Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

You have seen your life go up and down. You have seen it go around and around. You have gone from your own righteousness unto my righteousness and unto my righteousness to your own righteousness. There is no security in this manner of life. Your human decisions, which are rooted in your own righteousness, have continually eroded the things that could have been accomplished in your life and in the lives of others. You must make a decision to totally trust me with all your heart, and cease leaning to your own understanding. I have given you my righteousness. It is an everlasting righteousness. Trust in me completely, and for my righteousness' sake, I will deliver you out of all things.

(RHEMA: Be Not a Spiritual Tragedy; Return Unto God)

I have seen my life go up and down. I have seen it go around and around. I have gone from my own righteousness unto the Lord's righteousness and unto his righteousness to my own righteousness. There is no security in this manner of life. My human decisions, which are rooted in my own righteousness, have continually eroded the things that could have been accomplished in my life and in the lives of others. I must make a decision to totally trust him with all my heart and cease leaning to my own understanding. He has given me his righteousness. It is an everlasting righteousness. I determine to trust in him completely, and for his righteousness' sake, he will deliver me out of all things.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

Open the Gift That Has Been Given Unto You, and Share It With the World

I have been merciful unto you. The kindness and forgiveness that I have shown towards you, instead of punishment, should motivate you to show this same mercy to others. When you gave your life to me, I rewarded you by being merciful unto you. Those who are under my power have received sure mercy. Your obedience to the gospel brought you my approval. You were ready to be sentenced with a death sentence, but I chose you to receive a pardon. I am not a merciless God. I show kindness to all that believe. My great compassion has been shown to you even though you were an offender of my power. I came to the prison house where you were imprisoned and released you from judgment's hand. My divine favor and compassion was extended to you as I turned torment unto rejoicing. How can you sit idly by with souls crying for mercy in their distress?

Don't you hear their cries?

It is in your power to release the souls from bondage. Simply go, and preach the gospel unto them. What freed you?

Go and do unto them as it was done unto you. The blessing is in your mouth. Demonstrate your love for others by allowing them to know of my kindness and compassion. Many await the punishment that justice demands. While they wait, mercy desires to hold back the punishment. Will you allow love to work through you to fulfill mercy's desire?

I shed my love abroad in your heart. Now is the power to cause faith to work for you in living demonstrations of supremacy poised for release. Love is the greatest. Allow my kindness to be expressed through you today, and you will know love in a manner that is foreign to those who are cruel. Those around you are suffering. Fear has attacked with its greatest forces. The mental anguish of the people has created tormented lives. My love desires to be released from the bosom of the church to cast out this tormenter. Go and give what has been given unto you. To whom much is given, much is required. I have supplied more grace to enable you to fulfill what I have asked of you. Unwrap the gift that has been given unto you, and share it with the world. You suffered abuse by those chosen to rule over you, but I have healed you. Now arise, and tell others of the mercy you received during your time of mistreatment. You are empowered with grace. Grace leaps higher than the effects of exploitation. You are free. Act out your freedom. Go and preach the gospel of deliverance to others. Go. A new, greater dimension of ministry has been given to you.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Open the Gift That Has Been Given Unto You, and Share It With the World

Freely we have received and freely should flow the rivers of grace out of our lives into the barren waste of others. We are so many times we are cursed by the apathy and lethargy of this hour. We take for granted the treasures that are heaped upon us by his mercy. Others are experiencing the pain and hurt that fuels an angry nation. Our dispersal of the manifold grace of God into the lives of those in the bondage of sin and deception is the purpose that we were designed for. Sometimes it is easier to wrap ourselves around our own needs and be oblivious to the cry of the desperate. Grace will draw you like a magnet to the vacuum in the lives of those who have never experienced the gift of love that flows out of the rivers of his Spirit as we have. Tormented lives await the voice of faith in our mouth to speak the freedom that they so desire. We are blessed beyond our ability to inventory the individual blessings. We should release into other lives by the fountains of kindness that never cease to flow in our lives. Rocks are crushed and broken into the gravel of the stream beds of the miraculous by the hands of tender mercy and not the harsh blows of a hammer. All impossibilities are transformed in the hands of mercy.

FEAR AND TORMENT

God has been merciful unto me. The kindness and forgiveness that he has shown towards me instead of punishment should motivate me to show this same mercy to others. When I gave my life to God, he rewarded me by being merciful unto me. Those who are under his power have received sure mercy. My obedience to the gospel brought me his approval. I was ready to be sentenced with a death sentence, but he chose me to receive a pardon.

Jesus is not a merciless God. He shows kindness to all that believe. His great compassion has been shown to me even though I was an offender of his power. Jesus came to the prison house where I was imprisoned and released me from judgment's hand. God's divine favor and compassion was extended to me as he turned torment unto rejoicing. In my selfishness, I sat idly by with souls crying for mercy in their distress. I hear their cries. It is in my power to release the souls from bondage. I will simply go and preach the gospel unto them. It was hearing the gospel preached that led to my freedom. I will go and do unto them as it was done unto me. The blessing is in my mouth. I will demonstrate my love for others by allowing them to know of God's kindness and compassion. Many await the punishment that justice demands. While they wait, mercy desires to hold back the punishment. I will allow love to work through me to fulfill mercy's desire.

God shed his love abroad in my heart. Now is the power to cause faith to work for me in living demonstrations of supremacy poised for release. Love is the greatest. I allow his kindness to be expressed through me, and I will know love in a manner that is foreign to those who are cruel. Those around me are suffering. Fear has attacked with its greatest forces. The mental anguish of the people has created tormented lives. God's love desires to be released from the bosom of the church to cast out this tormenter. I will go and give what has been given unto me. To whom much is given, much is required. Jesus has supplied more grace to enable me to fulfill what he has asked of me. I open the gift that has been given unto me and share it with the world. I suffered abuse by those chosen to rule over me, but God has healed me. Now I rise and tell others of the mercy I received during my time of mistreatment. I am empowered with grace. Grace leaps higher than the effects of exploitation. I am free. I act out my freedom. I will go and preach the gospel of deliverance to others. I will go. A new, greater dimension of ministry has been given to me.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Abundant Mercy of God and His Enabling Grace Has Teamed Up While Supporting Us With Extreme Kindness

Jesus taught that the birds of the air did not build barns because he would feed them. We are much better than they are. What does that say? Our life is more than just the 24 hours of today. We have the eternal barn of bountiful grace and mercy already on site in our lives. Trouble would try to choke our joy and faith, but his hands have reached to push all our tormentors away. Our enemy has tried every day to dig a pit for our feet, but the Owner of the entire earth will fill the pit with his mercy and cover it with his grace. Many times judgment has come to default us, but grace comes with the payment in full and denies the collector the door of our existence. We are hidden by the everlasting sovereign providence from the attack of the enemy. Kindness has assembled its host to escort us into the presence of the Lord.

(Continued)

You do not need to know how in order to believe. With me, all things are possible.

71. Is any thing too hard for me?

I am faithful, and it is impossible for me to lie. Faith is the substance of the things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. By faith, the elders received a good report. Faith is real. It is not imaginary. It is concrete. It is not barren. Faith is very fertile and productive. When one possesses faith, he is wealthy. Faith has tremendous ability. Its power is greater than mental or physical power. One who has faith has the means to obtain riches, wealth, and miracles. Faith will furnish the power to accomplish anything. By faith, you can transfer all that I own to yourself. Faith gives you the power to do what I have said you could do. Greater works than what I have done is possible by faith. It gives you the power to inherit. I have not created you with a disability. Faith is directly opposed to the disability that you are combating within yourself. All things are possible if you believe.

72. Now where is this disability?

You are a partaker of my divine nature. My divine nature works in you at all times. Consider the capacity of my divine nature, and you will not notice the disability of your flesh. My ability is immeasurable. It is incomprehensible. Take the limits off your confidence in me, and behold the door of miracles open to you. I know that you believe that I can do all things, but you must believe that I will do all things if you ask me. You have allowed your misunderstanding of righteousness to frustrate your faith. Abraham was a man just like you are. Moses was a man just like you are. Elias was a man subject to like passions as you are, yet he prayed that it might not rain, and it did not rain for the space of over three years. He prayed again, and it rained so that the earth brought forth fruit. All of their righteousness was like a filthy rag.

73. Why did I hear them?

I have given you the same faith. You have treated faith as a bad credit report. Cease analyzing faith. It does not rest on you or your ability. It relies on the truth of what I have said and done. The credit of faith lies totally on my worth, honor, and faithfulness.

74. Can I lie?

75. What do you need?

(To Be Continued)

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