Ghost has come upon you. Go and be a witness unto me in every part of the earth. I will confirm my word by my Spirit and through my name. I am the stone, which was set at naught of the builders. I became the head of the corner. There is no salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby you must be saved.

Go in the power of the Holy Ghost, and give witness of my resurrection. Great grace will be upon you. I have filled you with faith and power. Now miracles are possible. Wonders are possible through my name and by my Spirit. I desire to heal all that are oppressed of the devil. I have anointed you with the Holy Ghost and with power. Go and declare that through my name whosoever believes in me shall receive remission of sins. My Spirit shall fall on all those that hear the word. They shall speak with tongues and magnify God. Baptize them in my name. Those who believe shall be saved. Those who believe not shall be damned.

Go and open the eyes of the people by my word. Turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God so that they may receive forgiveness of their sins. Do not be ashamed of the gospel of Christ. It is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believes. In the gospel, is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith. Remember, the just shall live by faith.

The invisible things of me from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made even my eternal power and Godhead. I have filled you with all joy and peace so that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. Do not speak of things that I have not produced in you. I will reveal myself through mighty signs, wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. I am not divided.

Who was crucified for you?

Whose name were you baptized in?

The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness but to those who are saved, it is the power of God. Preach the gospel, not with the wisdom of words lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. The wisdom of this world illustrates that the people do not know me. It pleases me by the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe. I am both the power and the wisdom of God. Preach me. Go not in the excellency of speech or of wisdom. Go in weakness and in the fear of God. Your speech and your preaching should not be with enticing words of man's wisdom but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power then your faith will not stand in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. Rise up, and speak the wisdom of God, which is in a mystery even the hidden wisdom, which I ordained before the world unto my glory. Go. I am with you even to the end of the age. Power is given unto you to act in regard to my purpose. The capacity to act and to perform is in you. Go in the power of the Holy Ghost.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Power of God Is Given To Us and Is Active In Us

Dynamic, supernatural energy is the moving force that is within us by the Holy Ghost. All the active power of God is channeled through the believer only by the operation of the Spirit. We must never allow some new idea of doctrine to lead us astray. We have this treasure in a perishable container that the excellency of the power is of God and not of us. Excellency is the Greek word "hyperbose" or the English word "hyperbole." It has to do with an elaborate exaggeration. It was really intended to speak of that which is thrown far beyond anything else. Transcending power may be as good a term. This has to do with going across everything else and then going higher. Other powers may manifest, but it will never compare with the ineffable power of the Almighty. He still commands nature to do that which is contrary to its own laws on behalf of his people. When people in the Old and New Testament saw the displays of his power, they could never quite get their minds and words around the entire scope of what was involved or happening. We have been blessed to live in the hour in which he has promised to roll up his sleeves and display that he is the only Potentate. Miracles and wonders have come to us in a stream that is ankle deep, but the sweep of his power will become water to us to swim in. It is time to run and not walk. It is time to shout and now whisper the greatness of the anointing of the Holy Ghost that God is placing prophetically upon us in this hour.

HINDRANCES TO PREACHING

This is the kingdom of Jesus Christ. He is the wisdom of God. He is the power of God. Everything is for his glory. He will share his glory with no other. He has revealed his form and his omnipresence to me. In the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. His is the kingdom, the power, and the glory. He has given me power against unclean spirits, to cast them out and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. The Lord has revealed to me the power of God. I determine not to allow private interpretations of the scriptures to steal away my relationship. He is not the God of the dead, but he is the God of the living. He is the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Many err not knowing the scriptures or the power of God. All power is given unto him in heaven and in earth. He has given me power. The Holy Ghost has come upon me. I will go and be a witness unto him in every part of the earth. He will confirm his word by his Spirit and through his name. He is the stone, which was set at naught of the builders. He became the head of the corner. There is no salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby I must be saved.

I will go in the power of the Holy Ghost and give witness of his resurrection. Great grace will be upon me. God has filled me with faith and power. Now miracles are possible. Wonders are possible through his name and by his Spirit. He desires to heal all that are oppressed of the devil. He has anointed me with the Holy Ghost and with power. I will go and declare that through the name of Jesus whosoever believes in him shall receive remission of sins. His spirit shall fall on all those that hear the word. They shall speak with tongues and magnify God. I will baptize them in his name. Those who believe shall be saved. Those who believe not shall be damned.

I will go and open the eyes of the people by God's word. I will turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God so that they may receive forgiveness of their sins. I will not be ashamed of the gospel of Christ. It is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believes. In the gospel, is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith. I remember, the just shall live by faith.

The invisible things of God from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made even his eternal power and Godhead. He has filled me with all joy and peace so that I may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. I do not speak of things that he has not produced in me. God will reveal himself through mighty signs, wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. He is not divided. Christ was crucified for me. I was baptized in Jesus name. The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness but to those who are saved, it is the power of God. I will preach the gospel, not with the wisdom of words lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. The wisdom of this world illustrates that the people do not know him. It pleases God by the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe. He is both the power and the wisdom of God.

I preach Jesus. I purpose not to go in the excellency of speech or of wisdom. I will go in weakness and in the fear of God. My speech and my preaching should not be with enticing words of man's wisdom but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power then my faith will not stand in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. I rise up, and I speak the wisdom of God, which is in a mystery even the hidden wisdom, which he ordained before the world unto his glory. I will go. The Lord is with me even to the end of the age. Power is given unto me to act in regard to his purpose. The capacity to act and to perform is in me. I will go in the power of the Holy Ghost.

RHEMA

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Benefits of Faith and Faithfulness Come by the Grace of God

These words came unto me,

I have given unto every man the measure of faith, and I tasted death for every man by the grace of God. Now by the grace of God, I do bring the benefits of faith, faithfulness, and grace to their lives that they may continue to taste and see my goodness. My goodness shall abound today. It shall reach for people and bring them unto the bosom of safety in my tower. Send the expression of the tower, and join in the celebration of salvation. Be not a spectator in the sanctuary, and give way to appearances of ingratitude and spiritual pride, but be a participant in the celebration of my body, for I have sent a blessing unto my people by means of epistles known and read of the people. Lift your eyes unto the joy of the Lord in you. Lift your face unto the scepter of righteousness, which has been stretched forth unto you. I have made you glad. Now go, and serve me with it then will you behold the power of the word on behalf of my name and my spirit. Go and proclaim the good word of God that is in you.

If the law is just the shadow of the good things to come in the grace that Jesus Christ brings in the new covenant, then we are flooded with blessings in grace since the Old Testament says we are loaded in the old. God's faithfulness endures to every generation. In God's purpose and fulfillment, there are high tides in the oceans and surges of solar activity that blow away the detection devices. Grace's cycle of fulfillment is flowing full blast into the darkness that sometimes seems to swallow up this generation. Provisions and manifest power are flowing from the fountains of prophecy that have been loosed in the faithful ones. A sanctuary of opulent expression surrounds us as we worship before him. We are the select participants in a spectrum of joy and gladness as he has anointed us and washed away the ashes of our sadness and filled our hearts with holy laughter.

(Continued)

You will have suffered in vain if you do not learn from your pains. What you expected during the harvest of your evil sowing was an erroneous expectation.

451. How can you expect a celebration of victory when you have sown the seeds of mourning and grief?

The crop of deception was sown long ago. Now eat the bitter seeds of your sowing and then will joy come because of godly endurance. Be not deceived. I am not mocked. Whatsoever a person sows, that is what that person will reap. I ate the bitter herbs and drank the bitter cup of your sins for the joy that I set before me. Now you come to me, and I will help you eat and drink of your bitter experiences that the horror of their reality is dulled by my mercy and grace that I will give to you. You may eat it alone, but I offer you my companionship. I ate and drank from your bitter lot alone.

452. Shall the wrong not taste of any bitterness when no one was available to eat and drink with the right?

There is pleasure in sin, yet only for a season. Remember your pleasures while you sinned, and learn that all the pleasures enjoyed in the bread and wine of sin are not worth the judgment and cost of these sins.

453. Where are the pleasures now?

454. Where are the remembrances of their gratifying feelings?

Behold a better way, the way of the cross where emotions are crucified with me. Come to the cross, and live with a cross borne upon you then will you enjoy the victory of discipleship. Sin is deceptive. When it is finished, it will mock you. Though sin hides behind the face of beauty, it is ugly when exposed and finished. When sin is finished, it will send you into a rage. Your rage will not receive an answer from sin when you question the tabernacle of its dwelling. Silence will be its answer and ignorance shall be its expression when you inquire to find out the why to the pain that produces the rage of insanity. Wisdom writes with the pen of pain. Wisdom draws with the paintbrush of rage. The chaotic expression that wisdom has drawn is not a disorderly design with no meaning, but its dark and empty form is the picture that depicts the only results that sin can bring.

455. Will your debt ever be paid?

(To Be Continued)

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