Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

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

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

If you continue to squeeze regret's arms as a lover in the time of misunderstanding, then regret will squeeze the desire to live from your bosom. Come to the arms of eternal love, and allow the embrace of holiness to blow the fresh breath of life within you. I have allowed you to keep the spirit that I gave to you. Why choose to allow your soul to live in misery?

Truth paints a picture that brings pain and exposure to that which is wicked. Ask truth not to lie for you, for it does not know how to lie. It can only tell the truth that it is. This is truth's picture of your life. Now allow me to change this reality by the transformation of my righteousness upon this ugly scene. Look at this ugly scene again. Do you like what you see?

(Truth Paints a Picture of Your Life)

I purpose to embrace the arms of regret and despair no longer. I will stop halting between my own opinions and God's realities. If I continue to squeeze regret's arms as a lover in the time of misunderstanding, then regret will squeeze the desire to live from my bosom. I will go to the arms of eternal love and allow the embrace of holiness to blow the fresh breath of life within me. God has allowed me to keep the spirit that he gave to me. I choose not to allow my soul to live in misery. Truth paints a picture that brings pain and exposure to that which is wicked. I ask truth not to lie for me, for it does not know how to lie. It can only tell the truth that it is. This is truth's picture of my life. Now I allow God to change this reality by the transformation of his righteousness upon this ugly scene. I look at this ugly scene again. I do not like what I see. The pleasures I remember are not worth this scene filled with the death of efforts, dreams, and visions. I will bring the Lord this ugly scene, and he will create a new life as he created a good world when the first one became ugly, dark, and without form. The world of chaos did not resist the moving of his spirit upon its face. Now I cease my resisting, and I break under the power of God's actions upon the face of my life. He will create a new life for me and make things inside of me brand new then will the old scene of defeat and wasted efforts be buried in the chambers of an old, hard heart of sin. The Lord will take away the stony heart and give me another heart of flesh. I will go and receive of the transformation on high. I will go, for he has beckoned. Now I go and will be changed forever.

Moses Hightower

The Voice of God's Thunder Upon the Face of Impossibility

I have waited on your return to prayerfulness. I did not reject you in your times of absence from real prayer. I am not a man, neither am I anxious to see you destroyed or defeated. I am desirous to see you victorious and glorifying my name in the victory of my cross. Lift your head from regret and false guilt because of your failures. Remember that I knew that you would fail. My blood has not failed in your time of need. The blood is ever present for your cleansing. Lift up your head as a gate, and be as an everlasting door. I will come in and bless the fruit of your hands. I have not given you these blessings to halt them inside of a house. I will not allow the enemy to confine them in a box. These things are a blessing designed for others also. I have made you a steward over these things. You have kept them and arranged them. Now behold the work that I will do for my own name's sake. The night shall not come before I have fulfilled that which I have already planned. An enemy cannot hinder my fulfillment of these inevitable things. I have offered my only begotten son for you. Now how much more will I give you all things that I have destined to give you?

Worry not about the strategies of the enemy. He has attempted to frustrate you in vain. I have sent more grace that you might abide in the valley of victory. This place is a valley of victory, not a valley of defeat. I am the God of the valley also. I am not only the God of the mountains, but I am also God of the valley. I will give you tremendous victory for your tasting. Taste and see how good the victories will be in this present time and the times to come. I have made a way for you. The way has not been shut because of your lack of strength. You have tried to figure out a way, but now grace has motivated you to become as a little child again. You can now enter into the way that I have made. I have also given you strength to carry the things that I do not remove.

I am right here eternally. The way is made. Now worry not about the rough path before your eyes. It is as an undeveloped area. Behold the technical things that are not possible by you and your abilities. These things are already solved. Enter into the realm of real faith, and close the eyelids of human reasoning. When you have closed the eyelids of human reasoning and opened the eyes of faith, then will you behold the hand of possibility demolish impossibility before your face.

I have not offered you blessings and turned them into curses. The voice of my thunder has not turned off its lightning. My voice of thunder has spoken and struck impossibility with the lightning of victory. You can now see the way to take, for my lightning has provided you light in this time of fainting. My love has not authored victory and defeat at the same time. My love has assured you of total victory and perfect peace. Do not allow the pains from the past to cause you to continually cry over the hurts and bruises, but look to my sacrifice, and behold the effect of all these things on my sacrifice. Now are you forgiven and healed. I took away all these things in my own body. Now are you free to come to this throne of grace as a son. My hand is stretched forth to bring you into a right relationship with me and not an unacceptable relationship. My blood has made this possible. Now who will make it impossible?

You have misinterpreted goodness. Go and learn the meaning of the statement, "Why callest thou me good? No, not one is good, but God." Go and learn what that means in the original tongue and the culture of those in that hour. Be not ignorant of the times my son. The hour is late. It is much later than you perceive. Awaken unto the purpose, and allow the inspiration of grace to revive you by its power. You have allowed an enemy to hinder you. I will show you the hindering thing and then bring you to a godly zealousness. Lift your head in thanksgiving, and be continually grateful. I have blessed you beyond measures expected by man. Now allow me to create a new desire for the word that must come to carry you on to the purpose ahead. Behold the power of my grace to make a way in this time of uncertainty. Behold this grace now.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

Pastor Gribsby IS ON VACATION.

IMPOSSIBILITY

The Lord has waited on my return to prayerfulness. He did not reject me in my times of absence from real prayer. He is not a man, neither is he anxious to see me destroyed or defeated. He is desirous to see me victorious and glorifying his name in the victory of his cross. I lift my head from regret and false guilt because of my failures. I remember that he knew that I would fail. His blood has not failed in my time of need. The blood is ever present for my cleansing. I lift up my head as a gate, and I am as an everlasting door. He will come in and bless the fruit of my hands. He has not given me these blessings to halt them inside of a house. God will not allow the enemy to confine them in a box. These things are a blessing designed for others also. The Lord has made me a steward over these things. I have kept them and arranged them. Now I behold the work that he will do for his own name's sake. The night shall not come before God has fulfilled that which he has already planned. An enemy cannot hinder his fulfillment of these inevitable things. The Lord has offered his only begotten son for me. Now he will give me all things that he has destined to give me.

I do not worry about the strategies of the enemy. He has attempted to frustrate me in vain. God has sent more grace that I might abide in the valley of victory. This place is a valley of victory, not a valley of defeat. Jesus is the God of the valley also. He is not only the God of the mountains, but he is also God of the valley. He will give me tremendous victory for my tasting. I taste and see how good the victories will be in this present time and the times to come. God has made a way for me. The way has not been shut because of my lack of strength. I have tried to figure out a way, but now grace has motivated me to become as a little child again. I can now enter into the way that he has made. God has also given me strength to carry the things that he does not remove.

Jesus is right here eternally. The way is made. Now I do not worry about the rough path before my eyes. It is as an undeveloped area. I behold the technical things that are not possible by me and my abilities. These things are already solved. I will enter into the realm of real faith and close the eyelids of human reasoning. When I have closed the eyelids of human reasoning and opened the eyes of faith, then will I behold the hand of possibility demolish impossibility before my face.

God has not offered me blessings and turned them into curses. The voice of his thunder has not turned off its lightning. His voice of thunder has spoken and struck impossibility with the lightning of victory. I can now see the way to take, for his lightning has provided me light in this time of fainting. God's love has not authored victory and defeat at the same time. His love has assured me of total victory and perfect peace. I do not allow the pains from the past to cause me to continually cry over the hurts and bruises, but I look to his sacrifice, and I behold the effect of all these things on his sacrifice. Now I am forgiven and healed. He took away all these things in his own body. Now I am free to come to this throne of grace as a son. The Lord's hand is stretched forth to bring me into a right relationship with him and not an unacceptable relationship. His blood has made this possible. Now no one will make it impossible. I have misinterpreted goodness. I will go and learn the meaning of the statement, "Why callest thou me good? No, not one is good, but God." I will go and learn what that means in the original tongue and the culture of those in that hour.

I will not be ignorant of the times. The hour is late. It is much later than I perceive. I awaken unto the purpose and allow the inspiration of grace to revive me by its power. I have allowed an enemy to hinder me. The Lord will show me the hindering thing and then bring me to a godly zealousness. I lift my head in thanksgiving, and I will be continually grateful. God has blessed me beyond measures expected by man. Now I allow him to create a new desire for the word that must come to carry me on to the purpose ahead. I behold the power of his grace to make a way in this time of uncertainty. I behold this grace now.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Bread For the Children

Pretenders will never be happy because they lie to themselves. If we fail to tell ourselves the truth, we will be herded and hounded by the fear of every lie that comes within striking distance. Satan blinds the mind of those who have not given themselves over to the obedience of faith. They fail to see the liberty of their submission to the order of the kingdom and his word. As we focus our energies to circumvent what we think is trivial, we will forget what is important in the kingdom of God. All who are strong and committed to the principles of his holiness will shine as the beacon in a dark night along a stormy shore. Our true identity must not be slurred among the blending shades of the night. It is a necessity that we turn the tide from seeing what is the bare minimum to be able to please God to the concept of what is the maximum I can do for him. It is not with an arrogant, proud spirit we do this but from the knees of thanksgiving for deliverance from horrible destruction into an unlimited creation.

(Continued)

Rejoice. I have saved you from yourself and caused you to sit at the table of goodness as a son. You are not a Gentile dog. Get up from the floor of crumbs and stop licking the remains from my table. Get up from the floor, and stop licking the splintered floors of condemnation and guilt. I have not planned a meal for my priest and princes of this hour and cast their meal on the floor among the dogs and puppies. I have prepared a heavenly meal in these earthly times and made you a confident minister of the gospel of God. Rise up from the floor of bewilderment and spiritual poverty. You are not a puppy deprived of meals among those who sit at the Father's table.

481. Don't you know that all you must do is call upon me, and I will answer?

Call upon me. I am near. Leap and run to my altar of forgiveness, and you shall be changed.

482. Why halt between this opinion and that opinion?

This action is foolish and fruitless.

483. Don't you know that even the little dogs know how to cry and whine for what they want?

484. Do you want this prepared freedom and liberty, or will you continue to serve yourself and the god of misunderstanding?

The days are being shortened so that the elect might be saved. Work while it is day, for the night comes, and no man will be able to work. A new fervency has been given to the church. Now go, and fulfill the commission. Those who repent and are baptized will be saved. Those who do not will be damned. There are many hungry souls that wait to hear the message of salvation.

485. Why tarry at the door of revival while souls are perishing daily?

(To Be Continued)

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