Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I have placed a highway in your midst, a way that is called the way of holiness. The unclean shall not pass over this way, but this way is for the wayfaring men seeking refuge from lions and ravenous beasts. The wayfaring of the hour has become the redeemed, and they are walking on the highway of holiness. The ransomed of the Lord are returning and coming to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads. They are obtaining joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing are fleeing away. I have created you in righteousness. I formed you from the womb. I have begotten you again by a lively hope and called you by name. You are mine. Now when you pass through the waters, I will be with you. When you pass through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and the flames will not kindle you. I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. Fear not, for I am with you. I have created you for my glory. You are called by my name. You are my witnesses. You know, and you believe me. You understand that I am he, and before me, there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me, there is no savior.

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

The Lord has placed a highway in my midst, a way that is called the way of holiness. The unclean shall not pass over this way, but this way is for the wayfaring men seeking refuge from lions and ravenous beasts. The wayfaring of the hour has become the redeemed, and they are walking on the highway of holiness. The ransomed of the Lord are returning and coming to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads. They are obtaining joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing are fleeing away. He has created me in righteousness. God formed me from the womb. He has begotten me again by a lively hope and called me by name. I am his. Now when I pass through the waters, he will be with me. When I pass through the rivers, they shall not overflow me. When I walk through the fire, I will not be burned, and the flames will not kindle me. He is the Lord, my God, the Holy One of Israel, my Savior. I will not fear, for he is with me. He has created me for his glory. I am called by his name. I am his witness. I know, and I believe him. I understand that he is God, and before him, there was no God formed, neither shall there be after him. He, even he, is the Lord, and beside him, there is no savior.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

Visions of Grace Have Become Speaking Images of Reality In the Lives of Those Who Believe

You have entered into my gates with thanksgiving and into my courts with praise. Thankfulness has consumed you. Now will you see the benefits of a thankful heart. Grace produced gratitude in you; therefore, the expression of a grateful heart came out of you. You paused to acknowledge me. While showing respect and honor to your king, grace arrested your heart and emptied out the fruit of appreciation. You were without understanding when I saved you. I have brought you to a point in life where visions of grace are clearly seen. The mental pictures that you see will become realities in your life. The visions of grace will become revelations of divine impartations. The visualizations given you shall become speaking pictures of life. Look into the distance, and behold the impossible situations become potential realities of my goodness. Is anything to hard for me?

Though the impossibilities you behold seem very difficult for your humanity, these things are easy for me. Do not allow the testimonies from the voice of hopelessness to frighten you. Their testimonies and their claims are unacceptable in my presence. I have declared every voice of doubt offensive in my presence. The things that are too difficult with you are possible with me. Your difficulties will be hard to manage if you continue to look upon your own ability and your own resources. Give me this stubborn problem that you are facing, and watch me turn it into a glorious testimony of my love. You have beheld a problem that is turned inside out. By faith, behold it the way I intended you to behold it. Remember the sock turned inside out?

This is what I have done to your problems. Difficult situations have come voicing questions in your presence. I am the answer to all of their questions. Direct these things to me, and you say unto all these things, "If God is for me, who can be against me?"

These things have challenged your authority as a believer. They came to complicate your faith. Faith is simple. Be not corrupted from the simplicity that is in me. I gave you faith. I gave it to every man. Go no longer in the path of ignorance, attempting to establish your own righteousness. Submit yourself unto the righteousness of God. Christ is the end of the law, for righteousness to everyone that believes. The righteousness, which is of faith, speaks and says. "The word is near you, even in your mouth and in your heart, that is, the word of faith, which you preach; that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. For with the heart, man believes unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."

No man has ever been made ashamed that has done this. It is impossible for me to lie. Call on my name in the presence of these interrogators of the night, and I will save you from the dilemmas that have been brought to you. You have heard the word of God. It did not fall among thorns. I gave you grace, and the word was not choked with cares, riches, and the pleasures of this life. The word that I sent into your hearing is bringing fruit unto perfection. You are not justified by works but by the faith of Jesus Christ. No flesh will glory in my presence; therefore, submit to the working of faith in you. It works with power and might unto success in all things. You have not sought to be justified by what you have done; therefore, you are not found a sinner. I am not the minister of sin. I am the minister of righteousness. Righteousness has exalted you. This righteousness did not come by works. If it had, Christ would have died in vain. You were crucified with Christ, and Christ lives in you. The life that you live in the flesh, you live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved you and gave himself for you. Do not frustrate my grace. Believe the speaking word. It is authentic and true. You know it; therefore, are you free.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Visions of Grace Have Become Speaking Images of Reality In the Lives of Those Who Believe

Powerful images are created by the special effects of technology. Our minds were designed to be the synthesis of the most powerful images of the soul. We allow too many inputs that are not true to supply the raw material for our minds. Grace will give us the pristine images of power that this world has never imagined. Prophecy is just as much seeing what we are speaking as it is simply speaking what we are hearing. If we are seeing what we are saying, then the portrait that grace can paint on the souls of all those that hear is so brilliant that it blots out the images produced by lies. Believers that have seen his glory do not chase the phantoms of this age. We have been changed into his image from glory to glory. His vivid brushes of grace are filling the canvas of our lives with the details of the reality that heaven recognizes. Religion is full of mirage chasers. Smokescreens and mirrors are used by the shysters. Grace has fashioned the images that are beyond the reach of the fingers of fear. Somebody said, “We tend to become what we behold.” As we behold him, we become like him. If we tend to look for tragedy, we may fall into that trap. If we are steadily looking for the promises that grace has placed in our hearts, then we are the fulfillment of those who were the shadow in seeing them afar off. We will behold them nigh and we are receiving them now! Questions are statements of power when they come from God. They are the statements of darkness when it beholds what God is about to do and it tries to cast a shadow. How can a cinder of darkness cast a shadow over the noon day sun?

IMPOSSIBILITIES

I have entered into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise. Thankfulness has consumed me. Now will I see the benefits of a thankful heart. Grace produced gratitude in me; therefore, the expression of a grateful heart came out of me. I paused to acknowledge him. While showing respect and honor to my king, grace arrested my heart and emptied out the fruit of appreciation. I was without understanding when he saved me. God has brought me to a point in life where visions of grace are clearly seen. The mental pictures that I see will become realities in my life. The visions of grace will become revelations of divine impartations. The visualizations given me shall become speaking pictures of life. I look into the distance and behold the impossible situations become potential realities of the Lord's goodness. Nothing is too hard for God.

Though the impossibilities I behold seem very difficult for my humanity, these things are easy for God. I will not allow the testimonies from the voice of hopelessness to frighten me. Their testimonies and their claims are unacceptable in God's presence. He has declared every voice of doubt offensive in my presence. The things that are too difficult with me are possible with the Lord. My difficulties will be hard to manage if I continue to look upon my own ability and my own resources. I give Jesus this stubborn problem that I am facing, and I will watch him turn it into a glorious testimony of his love. I have beheld a problem that is turned inside out. By faith, I behold it the way God intended me to behold it. I remember the sock turned inside out. This is what God has done to my problems. Difficult situations have come voicing questions in my presence. Jesus is the answer to all of their questions. I will direct these things to God, and I say unto all these things, "If God is for me, who can be against me?"

These things have challenged my authority as a believer. They came to complicate my faith. Faith is simple. I will not be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. He gave me faith. He gave it to every man. I will no longer go in the path of ignorance, attempting to establish my own righteousness. I submit myself unto the righteousness of God. Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believes. The righteousness, which is of faith, speaks and says, "The word is near you, even in your mouth and in your heart, that is, the word of faith, which you preach; that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. For with the heart, man believes unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."

No man has ever been made ashamed that has done this. It is impossible for God to lie. I call on his name in the presence of these interrogators of the night, and he will save me from the dilemmas that have been brought to me. I have heard the word of God. It did not fall among thorns. He gave me grace, and the word was not choked with cares, riches, and the pleasures of this life. The word that he sent into my hearing is bringing fruit unto perfection. I am not justified by works but by the faith of Jesus Christ. No flesh will glory in his presence; therefore, I submit to the working of faith in me. It works with power and might unto success in all things. I have not sought to be justified by what I have done; therefore, I am not found a sinner. Jesus is not the minister of sin. He is the minister of righteousness. Righteousness has exalted me. This righteousness did not come by works. If it had, Christ would have died in vain. I was crucified with Christ, and Christ lives in me. The life that I live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I purpose not to frustrate the grace of God. I believe the speaking word. It is authentic and true. I know it; therefore, am I free.

RHEMA

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA

We were studying about Stephen rebuking the traditionalists of his day.

The Lord spoke to us and said,

I have given you a mouth and wisdom to speak as Stephen did. Many today will ridicule you and mock your words. They will be angry at what they cannot control to the extent they will bite you like the dogs of the law of that day. Ministers in your day are like the sepulchers of the days I described as full of dead men's bones. They are biting dogs that only bring the bones of dead preacher's sermons to the pulpit. They will continue to dwell outside the camp of my work, and eat the garbage that all the good has gone out of. I have given you a feast of power and grace. Speak my words of creation that demolish destruction's plans. Be not afraid to boldly declare the great things that I will do.

(Continued)

The invisible things of me from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made even my eternal power and Godhead. I have filled you with all joy and peace so that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. Do not speak of things that I have not produced in you. I will reveal myself through mighty signs, wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. I am not divided.

96. Who was crucified for you?

97. Whose name were you baptized in?

You are blessed, for you have placed your trust in me. I am your shield, your sword, and your battle-axe. These huge things before you are no match for me. Look unto me, the author and the finisher of your faith. I have begun a good work in you.

98. Will I now finish in a bad way?

I know that the enemy is stronger than you are, but I will deliver you from him and from all those who work against you and those that hate you. I will deliver you from the strivings of men. I will deliver them into your hands because you have placed your trust in me. I will not pervert judgment. I will not pervert justice. I have given you the sure mercies of David; therefore, mercy rejoices against judgment. Your beginnings have been small, yet your latter end shall have great increase. You made supplication unto me, the Almighty. I have awakened for you, and now I will make your habitation prosperous. I know that your life is as yesterday. Your days upon the earth are but a shadow. You are as a tree.

99. Can a tree grow without water?

100. Then how much better are you than a tree?

(To Be Continued)

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