Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I am your beloved, your Rose of Sharon and your Lily for freshness. If I am your beloved, then seek me as the lily among the thorns of the morning. I am the apple tree among the trees of the wood. Come and sit down under my shadow with a delightful heart, and my fruit shall be sweet to your taste. The thorny diversions offer painful regrets and empty plates at tables of distraction. Banners of bitterness are over the heads of the travelers that dine there. I have brought you to my banqueting house where my banner of love is over you. I have placed my left hand under your head, and my right hand has embraced you. The flesh momentarily diverted you. I have caused grace to bring you back to new heights of love.

(RHEMA: The Redirection of the Traffic of Diverted Believers On the Side Streets of Confusion and Wasted Time)

The Lord is my beloved, my Rose of Sharon, and my Lily for freshness. If he is my beloved, then I seek him as the lily among the thorns of the morning. The Lord is the apple tree among the trees of the wood. I will go and sit down under his shadow with a delightful heart, and his fruit shall be sweet to my taste. The thorny diversions offer painful regrets and empty plates at tables of distraction. Banners of bitterness are over the heads of the travelers that dine there. God has brought me to his banqueting house where his banner of love is over me. He has placed his left hand under my head, and his right hand has embraced me. The flesh momentarily diverted me. God has caused grace to bring me back to new heights of love.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

The Flowery Dreams of a Spiritual Summer Viewed by Faith Are Coming On the Wings of Love

Why are you subjecting yourself to limitations when you serve an unlimited God?

Allow not these limitations to rule over you any longer. I am the God of all power, and I live inside of you. All power is mine. All things are in subjection to me. If I am for you, then who can be against you?

You have given power to weak things by your unbelief and poor motivation. I have brought to you a fresh breath of motivation and desire. The will of a winner is inside of you. No longer will you stand aside and accept the position of a loser. Take the mantle of a winner and run. I have subdued all your hindrances. They have been led away as captives. I have even silenced their voices, and they are not permitted to speak in your ears. I have applied my blood to your ears. Now hear the voice of my faithfulness as it speaks power, liberty, and victory.

You do not need to declare war against unbelief, doubt, and fear. These things are under your feet. Minister unto me and then go forth in the power of my love. Love places profitability in its proper perspective. I will take you from zero profitability unto unlimited profitability by faith, which is in me. You have dishonored me by your refusal to dedicate yourself to communion with me. I see your heart. You do not know it. Repent of your desperately wicked heart, and return to me, your first love. I am here to change your heart this morning. I desire to make you complete like me. I am bringing about a change that will make you true to me. You are clay. I am the potter. Submit to my hands today. You are the work of my hand. Allow me to fulfill my purpose for you.

Do not complicate your way by doing things your own way. You have predetermined the way things are going to be. Give me your predetermined plans, and I will redirect your path. I am the strength of your life. Allow pure strength to have the controls of your life again. The walls before you are not insurmountable. I am on both sides of the walls. I know all things. I have met you on this side of the wall to carry you to the other side. I have considered your frailty, your hurts, your limits, and everything about your humanity. I am the God that makes all things grow. Who replanted the flowers that came up again this season?

Though it seems as though your dreams were dead, they will sprout again as a flower in its season. Behold your dreams come alive, and grow up to worship the sunshine of my love. The cold ground of doubt and unbelief did not destroy your hope. I gave you hope that would not fail while you were covered with the coldness of uncertainty. I have made a way for you; therefore, discard these boundaries that were placed on you by your traditions and men. The way is made. Rise up, and walk in it. Walk in the way of faith. You are justified. Live by the Rhema word of God. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Rhema of God. The just shall live by his faith. What is your faith today?

All things are for your sakes. The abundant grace abounds through the thanksgiving that you offer, which is for my glory. Do not faint. Your inward man is being renewed. You died this morning, but now you live. Because I live, you live also. You have the same spirit of faith as Enoch. As you have believed, speak. Cease speaking after the inspiration of your old man. Come up higher, and speak of things in heavenly places. Take hold of the things that I am showing you. All things are possible with me. It is me, your heavenly Father, that will do the work. Cease from your own works that my works might be glorified. You are of faith; therefore, you are blessed with faithful Abraham. I have blessed you in Abraham and in Christ. Why accept the things from the curse that have been offered to you?

The blessing of Abraham has come upon you, a Gentile. My word is like a fire. It is like a hammer, and it breaks into pieces all the things that are against you. It has consumed all the things that have stood in your way. My word has fallen on good ground. You have heard it, kept it, and now you will bring forth fruit with patience. I planted the dreams that you dreamed. Do not corrupt your dreams that were buried in the soil of faith. They have risen again unto my glory. Rejoice. You have a hope that is the anchor of your soul. Your dreams did not die. Though they were dead to natural eyesight, the spiritual sight of faith saw them budding in their season. Your season comes on the wings of love.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Flowery Dreams of a Spiritual Summer Viewed by Faith Are Coming On the Wings of Love

God spoke to me today and said,

"Why would you limit me to the things you ask, for I gave Solomon much more than he asked for. Are you not the kings and priests of my kingdom now? Joshua did not ask for the stones to come down form heaven, but I gave them because he dared to step into a dimension that no one had ever stepped into before. If you will speak for the cause of my people and kingdom, I will cause the universe and natural laws around you to be loosed to bring about the dreams and victory that you have desired. Do not be afraid of the largeness of degree of impossibility. I can send you straight up the impossible wall. Nothing is beyond the reach of the faith that I want to deposit in your heart and mind."

God has been giving those that hunger after him the dreams and insights of the end. The images are beyond belief. We must not tremble in fear but in excitement and anticipation. Harvest is coming of things that have never been spoken of before. Three times in the scripture it is said if we were told it the most believing among us would not believe it. Imperceptible things will become the norm. In this hour, if a rod could blossom and bear almonds overnight, then entire fields of dead humanity will become instant harvest of salvation over night as they are exposed to the voice that speaks from above the mercy seat in tones of grace. As migrating birds return incredible distances for the seasonal changes, love's eagles will return with mighty victory on their wings in completed visions that proceed straight from the throne. We are winners not whiners. We are victors and not victims of a hit and run. God has not put visions of faith in our hearts and minds for them to be burned on the fires of the disappointments of life. They have been given to us to fire the desire of our love for him and will produce the desired work and finished work of grace in our lives. We will speak the words of faith as Joshua did and will depart from the land of idols and march as Abraham into the land or promise of this hour. Our faith will not fail us, but it will finish the work that he has started in us.

UNBELIEF, DOUBT, AND FEAR

By ignorance, I have been subjecting myself to limitations when I serve an unlimited God. I will not allow these limitations to rule over me any longer. Jesus is the God of all power, and he lives inside of me. All power is his. All things are in subjection to him. God is for me. Now, no one can be against me. I have given power to weak things by my unbelief and poor motivation. The Lord has brought to me a fresh breath of motivation and desire. The will of a winner is inside of me. No longer will I stand aside and accept the position of a loser. I take the mantle of a winner and run. God has subdued all my hindrances. They have been led away as captives. He has even silenced their voices, and they are not permitted to speak in my ears. He has applied his blood to my ears. Now I hear the voice of his faithfulness as it speaks power, liberty, and victory.

I do not need to declare war against unbelief, doubt, and fear. These things are under the Lord's feet. I will minister unto him and then I will go forth in the power of his love. Love places profitability in its proper perspective. He will take me from zero profitability unto unlimited profitability by faith, which is in him. I have dishonored Jesus by my refusal to dedicate myself to communion with him. He sees my heart. I do not know it. I repent of my desperately, wicked heart to return to Jesus, my first love. He is here to change my heart this morning. He desires to make me complete like himself. He is bringing about a change that will make me true to him. I am clay. He is the potter. I submit to his hands today. I am the work of his hand. I allow him to fulfill his purpose for me. I will not complicate my way by doing things my own way. I have predetermined the way things are going to be. I give God my predetermined plans, and he will redirect my path. He is the strength of my life. I allow pure strength to have the controls of my life again. The walls before me are not insurmountable. Jesus is on both sides of the walls. He knows all things. He has met me on this side of the wall to carry me to the other side. He has considered my frailty, my hurts, my limits, and everything about my humanity. He is the God that makes all things grow. Jesus replanted the flowers that came up again this season.

Though it seems as though my dreams were dead, they will sprout again as a flower in its season. I behold my dreams come alive and grow up to worship the sunshine of his love. The cold ground of doubt and unbelief did not destroy my hope. Jesus gave me hope that would not fail while I was covered with the coldness of uncertainty. He has made a way for me; therefore, I discard these boundaries that were placed on me by my traditions and men. The way is made. I rise up to walk in it. I walk in the way of faith. I am justified. I live by the Rhema word of God. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Rhema of God. The just shall live by his faith. This is my faith today.

All things are for our sakes. The abundant grace abounds through the thanksgiving that we offer, which is for his glory. I will not faint. My inward man is being renewed. I died this morning, but now I live. Because Jesus lives, I live also. I have the same spirit of faith as Enoch. As I have believed, I speak. I cease speaking after the inspiration of my old man. I will go up higher to speak of things in heavenly places. I take hold of the things that he is showing me. All things are possible with God. It is Jesus, my heavenly Father, that will do the work. I cease from my own works that his works might be glorified. I am of faith; therefore, I am blessed with faithful Abraham. God has blessed me in Abraham and in Christ. I will not accept the things from the curse that have been offered to me. The blessing of Abraham has come upon me, a Gentile. His word is like a fire. It is like a hammer, and it breaks into pieces all the things that are against me. It has consumed all the things that have stood in my way. His word has fallen on good ground. I have heard it and kept it, and now I will bring forth fruit with patience. The Lord planted the dreams that I dreamed. I will not corrupt my dreams that were buried in the soil of faith. They have risen again unto his glory. I rejoice. I have a hope that is the anchor of my soul. My dreams did not die. Though they were dead to natural eyesight, the spiritual sight of faith saw them budding in their season. My season comes on the wings of love.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Wisdom Excels In the Presence of Evil's Plan As Subtlety Is Disqualified

His willingness to give surpasses our inability to receive. As the man who admitted his unbelief in the midst of trying to believe, he still heals and delivers us. God's overwhelming love for the sinner always outruns his hatred for sin. All this display of aggressive grace is; however, no license for us to indulge our lust. If God used the Baalims and Joabs of the Old Testament, he will certainly use what appear to be mistake-prone saints who readily admit their shortcomings. Deception may have planned a banquet of destruction for us, but revelation has whisked us away to a feast of manifest working beyond our ability to understand. Jesus Christ has not designed a standard model that he throws away any vessel that does not measure up to that standard. He takes the broken and helpless failures and fashions a one of a kind vessel that will give him more glory than on that is seemingly perfect.

(Continued)

The gift of prophecy works by the same Spirit that gave you divers kinds of tongues, the word of wisdom, and the word of knowledge. Come and follow me. Doubt not. I have given you my Holy Spirit.

142. Have I given you a stone, a serpent, or a scorpion?

143. Would you give your child a stone, a serpent, or a scorpion if he asks you for bread, fish, or eggs?

I have not revoked my promises unto you. All of my promises are yea and amen. Everything that I have promised, I will fulfill. I have said unto you in times past, not to be surprised at who leaves your ministry. Do not grieve for them. I am drawing people, and I am blowing people away. No man knows his heart. It is desperately wicked and deceitful above all things.

144. Who can know it?

There are people among you that think evil thoughts and listen to deceitful spirits. Only those of a pure heart will be left standing as the wave of deception moves through the earth. Do not draw back when people leave. Everyone that leaves will be replaced by at least two. Sometimes, they will be replaced by multitudes. I am the good shepherd, and all souls are mine. I have made you a pastor. Simply pastor those who will allow you to. Do not waste time on those who are led by another spirit or seek their own way without your counsel. Relinquish them to me, for I am the chief shepherd. It is their loss, not yours. I have given you much. I have allowed the people to taste of what I have given you. When they reject you, they reject the things that I am giving you for them. Some will walk away and leave a table full of blessings. They have been spoiled. I have admonished the people to beware lest any man spoil them through philosophy or vain deceit. The deception of the devil is rampant, and philosophy seeks to replace truth.

145. Who can leave your congregation after hearing the words spoken by Grigsby about the future of the congregation and the ministry I have placed in your midst?

(To Be Continued)

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