Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

The Precious Promises of God Are Sure Expressions of Well-Aimed Weapons On Our Behalf

Have I ever forsaken you?

Will I ever forsake you?

My word is gone out of my mouth. My word is true, and I am true to my word. I am true to those who believe. My judgment does not slumber. My justification is not slack and insufficient. Come away from condemnation. I have not led you there. I have led you to justification by faith, which is in me. You have looked at your failures and predetermined judgment. I have looked at the sacrifice of the Lamb of God and predetermined justification. I have justified you. Now who will condemn you?

Who will lay any charge to my elect?

I justified you, and only I can condemn you. Turn your ears from these voices in the air, and listen to the voice of the faithful witness within you. Love is speaking to you. The love that was demonstrated at Calvary speaks on your behalf. You may perceive the love of God through the action of the cross where I laid my life down for you. The laying down of this precious life for you is an actuality that cannot be dismissed by the voices of the princes of this world. I have loved you with an everlasting love. I have redeemed you by precious, innocent, and holy blood. Now receive the confidence contained in these words, and be restored to true faith again. Have faith in me. Say unto the voices of condemnation and despair, “Be removed from my ear and cast into the sea of silence. Be removed and do not return to my ear, for the blood of Jesus has been applied to my ears.” I have not sentenced you to the exile in the realm of imaginations. I have elected you to a position in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Cast down your immature weapons of carnality and take up the weapons that I gave you. The weapons of a true believer are not carnal, but they are mighty through me. They are mighty in pulling down strongholds, casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself above the knowledge of God. Take up these weapons again and bring an end to strongholds, imaginations, and pride.

I am enforcing your actions of faith. Activate faith. Activate love. You are more than a conqueror through me. Outside of me, there is no lasting victory. Outside of me, there is no lasting peace. Outside of me, there is no true love. Rise up from your beggar posture and stand with your loins girt about with the truth of these words. Rise up from your hesitant pace and put on the breastplate of righteousness, which has no place for condemnation. Rise up from your lowly walk under the feet of oppression, and walk in heavenly places where only those who have the shoes of peace may walk. Cast down your shield of self-defense, and take unto you the sword of the Spirit, which is the Rhema of God. I have given you mighty weapons. Go forth with this new confidence in your Redeemer who has been made unto you wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and justification. I have not left you alone to attempt anything of yourself, but I have awaited your expressions of confidence in my word and me. Take these precious promises, and proclaim them as sure expressions of well-aimed weapons on your behalf. Know of a truth, I have sent these words of exhortation, edification, and comfort.

CONDEMNATION, DESPAIR, FAILURES, IMAGINATIONS, INSUFFICIENCY, PRIDE, AND STRONGHOLDS

God has never forsaken me. He will never forsake me. His word is gone out of his mouth. His word is true, and he is true to his word. He is true to those who believe. His judgment does not slumber. His justification is not slack and insufficient. I will come away from condemnation. God has not led me there. He has led me to justification by faith, which is in him. I have looked at my failures and predetermined judgment. He has looked at the sacrifice of the Lamb of God and predetermined justification. He has justified me. Now no one will condemn me. No one will lay any charge to his elect. God has justified me, and only he can condemn me. I turn my ears from these voices in the air, and I will listen to the voice of the faithful witness within me. Love is speaking to me. The love that was demonstrated at Calvary speaks on my behalf. I may perceive the love of God through the action of the cross where he laid his life down for me. The laying down of this precious life for me is an actuality that cannot be dismissed by the voices of the princes of this world. God has loved me with an everlasting love. He has redeemed me by precious, innocent, and holy blood. Now I receive the confidence contained in these words, and I am restored to true faith again. I have faith in the Lord. I will say unto the voices of condemnation and despair, “Be removed from my ear and cast into the sea of silence. Be removed and do not return to my ear, for the blood of Jesus has been applied to my ears.” God has not sentenced me to the exile in the realm of imaginations. He has elected me to a position in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. I cast down my immature weapons of carnality and take up the weapons that he gave me. The weapons of a true believer are not carnal, but they are mighty through God. They are mighty in pulling down strongholds, casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself above the knowledge of God. I take up these weapons again and bring an end to strongholds, imaginations, and pride.

The Lord is enforcing my actions of faith. I activate faith. I activate love. I am more than a conqueror through him. Outside of him, there is no lasting victory. Outside of him, there is no lasting peace. Outside of him, there is no true love. I rise up from my beggar posture and I stand with my loins girt about with the truth of these words. I rise up from my hesitant pace and I put on the breastplate of righteousness, which has no place for condemnation. I rise up from my lowly walk under the feet of oppression, and I walk in heavenly places where only those who have the shoes of peace may walk. I cast down my shield of self-defense, and I take unto myself the sword of the Spirit, which is the Rhema of God. The Lord has given me mighty weapons. I will go forth with this new confidence in my Redeemer who has been made unto me wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and justification. He has not left me alone to attempt anything of myself, but he has awaited my expressions of confidence in his word and him. I will take these precious promises and proclaim them as sure expressions of well-aimed weapons on my behalf. I know of a truth, God has sent these words of exhortation, edification, and comfort.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Precious Promises of God Are Sure Expressions of Well-Aimed Weapons On Our Behalf

Faith is the state of the art weaponry in this hour. All the shields of the earth are the Lord's. Our shield is his and he is the composite construction of that shield. Multi-war head missiles are the most feared armament of our day. God can take the multifaceted promises and clear the battlefield of every foe at every sector and still never exhaust his promises. He is the yes and amen to every promise that is ours today. Our warfare helps us obtain promises that have never been written. They are just as sure as any written ones as soon as they are spoken. Recently in a battle with other hearts and minds, the Lord spoke to me in a simple principle that has helped me immensely. God said, "When others seem to reject you or my word spoken though you, they have said no to my yes. This will never change any of my YESES TO YOU!" I began to shout for joy because I knew that God's promise was as immutable as his eternal yes in himself. So we stand as Gideon and direct the word of the Lord straight at the enemy, and he will slay himself trying to escape the unlimited power of God's word. Every voice of condemnation and judgment will never out sing the choir of redemption and justification that is constantly singing on our behalf before the throne.

Wounded by evil, you struggled for the horns of the altar. You were without strength, and hope was fading into the night, but grace came leaping above the waves of damning, fleshly undercurrents of frustration. Grace shouted with a frequency not heard by your ears and commanded an end to your trial before spiritual death. Love stretched its strong arms of mercy and goodness. Love's arms embraced you and drew you nigh the lips of grace again. While your heart was near fainting's reach, love's embrace brought peace to a mind lost in the whirlwind of a spiritual attack. Now with a mind of peace that was granted by grace, your mourning was turned into dancing. The rags of a spiritual pauper are no longer your attire, for you are now girded with gladness. Sing praises to me. Do not be silent in this life, but forever give thanks unto the Eternal Spirit that saved you.

Wounded by evil, I struggled for the horns of the altar. I was without strength, and hope was fading into the night, but grace came leaping above the waves of damning, fleshly undercurrents of frustration. Grace shouted with a frequency not heard by my ears and commanded an end to my trial before spiritual death. Love stretched its strong arms of mercy and goodness. Love's arms embraced me and drew me nigh the lips of grace again. While my heart was near fainting's reach, love's embrace brought peace to a mind lost in the whirlwind of a spiritual attack. Now with a mind of peace that was granted by grace, my mourning was turned into dancing. The rags of a spiritual pauper are no longer my attire, for I am now girded with gladness. I will sing praises to God and not be silent in this life. By grace, I will forever give thanks unto the Eternal Spirit that saved me.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Living Dreams Along the Shores of Hope

Our houses are not the shaky sand castles of hurried plans or knee jerk responses. We have not been driven by fear to build a temporary dwelling, but hope has anchored us to the Rock of ages. Our dreams are not the smoke and mirrors of unstable thoughts. We are building and living in the prophetic hope of the energy of the spoken word of God. Sometimes our minds are like the shores of the sea of life that is littered with empty nets, drift wood, and dead fish. Our hearts can be a net according to Ecclesiastes 7:26. We can fill our lives with the thoughts of our heart as a net full of trash or fish that are worthless, or we can cast our nets into the depths of God and have a harvest or the blessings of hope that we will feast on the rest of our lives. Our minds should not be a burial ground that is constantly uncovering its contents when the sea of life is in upheaval. Hope seals the dead things in cement that stays in the depths, and hope brings to our shores the celebration of the deliverance of the Savior. Hope will not drag skeletons out of our closets, but it will bring the dreams that God has spoken to us to pass in the sunset of this age.

(Continued)

I have come to seek and save that which is lost.

191. What is your purpose?

If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

192. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

193. Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

194. Are you ashamed of my words and me?

195. Are you ashamed to stand up and say that you trust me with all your heart?

(To Be Continued)