Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I am the Lord. I do not change. I am the same from everlasting to everlasting, for I am the Everlasting God. I touch you this morning with a fresh anointing of my spirit. I will do a thing in your life that you will not believe. I am, and because I am, I will reward you according to my lovingkindness. I will touch you this morning. Only believe. I touch your soul. I touch your mind. I touch your spirit. Who can touch you the way I can touch you?

I am the Living Savior, the God of the whole earth. I have come with an abundance of my mercy. This mercy shall make a way for you through the fog and the weakness you have felt in the last few weeks. Mercy has picked you up with the compassion of my nature. With all gentleness, have I allowed my mercy to pluck you from the hands of the devourer. Now rest in the hands of my mercy. Mercy shall carry you through all the areas before you that have appeared dark and hopeless. Lean on the arms of mercy as goodness grants you the good things of my spirit and my provision. Goodness shall take back all that was stolen from you. Goodness shall bring forth changes in the complexion of the impossibilities before you.

(RHEMA: Mercy Will Carry You Through the Dark Areas of Hopelessness)

Jesus is the Lord. He does not change. He is the same from everlasting to everlasting, for he is the Everlasting God. He touches me this morning with a fresh anointing of his spirit. He will do a thing in my life that I will not believe. He is, and because he is, he will reward me according to his lovingkindness. He will touch me this morning. I believe. He touches my soul. He touches my mind. He touches my spirit. No one can touch me the way God can touch me. Jesus is the Living Savior, the God of the whole earth. He has come with an abundance of his mercy. This mercy shall make a way for me through the fog and the weakness I have felt in the last few weeks. Mercy has picked me up with the compassion of his nature. With all gentleness, has the Lord allowed his mercy to pluck me from the hands of the devourer. Now I rest in the hands of his mercy. Mercy shall carry me through all the areas before me that have appeared dark and hopeless. I can lean on the arms of mercy as goodness grants me the good things of God's spirit and his provision. Goodness shall take back all that was stolen from me. Goodness shall bring forth changes in the complexion of the impossibilities before me.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

The Attire of Praise For Students In the School of Grace

The fellowship that I offer is not rooted in human righteousness. The work of man's righteousness is not a foundation for this communion. I have authored this relationship because of love. My holiness has granted you the soil for this alliance. My righteousness has been imputed to you. My grace has voiced acceptance in your ears. I have caused grace to speak to every mountain before you. The reconciliation that has transpired is an act of love. Allow this love to complete its work in you. Many wrestle to maintain their relationship with me. Many are torn from the bond of peace because they do not understand my grace. You found grace in my sight. My eyes were upon you in your helplessness. The favor within my love provided a habitation for you and lifted you above the waters that sought to drown you. My longsuffering was not shortened because of your sins, but an ark of provision was made for you to escape. My hand prepared your salvation. A door of hope was fashioned for your exit out of the darkness. I used the waters of death to lift you to the level of survival while my right hand brought you to the breast of my love.

Rejoice in your salvation today. It has been restored. Though you live in a world of spiritual prisoners, I have given you grace in the sight of the princes of the earth. I have given you favor in the sight of men. My blessing has been placed on your hands. Your feet shall walk in the land of the wicked's wealth. You shall eat the fruit laid up for you in this land, for the wealth of the sinner is laid up for you. The just shall live by faith. I hung on a tree that you might escape the curse in the land. The blessing of Abraham has come on you through Christ. Grace is teaching you that the promise of the Spirit is more than enough to confirm all that is yours in this life and the life to come.

Look not for a sign that great grace is with you continually, but look to the sign of the prophet Jonah. I was in the heart of the earth three days and three nights. That is the only sign that you will receive, and it is more than you need. Behold the power of the gospel. It is the power of God unto salvation, for by grace, are you saved through faith and that not of yourself. It is the gift of God, not of works lest you should boast. I came as the nail in the holy place and made a way for your escape. I enlightened the eyes of the blind and made a way through the darkness.

Behold the reviving in your presence. Tarry not. You are not a bondsman. I have extended mercy unto you and brought you to the wall of salvation. I have given you the robe of righteousness, a garment of salvation. Only one garment can be worn over the garment of salvation. Put on the garment of praise, and cast off the garment of heaviness. I have not given you the cloak that awaited you. You brought me a sacrifice. I burned your sacrifice of praise and gave you beauty for your ashes and the oil of joy for your mourning. Leap with the legs of the young ram, and show forth the beauty of the garment of praise. I am glorified while you wave as trees of righteousness, my planting. Rejoice. I have made you glad.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Attire of Praise For Students In the School of Grace

Grace never looks to the season or circumstance to pick apparel from its closet. It wears the garments of praise at all times. It may be hot or cold but the uniform of the instructions of grace will always fit us with the glory that has been promised. The garments of shame are not in the closets of grace. All the garments of shame are the rags that went out in the fires of the burning of the trash of the past. Destruction would clothe us with the funeral shrouds of failure. Grace clothes us with designer garments of his righteousness. All are mistakes and failures are not part of the thread of the fabric that has been woven into the vestments of the New Testament priesthood. Garments of salvation are the only attire for the dance of creation and victory that we have been invited to. We should leap for joy, and dance with all our might as we are anointed with the excitement of his purpose in our lives. Prisoners wear the garments that reflect their captivity. Those who have been liberated by the power of grace wear the clothing that reflects the freedom that is abundant in our lives.

CONFUSION

The fellowship that God offers is not rooted in human righteousness. The work of man's righteousness is not a foundation for this communion. He has authored this relationship because of love. His holiness has granted me the soil for this alliance. His righteousness has been imputed to me. His grace has voiced acceptance in my ears. The Lord has caused grace to speak to every mountain before me. The reconciliation that has transpired is an act of love. I allow this love to complete its work in me. Many wrestle to maintain their relationship with God. Many are torn from the bond of peace because they do not understand his grace. I found grace in his sight. His eyes were upon me in my helplessness. The favor within his love provided a habitation for me and lifted me above the waters that sought to drown me. His longsuffering was not shortened because of my sins, but an ark of provision was made for me to escape. His hand prepared my salvation. A door of hope was fashioned for my exit out of the darkness. God used the waters of death to lift me to the level of survival while his right hand brought me to the breast of his love.

I rejoice in my salvation today. It has been restored. Though I live in a world of spiritual prisoners, God has given me grace in the sight of the princes of the earth. He has given me favor in the sight of men. His blessing has been placed on my hands. My feet shall walk in the land of the wicked's wealth. I shall eat the fruit laid up for me in this land, for the wealth of the sinner is laid up for me. The just shall live by faith. Jesus hung on a tree that I might escape the curse in the land. The blessing of Abraham has come on me through Christ. Grace is teaching me that the promise of the Spirit is more than enough to confirm all that is mine in this life and the life to come.

I will not look for a sign that great grace is with me continually, but I look to the sign of the prophet Jonah. He was in the heart of the earth three days and three nights. That is the only sign that I will receive, and it is more than I need. I behold the power of the gospel. It is the power of God unto salvation, for by grace, am I saved through faith and that not of myself. It is the gift of God, not of works lest I should boast. Jesus came as the nail in the holy place and made a way for my escape. He enlightened the eyes of the blind and made a way through the darkness.

I behold the reviving in my presence. I will not tarry. I am not a bondsman. The Lord has extended mercy unto me and brought me to the wall of salvation. He has given me the robe of righteousness, a garment of salvation. Only one garment can be worn over the garment of salvation. I put on the garment of praise and cast off the garment of heaviness. He has not given me the cloak that awaited me. I brought him a sacrifice. He burned my sacrifice of praise and gave me beauty for my ashes and the oil of joy for my mourning. I leap with the legs of the young ram and show forth the beauty of the garment of praise. Jesus is glorified while I wave as a tree of righteousness, his planting. I rejoice, for he has made me glad.

RHEMA

By Don Grigsby

RE: Praise Report

As soon as I read this the Holy Ghost said,

The fountains of the deep are breaking forth in the midst of the fast. Will I not open the vaults of heaven and the clouds will not hold the floods that will be poured out?

(Continued)

I came in the likeness of sinful flesh. Man had the defect of sin in his flesh, but I came without defect in the same flesh, which was made of a woman. I slew sin in the flesh. Now you can overcome in the flesh by faith in my perfect work. It is of faith so that it might be by grace; to the end of the promise might be sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the law but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is father of us all. Be not weak in faith. Consider not your own ability, neither the ability of others. Do not stagger at the promise of God through unbelief, but be strong in faith while you give glory to me. Be fully persuaded that what I have promised, I am also able to perform. Righteousness is being poured out to all those who believe. I am imputing it unto you. You are a part of my plan; therefore, if you believe on him that raised up Jesus, your Lord, from the dead, who was delivered for your offences and was raised again for your justification, you are counted righteous. The redemption of man is finished.

491. Who will prevent a finished work from coming to pass?

No weapon formed against you shall prosper. Every tongue that rises against you in judgment shall be condemned. This is your heritage as a servant of the Mighty God. No man knows his heart. It is desperately wicked and deceitful above all things.

492. Who can know it?

The faith of many is being shaken now. Be fully persuaded that I will do what I said I would do. It is impossible for me to lie. I will be with you unto the end. What I have started, I will finish, for I am the author and the finisher of your faith. I will not cease to support you because of your weaknesses, neither will I cancel my defense of you. I am loyal. I do not alienate those that I have made promises to. I am bound by my word. I promised Abram. I promised you. I am not a respecter of persons. If you have respect to persons, you commit sin.

493. Am I a sinner?

My word has gone out of my mouth, and it will not return to me empty or void. I will not allow your faith to be shattered. I am the protector of your faith. The devil uses your trials to force you to renounce your faith. I am his opponent, and I will not suffer you to reject your God-given faith. Though a mountain of criticism has come, your faith will move the mountain. I have allowed this mountain to be placed here so that I may allow you to experience my faithfulness. I have blessed you.

494. Now who will curse you?

The foundation of your faith is my word. The establishment of your faith will not crumble or collapse. In the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was God. Know that I am one with my word.

495. If you believe on me, how can you distrust my word?

(To Be Continued)

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