Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

You ask, "How will you make it in the future?"

I say, "How have you made it this far?"

By the same grace, by the same goodness, by the same mercy, by the hand of the same Lord, you will make it. I have not brought you this far to allow an enemy to trample you while you seek the truth concerning me. Lift your hands, and worship me, the Living God, the Eternal Spirit, the only Lord God. I have blessed you with the blessing of my goodness. Now believe as Abraham believed. Get up from your own struggles, and endure to the end where these impossibilities are over. Know of a truth, that all things are possible to you because you believe. Stagger not at these fogs of misunderstanding through unbelief, only be strong in faith as you give glory to me. I will grant you the victory. I will place it in your hands and in your innermost being. Only believe.

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

I ask, "How will I make it in the future?" God says, "How have you made it this far?" By the same grace, by the same goodness, by the same mercy, by the hand of the same Lord, I will make it. He has not brought me this far to allow an enemy to trample me while I seek the truth concerning him. I lift my hands and worship Jesus, the Living God, the Eternal Spirit, the only Lord God. He has blessed me with the blessing of his goodness. Now I believe as Abraham believed. I determine to get up from my own struggles and endure to the end where these impossibilities are over. I know of a truth, that all things are possible to me because I believe. I purpose to stagger not at these fogs of misunderstanding through unbelief. I will only be strong in faith as I give glory to God. He will grant me the victory and will place it in my hands and in my innermost being. I believe.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

Rivers of Living Water Carving Out New Paths In the Earth

Stand still, and see the salvation of Jesus. The same love that caused me to give my life a ransom for the sins of the world is the same love that is shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Ghost. The love that motivated me to include you in my covenant of life is the love that shall keep your feet from falling and count you faultless before the presence of my glory. I have counted you righteous. I have made you sit together with me in heavenly places. You did not earn a position here; therefore, trust the grace that shall grant you a place in heaven. Have I raised you up to heavenly places in Christ and decided not to catch you away with my bride?

Stretch forth your faith, and offer praise for the breath that you breathe. Stretch forth your faith, and offer thanks for the God of the whole earth. Offer praise to the Father of lights and the Father of spirits. You have the spirit that I gave unto you. I have given man his spirit and lit him as a candle, for the spirit of man is the candle of the Lord. I have lit every man that comes into the world. Offer praise to the one who is your Creator. You have learned to come unto me, but you must also learn to leave your burdens with me. Much of your weariness is from the things that you should have left with me. Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

I have not sent you away with a hard yoke and a heavy burden. My yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Come as a little child, and you shall leave as a little child. I gave unto you the grace to come, for no one can come unto me except it is given unto him to come. Believe on me as the scripture has said then out of your belly shall flow rivers of living water. From within you today, there are rivers waiting to flow out of you unto others. There are rivers waiting to carve new paths in the earth and through the lives of others. Make a straight path for the rivers of life. Within these rivers, are the tender mercies of God. Everyone that is thirsty may come unto these waters. Though they have no money, they may come and buy without money and without price.

I have sent you with an everlasting covenant even the sure mercies of David. There are people calling upon me. Many are seeking me in this very hour. I am near them, but they cannot find me. Go and show them the way. You know that there is no other God but me. There is no other place for them to look unto and be saved. My word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and it shall not return unto me void. Now unto me, every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall swear. No one else came as a tender plant and as a root out of a dry ground. No one else came and was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.

I am the Lord of Israel. I came unto my own, and my own received me not. I am the Word, and I am God. I was made flesh and dwelt among them. They beheld my glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. I gave the sign and became the sign. It is written, "Therefore, the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." I became God with man. Now I am the Holy Ghost, God within man. All that shall come to me, I will in no wise cast out. You have my spirit. Now speak with the Spirit and say, "Come. Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Rivers of Living Water Carving Out New Paths In the Earth

We are implored to stand fast in the liberty that has made us free. We have not received the spirit of dread but of the faithful working of His power. Water that came in the floods of the Old Testament not only delivered God's people but it also destroyed the enemy. Rivers that excite us as they flow in our being will also cleanse us by the washing of the water by the Word that has declared the path of all our miracles. As the Spirit leads us into new dimensions, it will carve out new channels for our lives to flow into. Channels of faith and vibrant victory are the paths that have been made for us to flow into. All the pollution of fear and uncertainty will not muddy the waters of the waters of life that have come to create miraculous channels of power in our lives. His love has caused our spirit to not be a gate or dam that restricts the flow of the spirit but an accelerator of its power. As Jesus spoke in the book of John of the rivers of living water, he saw the waters that were filled with poison and death that had polluted the world and the spirit of man. He boldly declared that the rivers of living water would flow from here to eternity. Everlasting places are the place of power untold. We are flowing quickly into the depths of power where everything shall live where it flows.

WEARINESS

I will stand still and see the salvation of Jesus. The same love that caused him to give his life a ransom for the sins of the world is the same love that is shed abroad in my heart by the Holy Ghost. The love that motivated him to include me in his covenant of life is the love that shall keep my feet from falling and count me faultless before the presence of his glory. God has counted me righteous. He has made me sit together with him in heavenly places. I did not earn a position here; therefore, I trust the grace that shall grant me a place in heaven. God has not raised me up to heavenly places in Christ and decided not to catch me away with his bride. I stretch forth my faith and offer praise for the breath that I breathe.

I stretch forth my faith, and I offer thanks for the God of the whole earth. I offer praise to the Father of lights and the Father of spirits. I have the spirit that he gave unto me. God has given man his spirit and lit him as a candle, for the spirit of man is the candle of the Lord. He has lit every man that comes into the world. I offer praise to the one who is my Creator. I have learned to come unto Jesus, but I must also learn to leave my burdens with him. Much of my weariness is from the things that I should have left with him. I come unto him with those that labor and are heavy laden, and he will give me rest. I take his yoke upon me and learn of him, for he is meek and lowly in heart, and I shall find rest unto my soul.

God has not sent me away with a hard yoke and a heavy burden. His yoke is easy, and his burden is light. I come as a little child, and I shall leave as a little child. He gave unto me the grace to come, for no one can come unto him except it is given unto him to come. I believe on God as the scripture has said then out of my belly shall flow rivers of living water. From within me today, there are rivers waiting to flow out of me unto others. There are rivers waiting to carve new paths in the earth and through the lives of others. I make a straight path for the rivers of life. Within these rivers, are the tender mercies of God. Everyone that is thirsty may come unto these waters. Though they have no money, they may come and buy without money and without price.

God has sent me with an everlasting covenant even the sure mercies of David. There are people calling upon him. Many are seeking him in this very hour. He is near them, but they cannot find him. I will go and show them the way. I know that there is no other God but him. There is no other place for them to look unto and be saved. His word is gone out of his mouth in righteousness, and it shall not return unto him void. Now unto Jesus, every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall swear. No one else came as a tender plant and as a root out of a dry ground. No one else came and was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.

Jesus is the Lord of Israel. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. He is the Word, and he is God. He was made flesh and dwelt among them. They beheld his glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. He gave the sign and became the sign. It is written, "Therefore, the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." Jesus became God with man. Now he is the Holy Ghost, God within man. All that shall come to him, he will in no wise cast out. I have his spirit. Now I speak with the Spirit and say, "Come. Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Restoration of the Communal Relationship Is Confirmed

Our tables and chambers of spiritual fellowship and relationship with him are greater than any treasure vault on the planet. He shares with us things that transcend time and thought. Tables are full of living bread and the wine of revelation is flowing over in the containers. Illumination flows through each chamber of his presence and overflows on the outside of our lives. We could live without food, water, and breathe before we would even think about abandoning our time with the Infinite Source of grace and love. Darkness will try to cover hearts, but as we commune with him, he shatters the confusion with super novas of exploding light. Some of the deep shadows could be more exciting than we think. A shadow always precedes that which is coming against the light. I believe that he is coming with such power and revelation that some of the shadows of the evening are merely the preamble of his might that will pull back the curtains of the end with a glory that not one person can gather all at once.

(Continued)

I desire you to be found faithful in the end. An enemy has sought to steal your faithfulness; therefore, be not faithless in this hour of great deception. A good and faithful servant is what I am seeking. Enoch walked with me and was not, for I took him. He had this testimony, that he pleased me. I desire to say concerning you, "This is my son in whom I am well pleased."

496. How can I say that if you are not constrained but left to yourself to walk after the flesh?

There are many spirits and many voices seeking to spoil your allegiance to me. These spirits are treacherous. They promote disloyalty and disharmony. I am promoting true fidelity in this hour.

497. Do you really love me with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength?

I am not a liar. I am obligated to be faithful to you. I have an allegiance that must be expressed toward you.

498. If I died in the flesh to save you, what else will I do?

The expression of the resurrection is the easy part. Love caused me to die for you. Now love will cause the resurrection to work on your behalf. I am the way, the truth, and the life. My truth will insure that my power will work for you today and forevermore. The performance of my promises and covenant is with all faithfulness. My love is constant. It never changes. My interest in you coincides with my duty toward you. It is my duty and my obligation to look after you. Some men are counted loyal.

499. Am I less in loyalty than a man?

Satan introduced sin, which is the cause of death. Do not allow him to introduce sin into your life, but by grace, set up a resistance to sin by your love for me. If you love me, then keep my commandments. I have given you power to act on my behalf.

500. Are you afraid to use your authority?

(To Be Continued)

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