Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I am a Spirit; therefore, worship me in spirit and in truth. I have not brought you here to die by the hands of confusion. The strength of peace has lifted you and brought you to my table of fresh bread. Eat this bread with your mind at peace. How will you assimilate this spiritual meal if your nerves and emotions are slashed with the sword of confusion?

Eat and be glad in the presence of evil. You shall be filled with my goodness, and you shall behold the victory over your imaginations. Assumptions have attempted to trip you up, but I have sent my word and cut away the cords and the hands of assumptions. Stand but take heed how you stand. Think not that you are standing in your own pride, but know of truth, that you stand because of my grace and my mercy. My love has left you standing as many are falling in this hour of great grace. Count not yourself to have apprehended, but know of a truth, that it is possible for all to fall without my grace.

(RHEMA: The Word of God Terminates the Hands of Confusion)

God is a Spirit; therefore, I worship him in spirit and in truth. He has not brought me here to die by the hands of confusion. The strength of peace has lifted me and brought me to his table of fresh bread. I determine to eat this bread with my mind at peace. I cannot assimilate this spiritual meal if my nerves and emotions are slashed with the sword of confusion. I purpose to eat and be glad in the presence of evil. I shall be filled with his goodness, and I shall behold the victory over my imaginations. Assumptions have attempted to trip me up, but the Lord has sent his word and cut away the cords and the hands of assumptions. I stand, but I take heed how I stand. I determine not to think that I am standing in my own pride but to know of truth, that I stand because of his grace and his mercy. God's love has left me standing as many are falling in this hour of great grace. I count not myself to have apprehended, but I know of a truth, that it is possible for all to fall without his grace.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

A Celebration On the Bridge of Grace, Built Above Distraction, Traveling Down the Way of the Carnal and the Disobedient

Grace is a continual operation in your life. It has not come as a temporal and vanishing act, but it is forever. My grace will work for you throughout the ages. The kingdom of grace is a mighty kingdom. It is within you. I am the God of all grace, and I am able to make all grace abound toward you. Abounding grace has leaped higher than all iniquity. The legs of grace cannot be matched by your foes, neither can principalities nor powers distract from the supremacy of grace. Grace is superior. Its manifold beauty is untouchable. Allow the beauty of grace to replace the ugliness of sin's shame. Be clothed with the garments that grace has supplied you with, and cast off the rags of self-righteousness. Adorn yourself with the garment of praise, knowing that I have dressed you with the underwear of righteousness and true holiness.

Be content to dwell in my kingdom. It is powerful and mighty, none can bring it down, for it is a kingdom of righteousness. God's righteousness, goodness, and mercy have not retreated. They will never withdraw themselves from you. I have given them to you as powerful triplets working on your behalf at all times. The kingdom of God has come unto your life with all of its power and provision. Accept faith's choice for your life, and do not settle for things on the right hand of evil. I have called you to be first in line. You were last, but now I make you first. Patience is given to you. It is a virtue of my Holy Spirit. In it, you possess your soul. Now glorify me, and give me honor. Allow this day to be a special day in your life. I awakened you and removed sleep from your eyes so that I might commune with you. This morning is special to me. Is it special to you?

Every day that the Creator speaks in your ear and talks with you face to face should be special to you. I am the Creator. I am Lord. Reflect on my goodness and mercy shown you in the past. Judgment was restrained by the hands of goodness and mercy. Your enemies cried out to me for judgment, but the voice of goodness and mercy was not silent in their presence. Your enemies anticipated your fall from grace. I have disappointed them as I gave you favor in their audience. As vultures, they attended what they thought would be your catastrophe. I have turned it into a celebration. Now commemorate my word, and know it is exalted forevermore. My word has foretold of your victory.

The voice of the Lord, in your life, is not a hoax. It is the desirable relationship offered by the King Eternal. My sheep hear my voice, and they follow it. Those who know my voice will follow you. Be not filled with dismay. Everyone is not chosen to hear my voice; therefore, worry not about those who do not follow. Rejoice. I make you glad in the presence of the depressing things of the hour. The depression that you feel comes from principalities and powers. The prince of the power of the air has sent his pressure against your mind. Be not persuaded by this pressure. Greater am I who is in you. I continually work on your behalf. I have caused the author of pressure to bow. Go on in the will of God, and be not distracted by his tactics of warfare. I have built a bridge over distraction. Why halt at the mouth of distraction?

Close off the avenue of distraction. Leave it closed. It is congested with the traffic of the carnal and the disobedient. While they travel and live by the inspiration of the spirit of error, the spirit of truth has built a bridge of grace for you. It is a bridge and a highway of holiness. Come and walk with me. Be yoked to me. My easy yoke and light burden shall make the journey a joy. The unclean are not passing this way. The voice that is speaking against you may be ignored. My voice is the voice of clarity. The voice of simplicity has spoken in your ears. Be not corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ Jesus. I have given you my mind. Think on the things granted you by my Spirit. Be not detoured from the will of God while traveling down the highway of grace.

Look up, and behold the celebration as you journey down this highway. I have overturned hatred's cup of wrath. Bitterness' platter is cast to the ground. My joy has strengthened you in a new way. Dance on the heads of hatred and bitterness. They are defeated foes without a foundation. I have caused them to deteriorate beneath your feet; therefore, rejoice. You are not defiled by them. I have made you free. The truth of my word and the certainty of who I am are exalted in your life. The truth will be told before your life is over. Do not regret the things that have happened. The devil meant them for bad, but I will bring forth good in the end, even now, good abounds. Rejoice. I am exalted and praised. I have taken rejection and made it a glorious experience. You have suffered with me. Now prepare to reign with me.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - A Celebration On the Bridge of Grace, Built Above Distraction, Traveling Down the Way of the Carnal and the Disobedient

His joy is our strength. His love has swallowed up ever deathly form in victory. Distractions that are rooted in our carnal weakness can become a pit and deep depression that will endanger our journey. As we are caught up in the Spirit of the celebration of the Liberty of the Christ, we must cast away the bondage that tries to pull us down to its level. Sin deals with us and others in a treacherous manner. Pride and lust will always gravitate downward. Even when others stoop to and fall into the pits and low places of castigation and speaking against others, we are walking on a bridge of grace. We must never allow lesser values to be factored into any equation to reduce us to the least common denominator. As we are running in this race by the enablement of grace, the foes that would distract us are heard a long way off. We must never give them ear, for that distraction will be amplified in proportion to that we pay it attention. We are not designed for the low places of this life but to ride on the high places of the earth. We will patiently see the destruction of every adversary as we continue to sing the melodies of grace and to curse the disharmony of disobedience.

DISTRACTION, CARNALITY, AND DISOBEDIENCE

Grace is a continual operation in my life. It has not come as a temporal and vanishing act, but it is forever. The grace of God will work for me throughout the ages. The kingdom of grace is a mighty kingdom. It is within me. Jesus is the God of all grace, and he is able to make all grace abound toward me. Abounding grace has leaped higher than all iniquity. The legs of grace cannot be matched by my foes, neither can principalities nor powers distract from the supremacy of grace. Grace is superior. Its manifold beauty is untouchable. I allow the beauty of grace to replace the ugliness of sin's shame. I will be clothed with the garments that grace has supplied me with and cast off the rags of self-righteousness. I will adorn myself with the garment of praise, knowing that he has dressed me with the underwear of righteousness and true holiness.

I will be content to dwell in God's kingdom. It is powerful and mighty, none can bring it down, for it is a kingdom of righteousness. God's righteousness, goodness, and mercy have not retreated. They will never withdraw themselves from me. He has given them to me as powerful triplets working on my behalf at all times. The kingdom of God has come unto my life with all of its power and provision. I accept faith's choice for my life and do not settle for things on the right hand of evil. Jesus has called me to be first in line. I was last, but now he makes me first. Patience is given to me. It is a virtue of his Holy Spirit. In it, I possess my soul. Now I glorify the Lord and give him honor. I will allow this day to be a special day in my life. God awakened me and removed sleep from my eyes so that he might commune with me. This morning is special to God; therefore, it should be special to me also.

Every day that the Creator speaks in my ear and talks with me face to face should be special to me. Jesus is the Creator. He is Lord. I reflect on his goodness and mercy shown me in the past. Judgment was restrained by the hands of goodness and mercy. My enemies cried out to God for judgment, but the voice of goodness and mercy was not silent in their presence. My enemies anticipated my fall from grace. God has disappointed them as he gave me favor in their audience. As vultures, they attended what they thought would be my catastrophe. God has turned it into a celebration. Now I commemorate his word and know it is exalted forevermore. God's word has foretold of my victory. The voice of the Lord, in my life, is not a hoax. It is the desirable relationship offered by the King Eternal. His sheep hear his voice, and they follow it. Those who know God's voice will follow me. I will not be filled with dismay. Everyone is not chosen to hear God's voice; therefore, I will not worry about those who do not follow.

I rejoice. Jesus makes me glad in the presence of the depressing things of the hour. The depression that I feel comes from principalities and powers. The prince of the power of the air has sent his pressure against my mind. I will not be persuaded by this pressure. Greater is he who is in me. God continually works on my behalf. God has caused the author of pressure to bow. I will go on in the will of God and not be distracted by the enemy's tactics of warfare. Jesus has built a bridge over distraction; therefore, I will not halt at the mouth of distraction. I close off the avenue of distraction. I determine to leave it closed. It is congested with the traffic of the carnal and the disobedient. While they travel and live by the inspiration of the spirit of error, the spirit of truth has built a bridge of grace for me. It is a bridge and a highway of holiness. I will go and walk with the Lord. I will be yoked to him. His easy yoke and light burden shall make the journey a joy. The unclean are not passing this way. The voice that is speaking against me may be ignored. God's voice is the voice of clarity. The voice of simplicity has spoken in my ears. I will not be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ Jesus. He has given me his mind. I will think on the things granted me by his Spirit. I purpose not to be detoured from the will of God while traveling down the highway of grace.

I look up and behold the celebration as I journey down this highway. Jesus has overturned hatred's cup of wrath. Bitterness' platter is cast to the ground. The joy of the Lord has strengthened me in a new way. I dance on the heads of hatred and bitterness. They are defeated foes without a foundation. God has caused them to deteriorate beneath my feet; therefore, I rejoice. I am not defiled by them. Christ has made me free. The truth of his word and the certainty of who he is are exalted in my life. The truth will be told before my life is over. I will not regret the things that have happened. The devil meant them for bad, but God will bring forth good in the end, even now, good abounds. I rejoice. The Lord is exalted and praised. He has taken rejection and made it a glorious experience. I have suffered with him. Now I prepare to reign with him.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Grace Has Leaped Into Our Path and Arrested Us

Many do not understand the sovereign grace of God when it operates in us with purpose. When his purpose is involved, he chooses between Jacob and Esau. He designs vessels of mercy and vessels of wrath. He will even keep individuals back from sinning against him as he did for Abimelech. God is not arbitrary but because grace is the economy of the universe, he will allow an entire system to implode so that it can explode in the creation of grace in another place. We are part of that economy. Destruction is not our designed finale. Triumph has been written for us to receive if we will choose to receive it. Predestination is not the fatalistic idea of what will be will be. It is the infinite design of grace weaving a fabric of unbelievable blessing and placing it around us and ushering us into the immutable promises made to us before the foundation of the world. Our journey is filled with that which no force can deter. He has prepared for us a fest of the bountiful fruits of the harvest of his selfless sacrifice. We will refuse to eat the garbage of the lust and pride of this life.

(Continued)

You are free. There is, therefore, no condemnation to you that walk not after the flesh but after the spirit. The law of the spirit of life has made you free from the law of sin and death. What the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, I sent my own son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in you. Arise from the door of condemnation, and come into the door of justification. The voice of your prosecutor is not heard in this house. I have appeared in heavenly places to manage your affairs. I have not mismanaged your affairs. The warrant for your arrest is bogus. I have already settled your case. Refuse to be prosecuted by the accuser of the brethren who has made charges against you.

21. Who shall lay any charge to my elect?

I am your advocate. I have defended you well.

22. My argument was not denied in heaven; therefore, who will declare you guilty in the earth?

I have adopted you. You have been taken into favor and protection. I will continually defend you, for I am your father. You are not merely affiliated with me. I foreknew you and predestinated you to be conformed to the image of my Son. (Romans 8) You are predestinated unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 1) You have been appointed unto eternal life and the blessing of Christ. You are a citizen of heaven. Now cease living as a citizen of this earth. The promises made to you are from heaven by God, who is faithful. Expect complete fidelity and a performance of obligations that coincides with my duty as your Lord and Savior.

23. Can I lie?

24. Am I honest?

I desire to show you faith's blueprint again. You must follow this blueprint, and be fully persuaded that you will not go wrong if you follow it. Abraham believed me, and I counted his faith as righteousness. You will sit down in heaven with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The impossibilities before you cannot bar you out of the realm of miracles because I have given you the key of faith. Trace the steps of Abraham to understand faith. Abraham is the father of faith. Though Sarah's womb was dead and Abraham's body was dead, Abraham was not weak in faith. He did not stagger at my promise through unbelief. He was strong in faith and gave me glory. He was fully persuaded that what I had promised, I was able to perform. I imputed his faith as righteousness.

25. Do you believe on me?

(To Be Continued)

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