Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

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. Are you learning?

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

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

(RHEMA: Behold a Better Way, the Way of the Cross, Where Emotions Are Crucified With Jesus

Jesus is the God of honor; therefore, I do not charge him with allowing things to happen as a punishment to me. Grace is teaching me. I am learning. If I do not go through the hard times, then I am going to cast the lessons of great value into the pits of this world. I will have suffered in vain if I do not learn from my pains. What I expected during the harvest of my evil sowing, was an erroneous expectation. I cannot expect a celebration of victory when I have sown the seeds of mourning and grief. The crop of deception was sown long ago. Now I eat the bitter seeds of my sowing and then joy will come because of godly endurance. I will not be deceived. God is not mocked. Whatsoever a person sows, that is what that person will reap. Jesus ate the bitter herbs and drank the bitter cup of my sins for the joy that he set before him. Now I come to him, and he will help me eat and drink of my bitter experiences that the horror of their reality is dulled by God's mercy and grace that he will give to me. I may eat it alone, but he offers me his companionship. Jesus ate and drank from my bitter lot alone. Those wrong shall taste of bitterness. No one was available to eat and drink with the right.

Moses Hightower

A Revival of Trust In God

You are blessed, for you have placed your trust in me. I am your shield, your sword, and your battle-axe. These huge things before you are no match for me. Look unto me, the author and the finisher of your faith. I have begun a good work in you. Will I now finish in a bad way?

Trust in me with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding. I have ordered your steps, and nothing in your path is immovable. There is no problem that I cannot solve. There is no obstacle that is insurmountable. I am building strong men; therefore, be strong in me. Strong men are not built on easy seas. Strong men are built on stormy seas. Though the waves seem to roar beyond your comprehension and uncontrollable with human strength, they are tame in my sight. Be not intimidated by the things that are beyond human strength. I am the Lord, and all things are possible through me. The enemy has shown you the mirror of impossibility. Disregard his mirror with its many reflections. The vision of God is sure, and its fruit will be brought to pass by my hand. I am faithful. It is impossible for me to lie. I will hear you in the day of trouble. My name will defend you against all adversaries. I have sent help from my sanctuary on high. I have sent strength for you out of Zion. Rejoice in your salvation. In my name, set up a banner of trust. I will fulfill all of your petitions. I will save my anointed ones. With the saving strength of my right hand, I will save you. I have heard your cry from heaven, and my will is being done on the earth. Some trust in chariots, and some trust in horses, but remember my name always, and you will never be ashamed. I have heard you; therefore, fear not.

I know that the enemy is stronger than you are, but I will deliver you from him and from all those who work against you and those that hate you. I will deliver you from the strivings of men. I will deliver them into your hands because you have placed your trust in me. I will not pervert judgment. I will not pervert justice. I have given you the sure mercies of David; therefore, mercy rejoices against judgment. Your beginnings have been small, yet your latter end shall have great increase. You made supplication unto me, the Almighty. I have awakened for you, and now I will make your habitation prosperous. I know that your life is as yesterday. Your days upon the earth are but a shadow. You are as a tree. Can a tree grow without water?

Then how much better are you than a tree?

Turn from hypocrisy, and you will not forget me, and your way shall never perish. Some trust in a god that is like a spider's web. When you place your trust in these gods, it is like leaning upon a house. Your hope shall not stand. It will not hold you fast. It shall not endure. Trust in me always. I will never cast you away, neither will I help the evil doers. I will fill your mouth with laughing and your lips with rejoicing. They that hate you shall be clothed with shame, and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to naught. You have not filled your belly with the east wind, neither have you uttered vain knowledge. Your talk has not been unprofitable, and your speeches have been filled with good. Rise up, and cast off fear, and offer prayer unto me continually. I am trustworthy.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - A Revival of Trust In God

As we trust in the Lord, he will bring to pass the promises that are the pavement of our journey. We are living in the hour that has eliminated every absolute truth. Society has provided the vacuum that many have allowed their faith to be sucked into. Trusting in the Lord is not passive but the aggressive confession of the declarations of promise. What has been promised will be the proceeding prophecy that paints the panorama of the blessings of the day. Many murmur of the negative, and the questions of the cynics have placed darkened views in vision that should be full of faith. God is in the process of showing his power more than ever before. In the last three months, we have had over twenty proofs of cancer or tumors being removed or healed by the power of God in the prison, before and after x-rays. God is doing things for people that are almost strangers to the miraculous. We need a fresh anointing of absolute trust in the power of the Lord. As Abraham was strong in faith and considered not the condition of his and Sarah's natural bodies, we must never consider the body of natural evidence but the entire supernatural portion of God's faithful evidence.

INSURMOUNTABLE OBSTACLES

I am blessed, for I have placed my trust in Jesus. He is my shield, my sword, and my battle-axe. These huge things before me are no match for him. I look unto him, the author and the finisher of my faith. He has begun a good work in me. Now he will not finish in a bad way.

I trust in God with all my heart, and I do not lean to my own understanding. He has ordered my steps, and nothing in my path is immovable. There is no problem that he cannot solve. There is no obstacle that is insurmountable. He is building strong men; therefore, I am strong in him. Strong men are not built on easy seas. Strong men are built on stormy seas. Though the waves seem to roar beyond my comprehension and are uncontrollable with human strength, they are tame in his sight. I will not be intimidated by the things that are beyond human strength.

Jesus is the Lord, and all things are possible through him. The enemy has shown me the mirror of impossibility. I disregard his mirror with its many reflections. The vision of God is sure, and its fruit will be brought to pass by his hand. He is faithful. It is impossible for him to lie. He will hear me in the day of trouble. His name will defend me against all adversaries. He has sent help from his sanctuary on high. He has sent strength for me out of Zion. I rejoice in my salvation. In his name, I set up a banner of trust. He will fulfill all of my petitions. He will save his anointed ones. With the saving strength of his right hand, he will save me. He has heard my cry from heaven, and his will is being done on the earth. Some trust in chariots, and some trust in horses, but I remember his name always, and I will never be ashamed. He has heard me; therefore, I do not fear.

God knows that the enemy is stronger than I am, but the Lord will deliver me from him and from all those who work against me and those that hate me. God will deliver me from the strivings of men. He will deliver them into my hands because I have placed my trust in him. He will not pervert judgment. He will not pervert justice. He has given me the sure mercies of David; therefore, mercy rejoices against judgment. My beginnings have been small, yet my latter end shall have great increase. I have made supplication unto Jesus, the Almighty. He has awakened for me, and now he will make my habitation prosperous. He knows that my life is as yesterday. My days upon the earth are but a shadow. I am as a tree. I know that a tree cannot grow without water, and God has made me better than a tree.

I turn from hypocrisy, and I will not forget him, and my way shall never perish. Some trust in a god that is like a spider's web. When I place my trust in these gods, it is like leaning upon a house. My hope shall not stand. It will not hold me fast. It shall not endure. I purpose to trust in the Lord always. He will never cast me away, neither will he help the evil doers. He will fill my mouth with laughing and my lips with rejoicing. They that hate me shall be clothed with shame, and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to naught. I have not filled my belly with the east wind, neither have I uttered vain knowledge. My talk has not been unprofitable, and my speeches have been filled with good. I rise up and cast off fear, and I offer prayer unto God continually, for he is trustworthy.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Cherish the Meal of Rhema Received In Prayer, and Do Not Allow Your Appetite To Be Spoiled by Worldliness

Tables that are full of toxic waste are dressed up in their finest. Poisonous snakes are in the decorations of the meals of this world. All its contemporary advertisement gets the attention of our senses. The diet of the righteous comes out of the hunger of heart and soul. We hunger for relationship and for the words of life from his mouth. Only the bread of his lips will invigorate the inspiration that is growing in us. Every song and story of this world's trends will cause us to have spiritual diarrhea. Every true believer should be repulsed and not attracted to the table of the enemy. The naked, raw, brazen actions of the crowds of the deceived will turn into the sour vomit in the mouth of those seeking after God. Holiness will be as popular as low-carb in the spiritual arena of this hour. Truly as we hunger after his Rhema word, he will wash all our spiritual senses and fine tune our sensitivity to his leading.

(Continued)

The scheme of deception has an evil ending. The drama of its script sounds good, but the cost of its production is enormous. You will pay in the end. After sin is finished, the horrible scheme is revealed according to its true value. My word brings light that you might see the end of sin's entire plight.

456. Are you an exception who will escape the burns of fire carried in the bosom?

457. Are you an exception whose feet will not be burned from walking on hot coals of fire?

You have walked in the wrong places. Now learn from your travels, and become a teacher of righteousness then will your sufferings have real value.

458. How will you teach others if you are not acquainted with the devices of evil?

Many are ignorant of the devil's devices.

459. Will you remain ignorant after suffering so much?

The only good that can come out of your sufferings is the lessons in righteousness and wisdom that are learned by you. These lessons must be taught to others that their obedience may be exchanged for their love toward me and then I will reward them so that your children and their children might be spared from your defeats. Come and make a new covenant with me, and I will show you how the ugliness of this experience shall become the embrace of beauty and understanding.

460. How long will you embrace the arms of regret and despair?

461. How long will you halt between your own opinions and my realities?

(To Be Continued)

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