Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Remember that I am your rock and the high God, your redeemer. Speak a word in due season today, for the word of life is in your mouth. I am full of compassion. I have forgiven your iniquities. I did not destroy you when you sinned, but I turned my anger away from you and did not stir up my wrath. I know that you are but flesh; therefore, I have granted you compassion, for I know that you are a wind that passes away and does not come again. There is a way that seems right unto a man, but the ends thereof are the ways of death. You ended up in a wilderness and a solitary place. You came to the deserts of spiritual debris. I have made all these places to blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing. I have given these places the glory of the Lord and my excellency. Now shall people see the glory of the Lord and the excellency of your God.

(RHEMA: The Ransomed Have Arrived With Songs and Everlasting Joy Upon Their Heads)

I remember that Jesus is my rock and the high God, my redeemer. I will speak a word in due season, for the word of life is in my mouth. He is full of compassion and has forgiven my iniquities. He did not destroy me when I sinned, but he turned his anger away from me and did not stir up his wrath. He knows that I am but flesh; therefore, he has granted me compassion, for he knows that I am a wind that passes away and does not come again. There is a way that seems right unto a man, but the ends thereof are the ways of death. I ended up in a wilderness and a solitary place. I came to the deserts of spiritual debris. The Lord has made all these places to blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. He has given these places the glory of the Lord and his excellency. Now shall people see the glory of the Lord and the excellency of my God.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

Goodness Leads unto Repentance and Hides You from the Wrath of Evil

I have come that you might have life and that more abundantly. I have given you life. Eternal life is yours. Do not squander it. The life that grace has placed in the bosom of many is being dissipated. Many are exchanging life for death. What will you give in exchange for your soul if you have traded this precious life for the worthless things being offered you?

Allow thanksgiving to consume you, and you will become more aware of the preciousness of what I have given to you. Do not push aside thankfulness. If you shove it aside, you will reap the fruit of the unwanted crop of ingratitude. My goodness has reached for your hands. It has offered you the direction to repentance. Come and follow goodness, for it will lead you unto a change of heart, mind, direction, and purpose. This goodness has kissed you and done many things in your life. Can you number all the good things that I have done for you?

I delivered you out of the hand of darkness. I delivered you out of every snare of your enemies. My goodness has passed before you. It has shown you of my graciousness and mercy. Goodness has hidden you from the wrath of the hour. Its hand is shielding you from the hand of harm. I am the Lord. I am merciful, gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth. I am keeping mercy, forgiving sin, and providing all your needs. I am driving out all of your enemies; therefore, take heed to yourself, and do not make a covenant with carnality and sin. Compromise seeks to snare you. I am a jealous God; therefore, do not romance compromise and unbelief.

I have placed a seer in your life. He shall be eyes for you in the time of darkness. Hear the words from his mouth, and do the things that he speaks in your ears. The blessing of my goodness shall prevent you from making many mistakes. My goodness shall be as a crown of pure gold upon your head. My goodness shall show unto you all your enemies and they shall be swallowed up by my wrath. The wrath they had planned for you shall not be performed. I have made them turn their backs. They shall run in many directions; therefore, give thanks for my goodness unto you. My goodness and mercy is following you all the days of your life, and you shall dwell in my house forever. For my goodness' sake, I have not remembered your sins and transgressions. Now go, and teach sinners my way. I have set a plain path before you. Now lead others in the path of mercy and truth. Faith is the support that will prevent them from fainting before they believe to see my goodness in the land of the living. I have strengthened your heart. Now go, and strengthen others.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Goodness Leads unto Repentance and Hides You from the Wrath of Evil

Thanksgiving is the seat at the table of goodness. Some people come to restaurants and look for a good table. If we are will filled with thanksgiving, we will always have the best table in the house of the Lord. When people come to church and are eating the meal of suspicion of doubt they will unknowingly place themselves in the darkest corners of the house. Light and delight are in the eyes and the hearts of those who come in with thanksgiving and praise. Evil may have a plan or design for our steps, but the Lord will lead us around every snare by the goodness that he has prepared to follow us all the days of our lives. Thanksgiving will cause us to repent of our resentment before it becomes bitterness. Thanksgiving will cause us to release unforgiveness before it turns into hatred. We will burn the offenses that turn into betrayal before they become traitors. Goodness is not just the blessing of things but of the thorough cleansing and washing of the water by the Rhema from the Lord. He causes our eyes to see through the lens of grace instead of the lens that have been muddied by those who would throw mud and dirt in our face. Goodness never saw clearer than from a cross. His goodness saw every man from that cross as a person in need even if they crucified him. We have been brought to an altar of goodness to repent of all our self righteousness. We are nothing and he is everything. Nothing flows from us that does not come from him that opens his hand and every living thing is fed.

THE WRATH OF EVIL

Jesus has come that I might have life and that more abundantly. He has given me life. Eternal life is mine. I purpose not to squander it. The life that grace has placed in the bosom of many is being dissipated. Many are exchanging life for death. I conclude that there is nothing worth the exchange of my soul, although I have been tempted to trade this precious life for the worthless things being offered me.

I allow thanksgiving to consume me, and I will become more aware of the preciousness of what God has given to me. I will not push aside thankfulness. If I shove it aside, I will reap the fruit of the unwanted crop of ingratitude. God's goodness has reached for my hands. It has offered me the direction to repentance. I will go and follow goodness, for it will lead me unto a change of heart, mind, direction, and purpose. This goodness has kissed me and done many things in my life. I cannot number all the good things that God has done for me. He delivered me out of the hand of darkness. He delivered me out of every snare of my enemies. His goodness has passed before me. It has shown me of his graciousness and mercy. Goodness has hidden me from the wrath of the hour. Its hand is shielding me from the hand of harm.

Jesus is the Lord. He is merciful, gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth. He is keeping mercy, forgiving sin, and providing all my needs. God is driving out all of my enemies; therefore, I take heed to myself and will not make a covenant with carnality and sin. Compromise seeks to snare me. He is a jealous God; therefore, I determine not romance compromise and unbelief.

God has placed a seer in my life. He shall be eyes for me in the time of darkness. I hear the words from his mouth, and I will do the things that he speaks in my ears. The blessing of my goodness shall prevent me from making many mistakes. His goodness shall be as a crown of pure gold upon my head. His goodness shall show unto me all my enemies, and they shall be swallowed up by his wrath. The wrath they had planned for me shall not be performed. God has made them turn their backs. They shall run in many directions; therefore, I give thanks for his goodness unto me. His goodness and mercy are following me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in his house forever. For his goodness' sake, he has not remembered my sins and transgressions. Now I will go and teach sinners his way. He has set a plain path before me. Now I lead others in the path of mercy and truth. Faith is the support that will prevent them from fainting before they believe to see God's goodness in the land of the living. Christ has strengthened my heart. Now I will go and strengthen others.

RHEMA

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Power of the Peace of God While Ministering

Beyond the shadow of a doubt, we know that every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father of lights, in whom there is no variableness or shadow of turning. In other words, once he starts ministering through us, he will not stop the flow, and it will continue unabated. As we allow the Lord to use us, there vibrates throughout our being the same Word that upholds the universe. All our adversaries will be crushed by the blow of the Words from his throne. Even when there are those who stand to oppose the prophetic ministry, they will be ashamed and not be able to withstand the irresistible words of grace and power.

The Lord whispered in my ear,

"I have not come to embarrass you but to bless you. I will cause the words you speak to blossom and come to pass quickly so that the nay sayers will have to speak and obviously lie to speak against you or ridicule you."

We have the words of peace and power that the whole world is desperately hungry for. They have heard the words of destruction long enough. They long to feast on the words of creation.

(Continued)

It is impossible for thankless people to be divinely blessed. One secret to being successful is thankfulness.

91. If you will not give thanks for the things you have now, how will you be thankful if you are successful?

You must learn to be thankful in the small things and then will I bless you with greater things.

92. Are you aware of the many small things that I do for you?

I am not a man that I should lie. It is impossible for me to lie. I am the truth, and in me, is no lie. I am the light, and in me, there is no darkness. I am the Lord, and I change not. There is no shadow of turning in me. You must be in agreement with me if we are to continue to walk together.

93. Can two walk together except they are agreed?

Your trust has been in me; therefore, I have kept your soul and delivered you. You will not be ashamed, for integrity and uprightness shall preserve you as you wait on me. I have shown you mercy. The enemy told you that you were desolate. The troubles in your life were enlarged, but I brought you out of all of your distresses. Men afflicted you. The pains in your life were increased. I forgave all your sins and considered your many enemies as redemption brought you out of all your troubles. I have become very intimate with you. You counseled with me, your light and your salvation.

94. Whom shall you fear?

I am the strength of your life.

95. Of whom shall you be afraid?

(To Be Continued)

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