Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Trust not in your own ability, neither your mind that will contend to be religious and speak through your unbelief and carnality. Trust in me, and I will allow the spirit of wisdom and of revelation to speak through you and for you. Cease wrestling to obtain and keep things and positions. I lift up one and cast down another. You cannot keep what I do not keep for you; therefore, relinquish all that is yours to me, and my security will keep the things I have promised you. Now I will keep that which I have promised you. Eat the bread of plenty, and be strengthened in your faith and your love. If you love me, then believe all things promised you, for I am faithful.

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

I determine not to trust in my own ability, neither my mind that will contend to be religious and speak through my unbelief and carnality. I trust in him, and he will allow the spirit of wisdom and of revelation to speak through me and for me. I cease wrestling to obtain and keep things and positions. The Lord lifts up one and casts down another. I cannot keep what he does not keep for me; therefore, I relinquish all that is mine to him, and his security will keep the things he has promised me. Now he will keep that which he has promised me. I will eat the bread of plenty and be strengthened in my faith and my love. I love him, therefore; I believe all things promised me, for he is faithful.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

Love's Conquest of Sin Assures Access To Victory Crowned With Success

I have overcome all things and placed everything under my feet. I am the King of Israel, the God of the whole earth. I opened your understanding and revealed to you my plan for your life. In the vision of the morning, you saw trials and difficulty, but you also saw great victory and effectual ministry. Be not turned away from the promises given by me. Your rivals cannot take possession of the things that I have promised. Sickness and disease will not conquer you. Discern my body, and show forth a triumphant confession and praise. I have taken the stripes in my own body for your healing. I have placed the kingdom within you. Some look for the kingdom here, and some look for it there. The kingdom of God does not come by observation. The kingdom of God is within you. You must relinquish your own kingdoms within you before you can see the kingdom of God activated inside of you. You have attempted to reside in both kingdoms, your own and mine. Relinquish the kingdoms of your heart to me, and they will not be rivals to my kingdom any longer. I have won the supreme battle. I was successful against sin and death. I have given my successful victory to you.

Sin continues to gain another conquest over man. Sin's conquest has been presented as a relationship of pleasure and goodness. It is lust and pride clothed as a relationship. Be determined not to become another one of sin's conquests. If there is first a willing mind, you will humble yourself, and find grace to not allow this champion of the darkness to conquer you. Sin desires to take complete control of you. Sin conquered Adam and Eve in the garden. I came as the second man Adam and conquered this dangerous foe. I gained control of sin and put it away. Do not allow my glorious victory to be in vain in relationship to you. You cannot be the friend of the world and excel against sin. He that is in friendship with the world is enmity with me.

I have given you the upper hand against sin. My grace has surpassed all of its effects. You should be celebrating today, for sin has already been defeated. I reduced sin by the force of my life. I took away its resistance against righteousness. It was vanquished by love and subdued by its power. The kingdom of God suffers violence, and the violent takes by force. By forceful grace, I tasted death for every man and completely subdued the enemy of your soul. The enemy's only argument is implemented by the lie. The lie is his only means of persuading man. The lie is the foundation of all the strategies and influences of evil. His lies have been shot at you and now stand as obstacles, passions, and bondage. Do not be reluctant any longer. Rise up, and accept the victory won by the Prince of victory. I have overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil. Only believe.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Love's Conquest of Sin Assures Access To Victory Crowned With Success

Love never fails. Love will never be deterred by any energy of matter in this universe. Not time or space will evoke any quantum handicap to slow down love. Love has hurled the enemies of death, hell, and the grave, for beyond any ability to seize our lives ever again. We have been raised up together with him far beyond any principality or power that exists in this world or the world to come. When the great Apostle Paul spoke of the sweeping dimensions of that love in the 8th chapter of Romans, he said that things present of things to come would not be able to separate us from the Love of God. This is an unusual construction after much study. It seems that he is talking of all the dimensions that exist in the universe. How deep or wide is this dimension?

It will never separate the ability of God's love to keep his promises to us. Defeat is a lie. Victory is the truth. Lies are the implosion of every system. Grace has built a Kingdom that will never be shaken because the voice of love is speaking the details of truth. Sin and Satan may speak their lies, but they will never appear on the ledgers that have been swept clean and erased by the blood of Jesus.

TRIALS AND DIFFICULTY

The Lord has overcome all things and placed everything under his feet. He is the King of Israel, the God of the whole earth. He opened my understanding and revealed to me his plan for my life. In the vision of the morning, I saw trials and difficulty, but I also saw great victory and effectual ministry. I will not be turned away from the promises given by God. My rivals cannot take possession of the things that he has promised. Sickness and disease will not conquer me. I discern his body, and I show forth a triumphant confession and praise. Jesus has taken the stripes in his own body for my healing. He has placed the kingdom within me. Some look for the kingdom here, and some look for it there. The kingdom of God does not come by observation. The kingdom of God is within me. I must relinquish my own kingdoms within me before I can see the kingdom of God activated inside of me. I have attempted to reside in both kingdoms, my own and his. I relinquish the kingdoms of my heart to God, and they will not be rivals to his kingdom any longer. He has won the supreme battle. He was successful against sin and death. He has given his successful victory to me.

Sin continues to gain another conquest over man. Sin's conquest has been presented as a relationship of pleasure and goodness. It is lust and pride clothed as a relationship. I am determined not to become another one of sin's conquests. If there is first a willing mind, I will humble myself and find grace not to allow this champion of the darkness to conquer me. Sin desires to take complete control of me. Sin conquered Adam and Eve in the garden. Jesus came as the second man Adam and conquered this dangerous foe. He gained control of sin and put it away. I purpose not to allow his glorious victory to be in vain in relationship to me. I cannot be the friend of the world and excel against sin. He that is in friendship with the world is enmity with God.

God has given me the upper hand against sin. His grace has surpassed all of its effects. I should be celebrating today, for sin has already been defeated. He reduced sin by the force of his life. He took away its resistance against righteousness. It was vanquished by love and subdued by its power. The kingdom of God suffers violence, and the violent takes by force. By forceful grace, Jesus tasted death for every man and completely subdued the enemy of my soul. The enemy's only argument is implemented by the lie. The lie is his only means of persuading man. The lie is the foundation of all the strategies and influences of evil. His lies have been shot at me and now stand as obstacles, passions, and bondage. I will not be reluctant any longer. I rise up and accept the victory won by the Prince of victory. He has overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil. I believe.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Shiloh, the Peace-bringer, Bought Us Peace As He Took Our Place At the Judgment Hall of Righteousness

Screaming voices of terror and buffeting winds of pain may howl down the canyons of our mind and spirit, but the Peace Speaker still stands and says, "Peace be still!" As our prince of peace, he has already made peace by the victory of the cross. Hosts of hell may be assembled on every horizon of today and tomorrow, but he descends to place his hand into our hand and lead us through this host unscathed. All the statements of adversity and condemnation have been absorbed by the curse and the reproach he swallowed up for us. His peace is not just a short lived euphoria of mind but a deep settled conviction that no matter what comes, everything will be alright. By the price of his precious blood, the throne of peace has been established in the lives of believers. Every mandate that the mind receives has been decreed from the mouth of our Friend and Faithful Witness. Hell has no jurisdiction in our case; it is only decided in the courts of mercy in the heavens.

(Continued)

You are an heir, a joint-heir with Jesus Christ. Rise up, and follow faith's blueprint.

26. How many things do I do for you that you don't ask me to do?

27. Do you think I am a God that only acts on your behalf when you ask me to?

I am your God, your Lord. I am acting on your behalf while you are asleep.

28. Why do you think you are safe this morning?

29. When your children were small, why did you rise up in the night to see if they were alright?

30. Do you think that I am less than a man?

31. Don't you know that I am concerned about your welfare?

(To Be Continued)

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