Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

You have reached out for my hands. They are stable and immovable. You called on me. I heard your cry even in your weakness I heard, and I have replied. Know of a truth, that I have replied. I will demonstrate the volume of my loud voice, which shall speak on your behalf. Fear not. I will speak for you. I have ways of speaking that you have not heard; therefore, listen for the sounds that you have never heard. I shall send forth a clear, directional sound and all who eat from the table of victory shall have ears to hear this clear sound of victory. Hold fast to the substance of the things that you hope for. Hope will not make you ashamed. You talked to me in prayer in the time of your problems. Now I will speak through events and surprises that shall spell in simplicity, the power of my love for you. By faith, you will hear the voice of events that shall declare my faithfulness in the trying times of this hour. Walk on by faith. There is no task too difficult. There is no warrior from this valley that shall slay the arms of your faith. I have strengthened your muscles of faith. Now behold how I have worked out the things that seemed impossible. Faith in me will not fail.

(RHEMA: The Cloud of Love Brings the Shade of God's Faithfulness)

I have reached out for God's hands. They are stable and immovable. I called on him. He heard my cry even in my weakness he heard, and he has replied. I know of a truth, that he has replied. God demonstrates the volume of his loud voice, which shall speak on my behalf. I do not fear. He will speak for me. He has ways of speaking that I have not heard; therefore, I will listen for the sounds that I have never heard. He shall send forth a clear, directional sound and all who eat from the table of victory shall have ears to hear this clear sound of victory. I must hold fast to the substance of the things that I hope for. Hope will not make me ashamed. I talked to God in prayer in the time of my problems. Now he will speak through events and surprises that shall spell in simplicity, the power of his love for me. By faith, I will hear the voice of events that shall declare the Lord's faithfulness in the trying times of this hour. I walk on by faith. There is no task too difficult. There is no warrior from this valley that shall slay the arms of my faith. God has strengthened my muscles of faith. Now I behold how he has worked out the things that seemed impossible. Faith in God will not fail.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

Great Grace To Look Beyond the Circumstances, and Behold the Victory Now and At the End of the Circumstances

I have called you to testify concerning the resurrection. Do it with the power of my spirit, and great grace shall be upon you. My grace labors and enables you to accomplish solutions to the complex and simple problems of the hour. Lean on me and not on yourself, and you will experience the fullness of my grace. I have a fullness that you have never experienced. I have a testimony that you have never expressed. I have a light that you have never beheld. Look again to the favor given you, and you will find the benefits in the gift that you have overlooked.

I am refining your experience. Abundance of mercy is at work on your behalf. Though you deserved judgment, I have given you an abundance of my mercy to lift you and bring you out of the consequences of your mistakes and entrapments by the enemy. I am very rich in mercy. When you were dead in trespasses and sins, I expressed my extreme kindness toward you. This same kindness is expressing its nature and victory toward you. Experience the victory that comes by my kindness toward you. You should have perished, but the riches of my grace rained kindness upon you. Now allow the enabling grace that has made you acceptable in my sight to abound. Enabling grace is leaping with you in its arms. I am carrying you. I brought you out of darkness and into my marvelous light. I brought you out of the devil's family and into the family of the Most High God. How much more will I bring you out of every snare and every temptation?

You are not a minister of the gospel because of your human achievements. You are what you are by my grace. The grace that I have given is an effectual grace which is laboring abundantly and effectual unto total victory and success in the kingdom of God. Fear not the threats of the enemy. You have abounded unto a good work. I expressed my fullness to save you. Now I am expressing my fullness in keeping you and enabling you to accomplish the fulfillment of my vision; therefore, fear not, neither be afraid of failure's threat. I am sending forth an expression of grace that shall transform you. By my grace, I am doing more than you could ask or think. You are a new creature in me. Now lift up your eyes from the tree of man's knowledge, and look to the knowledge of God Almighty. I am the same, yesterday, today, and forever. In me, there is no darkness. In me, there is no defeat. With every trial, you are growing in my grace and in the knowledge of me, your Lord and Savior; therefore, be strong in this grace, and show forth the testimony of my victory. Though you have sinned and fallen short of my glory, you are justified and counted righteous. Sin cannot rule over you. Sin must bow to my name. Do not continue at the altar of prostrated sin. Grace shall only abound as you continue in righteousness and holiness.

Do not take your relationship with me for granted, but realize that which is available to you is a blessing and a free gift. Use not the blessing of forgiveness as an opportunity and occasion to sin and serve the flesh and the world. Many have lost their relationship with me and become slaves to another master because they took me for granted. Come to the altar of repentance, and be broken on me. Repent and acknowledge your helplessness to live victoriously without my grace and me. Do not deceive yourself and say that you have no sin, but be honest, and you will not miss the grace that looks for you in this very hour. You can do nothing of yourself, but through me, you can do all things. Do all things by grace and then you will not falter and stumble over your own efforts and failures. Do all things by grace then will you seek to please me and not seek the gratification of your flesh and self. I have touched you with my mighty grace. Now stretch forth your hands, and touch the scepter of righteousness. I have beckoned you to come into the throne room; therefore, receive of mercy and grace. It is enough for every dilemma and all circumstances. Look beyond your circumstances, and behold the victory now and at the end of the circumstances.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Great Grace To Look Beyond the Circumstances, and Behold the Victory Now and At the End of the Circumstances

Circumstantial joy is blind to the eternal. Tomorrow is not in the portraits of the walls of fear. Grace will assemble the focus sketches of the supernatural to fill the galleries of our lives. Victory is in the mind of the architect of our lives, and he will never design a day of our lives to be filled with defeat. Defeat will never rule over the heart that was created to sing the songs of triumph. Truth will never act out the demeaning role of the downtrodden. Grace will take us beyond the reach of being judgmental and unmerciful to others. As we are filled with his grace, we will empty out all the false images of failure and the pride that will swallow us up. As we are bathed in his forgiveness, we will behold the proper position of our hope and faith. We will fall on our face in repentance for not seeing his providence, and we will acknowledge our own resentment of life's intrusions. How fickle is the heart that is not rooted in the throne of grace?

We are as changeable as the wind that is blowing in the seasons of life. Grace will establish us and settle us on the foundation that will never be destroyed. It is the foundation that reaches higher than any other because it dared to bow lower than them all. From the tops of the sacrifices of the ages to the Lamb of the cross, we can see the victory in every circumstance of life.

DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES

Jesus has called me to testify concerning the resurrection. I do it with the power of his spirit, and great grace shall be upon me. His grace labors and enables me to accomplish solutions to the complex and simple problems of the hour. I lean on him and not on myself, and I will experience the fullness of his grace. He has a fullness that I have never experienced. He has a testimony that I have never expressed. He has a light that I have never beheld. I look again to the favor given me, and I will find the benefits in the gift that I have overlooked.

God is refining my experience. Abundance of mercy is at work on my behalf. Though I deserved judgment, God has given me an abundance of his mercy to lift me and bring me out of the consequences of my mistakes and entrapments by the enemy. He is very rich in mercy. When I was dead in trespasses and sins, he expressed his extreme kindness toward me. This same kindness is expressing its nature and victory toward me. I will experience the victory that comes by his kindness toward me. I should have perished, but the riches of his grace rained kindness upon me. Now I allow the enabling grace that has made me acceptable in his sight to abound. Enabling grace is leaping with me in its arms. The Lord is carrying me. He brought me out of darkness and into his marvelous light. He brought me out of the devil's family and into the family of the Most High God; therefore, I know that he will, all the more, bring me out of every snare and every temptation.

I am not a minister of the gospel because of my human achievements. I am what I am by his grace. The grace that he has given is an effectual grace which is laboring abundantly and effectual unto total victory and success in the kingdom of God. I do not fear the threats of the enemy. I have abounded unto a good work. Jesus expressed his fullness to save me. Now he is expressing his fullness in keeping me and enabling me to accomplish the fulfillment of his vision; therefore, I do not fear, neither am I afraid of failure's threat. He is sending forth an expression of grace that shall transform me. By his grace, he is doing more than I could ask or think. I am a new creature in Christ. Now I lift up my eyes from the tree of man's knowledge and look to the knowledge of God Almighty. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. In him, there is no darkness. In him, there is no defeat.

With every trial, I am growing in his grace and in the knowledge of him, my Lord and Savior; therefore, I am strong in this grace and show forth the testimony of his victory. Though I have sinned and fallen short of his glory, I am justified and counted righteous. Sin cannot rule over me. Sin must bow to his name. I am determined not to continue at the altar of prostrated sin. Grace shall only abound as I continue in righteousness and holiness. I purpose not to take my relationship with God for granted, but I realize that which is available to me is a blessing and a free gift. I will not use the blessing of forgiveness as an opportunity and occasion to sin and serve the flesh and the world. Many have lost their relationship with him and become slaves to another master because they took God for granted.

I come to the altar of repentance, and I am broken on him. I repent and acknowledge my helplessness to live victoriously without his grace and him. I must not deceive myself and say that I have no sin, but I must be honest, and I will not miss the grace that looks for me in this very hour. I can do nothing of myself, but through God, I can do all things. I purpose to do all things by grace and then I will not falter and stumble over my own efforts and failures. I purpose to do all things by grace then will I seek to please him and not seek the gratification of my flesh and self. He has touched me with his mighty grace. Now I stretch forth my hands and touch the scepter of righteousness. He has beckoned me to come into the throne room; therefore, I receive of mercy and grace. It is enough for every dilemma and all circumstances. I look beyond my circumstances and behold the victory now and at the end of the circumstances.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Keep Praise At the Forefront of Your Life, and You Shall Be An Expression of Deliverance For Many

All the numbers in the book of Revelation assure us that everything that is averse to God and his people has been numbered and limited in its ability to effect us. Our Friend, that is so close to our shortcomings, knows the things that pull us down and break in on us easier than others. He has established walls of grace and provision that fortifies us against their attack. We will fest on his enablement in praise and worship. As darkness becomes more rampant in the earth, the greater dimension of his light and revelation will be more concentrated in his true people. As we run on in this race, we will become more vividly aware of his ability over our puny attempts to do anything in the Kingdom. Many attacks will come against us personally and in our minds and spirits, but he has already defeated them all so that our spirit is clapping its hands ahead of time in victory over them all.

I have not left you without vision. The foresight of vision is accurate. My providence includes accurate foresight and care for you. The providence of God is filled with wisdom. There are no temptations that you can encounter that have not been planned for before time. A way of escape is planned in every temptation. Do not worry about a failing economy, for I have provided finances for you in the turbulent times. Come alive unto the power of my provision. I have provided and prepared for everything in advance. I have taken care of all things beforehand.

11. Why do you think I instruct you to observe the birds and the flowers?

12. Do they worry about tomorrow?

They have it built into them to trust me to provide for them.

13. Are you better than they?

I have looked out for you in advance. Go and preach about the inexhaustible supply of God. I see the beginning and the ending at the same time. I have provided against the inclemency of the spiritual weather and taken measures to protect you in an unexpected need at the same time. Your enemies cannot creep up on you.

14. Your defense against them is already planned, so why stay awake and worry when I am keeping the city?

I am bonded to my church. I am the head, and you are my body. There is a bond of affection. Charity is the bond of perfectness. This bond created an obligation of a duty to my people. I have given promises. My word is sure and will never return to me empty or void.

15. Who shall destroy my obligation to my people?

(To Be Continued)

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