Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

Preparation, Renewal, Strength, and Food In the Rooms of Love and Reverence

If I were a man, I would cast you out with the hypocrites of the age. I am God and not a man. I have not dealt with you as man deals with you. My lovingkindness and tender-mercies have become a pathway for your feet. My love is a vehicle of faithful transportation for your journey to heaven. Look to my love, which is yours because you are mine. I have granted you the grace that you have received. You did not pry grace from my being. I freely gave you grace for my own sake. For my name's sake, I have saved you from yourself. I have granted you a place around my throne that I may give you what you need to be pleasing in my sight. Release your fears and your frustrations into my hands. I am a consuming fire. The fire of my love shall bring to naught all the frustrating things that hinder you. The fire of this great love is consuming the putrefaction of self-righteousness. All of your righteousness is as the filthy rags of religion and human reasoning. I have granted you a new understanding of my way and my thoughts. Look again to the mind of Christ and be endowed with true power from on high instead of the limited power of your own mind. I made this day. Be glad and rejoice in the day of salvation. You found the throne. You have found the King of the throne room. I am always exalted. Magnify me in the presence of the trouble of the hour. I am greater than trouble. I am greater than the wicked of the hour. Who will contend with my power in this age of hopelessness?

I have all power. Lean on this power, and you will find the awesome expression necessary for ministry and acceptance with man. You have presented yourself. You have leaned toward your own understanding and allowed complacency to dominate your life. I have brought you back to your first love. Now abide in the room of love and reverence for your God. As you reverence me in sincerity and truth, you will find the newness of what I have prepared for you. I have prepared a table of fresh water, bread, and wine for your journey. Take the preparation of the Lord God and eat this in faith. I have fed you by my Spirit and granted you the communion of prayer and worship. I have renewed you in your faith and strengthened you by the resurrection power of love. You are revived and equipped with the spiritual tools of ministry. Lift your voice and preach the gospel. I am in you to do a work that you will not believe. Go and proclaim all of the words that I have placed in your mouth.

COMPLACENCY, FEAR, FRUSTRATION, HINDRANCES, HYPOCRITES, AND SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS

If God were a man, he would cast me out with the hypocrites of the age. He is God and not a man. He has not dealt with me as man deals with me. His lovingkindness and tender-mercies have become a pathway for my feet. His love is a vehicle of faithful transportation for my journey to heaven. I look to his love, which is mine because I am his. He has granted me the grace that I have received. I did not pry grace from his being. God freely gave me grace for his own sake. For his name's sake, he has saved me from myself. He has granted me a place around his throne that he may give me what I need to be pleasing in his sight. I release my fears and my frustrations into his hands. God is a consuming fire. The fire of his love shall bring to naught all the frustrating things that hinder me. The fire of this great love is consuming the putrefaction of self-righteousness. All of my righteousness is as the filthy rags of religion and human reasoning. God has granted me a new understanding of his ways and his thoughts. I look again to the mind of Christ and I am endowed with true power from on high instead of the limited power of my own mind.

The Lord made this day. I will be glad and rejoice in the day of salvation. I found the throne. I have found the King of the throne room. He is always exalted. I magnify him in the presence of the trouble of the hour. He is greater than trouble. He is greater than the wicked of the hour. No one will contend with his power in this age of hopelessness. The Lord has all power. I lean on this power, and I will find the awesome expression necessary for ministry and acceptance with man. I have presented myself. I have leaned toward my own understanding and allowed complacency to dominate my life. God has brought me back to my first love. Now I abide in the room of love and reverence for my God. As I reverence him in sincerity and truth, I will find the newness of what he has prepared for me. He has prepared a table of fresh water, bread, and wine for my journey. I will take the preparation of the Lord God and eat this in faith. He has fed me by his Spirit and granted me the communion of prayer and worship. He has renewed me in my faith and strengthened me by the resurrection power of love. I am revived and equipped with the spiritual tools of ministry. I lift my voice and preach the gospel. God is in me to do a work that I will not believe. I will go and proclaim all of the words that he has placed in my mouth.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Preparation, Renewal, Strength, and Food In the Rooms of Love and Reverence

As sure as God prepares us a table in the wilderness and the very face of trouble, so will the feasts of power and blessing be ours in the face of every adversity. Love never fails. It will never fail to keep its commitment and promise to never leave or forsake us in the time of extreme difficulty or confusion. Our weaknesses will not hinder the intervention of God on our behalf. Our circumstances are the building blocks of the construction site of creation. We can have the most difficult of times, and grace provides tables of strength and renewal. God prepares an entrance into chambers of refreshing for our weary hearts and minds. God has not chosen us to cast us away. All of the resources of his kingdom are at the disposal of those who cry out to him.

I helped you in your time of need. I granted mercy instead of judgment. You were cast under the feet of your enemies. Their shoes of wrath compelled you to mourn. The spirit of sorcery prepared to rejoice as it anticipated your defeat. Witchcraft gathered its counsel and prepared a celebration of your doom. Hatred lifted its cup of wrath and prepared to serve bitterness in the presence of joy. I heard your cry in the morning of your helplessness.

God helped me in my time of need. He granted mercy instead of judgment. I was cast under the feet of my enemies. Their shoes of wrath compelled me to mourn. The spirit of sorcery prepared to rejoice as it anticipated my defeat. Witchcraft gathered its counsel and prepared a celebration of my doom. Hatred lifted its cup of wrath and prepared to serve bitterness in the presence of joy. The Lord heard my cry in the morning of my helplessness.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Infinite Love, the Leaning Post For Balanced Faith

Our lives should have the centering feature of the worship of him because of his infinite and unconditional love. Our abilities then will never get in the way because we know it is all because of him and not our efforts. Faith works by love. His love never fails. Hope and faith may fail, but his love will never quit. Its work is beyond our observation. It works under the radar of life and even in the sub-conscience of those we are praying for. As we cannot force a rose to open, we cannot demand that love will hurry its work. It has its own perfect timing. Events of time and eternity of everyone and everything are in the symmetry of the operation of the love that is working constantly in us and around us. Love will finish the work that God has promised. If we want people saved, how much more does he desire that no man would perish?

Grace has on the gloves of love, and it will surely gather in a harvest where the love of many has waxed cold. Love's intensity will keep the fire of revival burning until the work is done.

(Continued)

Trouble diligently seeks you. Now, you diligently seek me. Diligently seek me, the God of answers, and cease consuming yourself with seeking the whys and hows. The time spent on investigation involved in finding this solution and that solution should have been spent in winning the lost. Many have spent months seeking to preserve their lives while lost souls have thrust themselves into damnation without faithful witnesses.

187. What have you profited by seeking to save your own lives while those who need salvation are perishing?

188. Why are you here?

189. Why did I come?

190. Has my purpose changed because of unusual circumstances and uncertain things?

(To Be Continued)