Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Give your ear to me and my law. Incline your ears to the words of my mouth today. I will open my mouth and speak plain. I will make clear the dark sayings of old and will not hide them from you. I am furnishing you a table in the wilderness of impossibility. In the place where many have tempted me and received the meat of lust and covetousness, I am causing the rock of impossibility to furnish you with fresh waters and fresh streams. I am giving you the bread of deliverance instead of the fire of my anger. I have commanded the clouds of discouragement and opened unto you the doors of encouragement. I have rained down Rhema for you to eat and given you the corn of spiritual preservation. You are eating angel's food. Be content with this food for angels. Allow its freshness and completeness to fill you instead of your own desires. I have not left you in the land of lust and pride. I have cleaned your mouth of the meat of spiritual death and given you a mouth filled with the fresh word of God.

(RHEMA: Angel's Food, the Bread of Deliverance During the Clouds of Discouragement)

I give my ear to the Lord and his law. I incline my ears to the words of his mouth. He will open his mouth and speak plain. He will make clear the dark sayings of old and will not hide them from me. He is furnishing me a table in the wilderness of impossibility. In the place where many have tempted him and received the meat of lust and covetousness, he is causing the rock of impossibility to furnish me with fresh waters and fresh streams. He is giving me the bread of deliverance instead of the fire of his anger. He has commanded the clouds of discouragement and opened unto me the doors of encouragement. He has rained down Rhema for me to eat and given me the corn of spiritual preservation. I am eating angel's food. I will be content with this food for angels. I determine to allow its freshness and completeness to fill me instead of my own desires. God has not left me in the land of lust and pride. He has cleaned my mouth of the meat of spiritual death and given me a mouth filled with the fresh word of God.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

The Promises of God Cannot Be Invalidated, Neither Can the True Believer Be Turned Into An Invalid

I am for you. Who can be against you?

Be not disturbed by the strategies of the enemy. I defeated him at Calvary. You are on the winning side. Be not distracted by his line of attack. Though the enemy comes against your mind, the source of your security is not weakened by his assault. Do not be forced to take a defensive position because of this onslaught. Allow me to defend you. The battle is mine. The victory that I have won belongs to you. I won at Calvary. I prevail in every battle that you enter into for my name's sake. You are here because of me. Have I ceased to fight for you now?

Be not afraid in this confrontation. I am with you. I brought you out of darkness. Now you are in the light. Will you come to the light and be terrified because of the enemy that approaches you?

Let not you heart faint, neither fear. I am the Lord, your God, and I go with you to fight against your enemies to save you. Prepare stones for memorials for your children in each battle so that you may remind them of the conflicts won by me. Your stones for memorials shall be commemorative plaques that will prompt them to remember the hand of the Lord that was mighty on your behalf. Though a leviathan comes against you, fear not. I will speak unto the monsters that are sent against you. Your ways have pleased me. Now I will make even your enemies to be at peace with you. Everything that is under heaven is mine, and all things are under my authority. Though your enemies come with smoke going out their nostrils and flames going out of their mouths, be not afraid of what they can do unto you. Remember, they can have no power at all against you except it is given them from above. Their sins will be greater if they attack you; therefore, rest in the things that I allow. Though the king of pride comes against you, be not terrified. I am pride's king, for I am King of kings and Lord of lords. Pride rises up, and the mighty are afraid. The arrows of the strongest warrior cannot make pride flee. Pride laughs at the powerful weapons that are turned against it yet, I have subdued all things under my feet; therefore, all things are under your feet, for you are in me. I have not given you fruit and left it for the wild beasts to trample it under their feet. Your fruit is protected by divine strength. Will you come to this time in the battle and doubt my favor?

Be not troubled by the hammering forces against you. They cannot invalidate your victory. Your victory cannot be overturned, nor destroyed. Allow not the fear of these forces to make you an invalid. The power of these forces is without a foundation of truth; therefore, fear not, neither be afraid. Many are suffering needlessly because they became afraid when they were intimidated by unbelief. Many have become invalids and have been removed from active duty as mighty believers of the faith. Join not the band of weak believers on the bed of invalids. The enemy cannot nullify my promises made to you. I have not opened my mouth and lied. It is impossible for me to lie; therefore, be not turned back in the day of battle. My promises are not annulled by the words of your foes. My promises are powerful. Who will make them unacceptable?

I am the Lord, your God, who made the clouds, the garment thereof, and thick darkness, a swaddling band for it. I broke up for it a decreed place and set bars and doors and said, "Thus far shall you come, but no further. Be thou stayed all you proud waves." I will say unto your trouble, "Cease your rage. Depart into the darkness." Only believe.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Promises of God Cannot Be Invalidated, Neither Can the True Believer Be Turned Into An Invalid

Every promise that has ever been made in him is as sure as the covenants of creation that are in the heavens and the earth. God tells us to consider the certainty of the sunrise and the sunset to hold every other promise up to. His promises are yes and amen in the One who will never lie. He promised grace and life before the world began. His promise for me existed before there was ever a man walking on the earth. They have never been canceled or retracted. Even if we deny him he cannot deny himself. He will never unlove us. God is for us is an interesting term. It is from the same Greek word that means exceeding or to throw far beyond. It is the word Hyperbose from which we get the word hyperbole. Several words in the Greek have the preposition hyper that means above. I tried to reconcile the word for and exceeding to find that it is the genitive sense in for meaning to stand over and above someone to protect, shield and help! His promises stand like the might angels of the arc above us to protect the promises and the word of the Lord to see that it comes to pass. Creation's vast power surges into our lives every day with a silent shout of the triumph of God's promises against all denials. If a flood of discreditors would come to hound us, and be like a mob in the streets of our lives, His demonstration will silence them. Fire still falls from heaven when the prophetic voice speaks on the mountain of challenge.

A SPIRITUAL ATTACK

God is for me; therefore, no one can be against me. I determine not to be disturbed by the strategies of the enemy. Jesus defeated him at Calvary. I am on the winning side. I purpose not to be distracted by his line of attack. Though the enemy comes against my mind, the source of my security is not weakened by his assault. I will not be forced to take a defensive position because of this onslaught. I allow God to defend me. The battle is his. The victory that he has won belongs to me. He won at Calvary. God prevails in every battle that I enter into for his name's sake. I am here because of him; therefore, I know he has not ceased to fight for me now. I will not be afraid in this confrontation. God is with me. He brought me out of darkness. Now I am in the light. I will not come to the light and be terrified because of the enemy that approaches me. I will not let my heart faint, neither fear.

Jesus is the Lord, my God, and he goes with me to fight against my enemies to save me. I prepare stones for memorials for my children in each battle so that I may remind them of the conflicts won by him. My stones for memorials shall be commemorative plaques that will prompt them to remember the hand of the Lord that was mighty on my behalf. Though a leviathan comes against me, I will not fear. God will speak unto the monsters that are sent against me. My ways have pleased him. Now he will make even my enemies to be at peace with me. Everything that is under heaven is the Lord's, and all things are under his authority. Though my enemies come with smoke coming out their nostrils and flames coming out of their mouths, I will not be afraid of what they can do unto me. I remember, they can have no power at all against me except it is given them from above. Their sins will be greater if they attack me; therefore, I rest in the things that God allows. Though the king of pride comes against me, I determine not to be terrified. Jesus is pride's king, for he is King of kings and Lord of lords. Pride rises up, and the mighty are afraid. The arrows of the strongest warrior cannot make pride flee. Pride laughs at the powerful weapons that are turned against it, yet God has subdued all things under his feet; therefore, all things are under my feet, for I am in him. God has not given me fruit and left it for the wild beasts to trample it under their feet. My fruit is protected by divine strength. I have not come to this time in the battle to doubt God's favor.

I will not be troubled by the hammering forces against me. They cannot invalidate my victory. My victory cannot be overturned, nor destroyed. I will not allow the fear of these forces to make me an invalid. The power of these forces is without a foundation of truth; therefore, I will not fear, neither will I be afraid. Many are suffering needlessly because they became afraid when they were intimidated by unbelief. Many have become invalids and been removed from active duty as mighty believers of the faith. I will not join the band of weak believers on the bed of invalids. The enemy cannot nullify God's promises made to me. He has not opened his mouth and lied. It is impossible for him to lie; therefore, I elect not to be turned back in the day of battle. God's promises are not annulled by the words of my foes. His promises are powerful. No one will make them unacceptable. Jesus is the Lord, my God, who made the clouds, the garment thereof, and thick darkness, a swaddling band for it. He broke up for it a decreed place and set bars and doors and said, "Thus far shall you come, but no further. Be thou stayed all you proud waves." He will say unto my trouble, "Cease your rage. Depart into the darkness." I believe.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Secure the Controls of Your Life In Love, and Leave Your Own Reasoning and Your Own Understanding

If we believe the Word of the Lord that tells us he will reconcile all things in heaven and earth that are adverse to one another and to him, then there is a work that will defy the wisdom of the wise and bring to vapor the prudent understanding. As man looks into the universe, the more they see that things are tied together by invisible strings of energy that play like a stringed instrument. When God begins to play and sing the song that we do not understand in us, there will come forth the work that the prophet said we will not believe though a man would tell it to us. Many prophetic utterances have been erased in the minds of man as just so much over exuberance on the part of some. God will have the final say and in the thunder from his throne that will echo throughout the earth. There will be the same creative power released in the midst of the confusion of the lost as there was on creation's morning. All the doubters will be ashamed and cover their faces in the light of the revelatory work that will be consummated in the body of Christ. In his great love, he has promised a net filling revival that the angels will have to separate the good from the bad. Faith has embraced our hearts and minds and given us a vision beyond all the circumstances around us. His work will proceed even if he has to undo all our plans and the ways of man, for they seek no the glory of God.

(Continued)

I have not come to bring you the guilt that has been laid at your feet. Many of my people have been defiled by guilt.

86. How will you maintain purity if you do not discern between conviction and condemnation?

In many cultures, the kissing of one's hand is a way of expressing adoration. Kiss my hand with praises today, and your love will be accepted as love given with deep affection and respect. Renounce all of your acts of pretensions to worship me. Deny your flesh its allegiance to corruption, and refuse to enter into a war with it. I will be gratified with your actions when you refuse the taste and the appetite of your flesh. Many spend much of their time gratifying their flesh. Teach the people to renounce these gratifications.

87. Remember, a passion has an object, but what appetite have you allowed to develop before the passion was directed to an object?

You arose this morning to communicate with me. Grace has been transmitted to you. You have received a strong message of deliverance and total victory. You communicated your concerns unto me. I have communicated my victorious promises to you.

88. Who will stand in the way of my fulfillment?

I gave you a heart of thanksgiving. Now express your appreciation for the things that I have done for you. You did not arrive in this place of yourself. I am responsible for bringing you here. Everything that I have allowed has been for your good. The devil meant things in your life for bad, but I meant them for good. I have allowed you to avoid many bad things that the evil one planned for you. Be thankful. Do not allow your gratitude to remain unexpressed, for appreciation that is not expressed is dead. The usual way of expressing gratitude is by thanksgiving. Your tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Write a thank you note with the voice of thanksgiving today. You are blessed.

89. Who blessed you?

90. Can you really say that you are thankful if you will not give thanks to the one who did things for you?

(To Be Continued)

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