Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I am looking to those who are poor and of a contrite spirit. I am looking to those who tremble at my word, not to those who take my word and try to prove my Spirit wrong. Fear them not, for they have chosen their own ways. I will also choose their delusions and will bring their fears upon them. Many of them were called to hear the same voice, but they did not answer out of fear. I spoke to many, and they did not hear, but they did evil before my eyes and chose that in which I delighted not. Be not discouraged, neither be turned away from prophesying. Many desire to prophesy but will not endure persecution. Blessed are they that are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake. Prophecy is for my sake, for it is my testimony. Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven. Marvel not at what is happening to you. I have told you before, and I tell you again, you shall be hated of all men for my name's sake, but he that endures to the end shall be saved. You are not above your master. The servant is not above his lord. I tell you that they are of the world. The world hates you. Know this of a truth, that it hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love his own but because you are not of the world but I have chosen you out of the world; therefore, the world hates you.

(RHEMA: The Mantle of the Prophet and the Dreamer's Clothes Are Given To You)

God is looking to those who are poor and of a contrite spirit. He is looking to those who tremble at his word, not to those who take his word and try to prove his Spirit wrong. I do not fear them, for they have chosen their own ways. The Lord will also choose their delusions and will bring their fears upon them. Many of them were called to hear the same voice, but they did not answer out of fear. God spoke to many, and they did not hear, but they did evil before his eyes and chose that in which he delighted not. I am not discouraged, neither will I be turned away from prophesying. Many desire to prophesy but will not endure persecution. Blessed are they that are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed am I when men shall revile me and persecute me and shall say all manner of evil against me falsely for his sake. Prophecy is for the Lord's sake, because it is his testimony. I rejoice, and I am exceeding glad, for great is my reward in heaven. I do not marvel at what is happening to me. God has told me before, and he tells me again, "You shall be hated of all men for his name's sake, but he that endures to the end shall be saved." I am not above my master. The servant is not above his lord. The Lord tells me that they are of the world. The world hates me. I know this of a truth, that it hated him before it hated me. If I were of the world, the world would love his own, but I am not of the world. God has chosen me out of the world; therefore, the world hates me.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

The Sword of Faith Cutting Away the Degenerate Voice of Unbelief

I have come that you might have life. Abundant life has already been given to you. Remove it from the shelf of your life, and spend it as I direct you. You have subscribed to unbelief long enough. Now cancel your subscription to this skepticism that arrives daily in your life. Be careful for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. The peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. I have given you faith. Now walk by it. The faith that I have given is empowered by love. Refuse to walk by sight and feelings. The other Gentiles walk in the vanity of their minds, for they have their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them because of the blindness of their heart. Deceitful lust will attempt to empower you through your emotions. Be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new man, which after God, is created in righteousness and true holiness. You have not learned Christ as a Christ who is empowered by lust and driven by emotions. The just shall live by faith. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Rhema of God. You shall live by every Rhema that proceeds out of my mouth. I gave you the Rhema of God. Now why are you living by your feelings and by your sight?

Do not give place to the devil. If you continue to walk by your feelings and by your sight, you will have a mouth filled with corrupt communication. I have called you to speak that which is good to the use of edifying that it may minister grace unto the hearers. You grieve me, the Holy Spirit, by the voice of unbelief that you allow to speak in you. I sanctified your heart and mouth. Now why allow this evil speaking to be spoken through sanctified lips?

Your tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Whose name are you signing to the document of unbelief that arrived in your life today?

Do not sign my name to this evil report, for I will not sanction the things that come from your evil heart of unbelief. You will depart into yonder desert of destruction if you continue to give consent and approval to the things that unbelief sends into your mind. I have given you precious promises. Are you agreeing with what I have promised and told you to do, or are you opposed to my will for your life?

Withdraw your name from the publication and service of the devil. Cancel his periodicals that arrive in your life every day. You are paying precious riches for worthless information that is so plentiful on the airwaves of evil. Tune into faith's voice in this hour where evil has launched major campaigns to increase their number of subscribers to unbelief's publications. By the words of your mouth, you have sent others a subscription to unbelief. How will you name the name of Christ if you are a peddler of unbelief?

The foundation of God stands sure. Everyone that names the name of Christ departs from iniquity. If you desire to be a vessel of honor, speak the things that I have said lest you reserve a place for yourself among fools. Purge yourself from the inspiration of unbelief and then will you guarantee a position with the vessels of honor, sanctified, meet for my use, and prepared unto every good work. How will you endorse faith and unbelief?

The tongue is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Out of the same mouth should not precede blessing and cursing. Does a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?

A fig tree does not bear olive berries. A grape vine does not yield figs, and a fountain cannot yield salt water and fresh water. I placed you on a true vine and planted you as a choice vine. How is it that you are not bearing the grapes of faith?

From whence are you bringing forth the wild grapes of unbelief?

I planted you a noble vine, a right seed. How then are you turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?

You shall be known by the fruit that you bear. You are a good tree. Now bring forth the good fruit of faith. A corrupt tree brings forth the evil fruit of unbelief. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire. Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them. Not everyone that saith unto me, "Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works?" And then will I profess unto them, "I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." What will you hear me say unto you, "Enter in my good and faithful servant, or depart from me, ye worker of iniquity?"

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Sword of Faith Cutting Away the Degenerate Voice of Unbelief

Unbelief has lied long enough. It has said that promises will never come to pass. Words like thunder have been written across the horizon of our lives that it will come to pass. Lies will fall into oblivion and the truth will shine as the morning sun. Battles may rage in our minds but the sword of power and might will cut asunder every syllable of fear's debate. We are not double minded. We have heard the firm yes and amen of our faithful Friend. We will not take dictation from the presses of the liar and slanderer.

As I was in prayer, the Lord said to me,

"You will hear the voice that will try to shake your confidence in me. It will bring you messages that seem to be true but they are designed to blind you to what is really happening. What you are encountering is the struggle of the ages in some of its final battles. Behold I stand above you to lift you above the hands of defeat. Every promise that I have made will not be hidden or buried. It will rise like a new sunrise in your life. Do not struggle with it for it will throw the dust of defeat in your eyes. I have designed your eyes to behold the enemies defeat. Rejoice and declare that it is done."

THE DEGENERATE VOICE OF UNBELIEF

Jesus has come that I might have life. Abundant life has already been given to me. I will remove it from the shelf of my life and spend it as he directs me. I have subscribed to unbelief long enough. Now I cancel my subscription to this skepticism that arrives daily in my life. I will be careful for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, I will let my requests be made known unto God. The peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep my heart and mind through Christ Jesus. He has given me faith. Now I walk by it. The faith that he has given is empowered by love. I refuse to walk by sight and feelings. The other Gentiles walk in the vanity of their minds, for they have their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them because of the blindness of their heart. Deceitful lust will attempt to empower me through my emotions.

I will be renewed in the spirit of my mind and put on the new man, which after God, is created in righteousness and true holiness. I have not learned Christ as a Christ who is empowered by lust and driven by emotions. The just shall live by faith. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Rhema of God. I shall live by every Rhema that proceeds out of his mouth. He gave me the Rhema of God. Now I will stop living by my feelings and by my sight. I will not give place to the devil. If I continue to walk by my feelings and by my sight, I will have a mouth filled with corrupt communication. God has called me to speak that which is good to the use of edifying that it may minister grace unto the hearers. I grieve the Holy Spirit by the voice of unbelief that I allow to speak in me. God sanctified my heart and mouth. Now I purpose not to allow this evil speaking to be spoken through sanctified lips. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. The name I am signing to the document of unbelief that arrived in my life today is mine. I will not sign God's name to this evil report, for he will not sanction the things that come from my evil heart of unbelief. I will depart into yonder desert of destruction if I continue to give consent and approval to the things that unbelief sends into my mind. God has given me precious promises. I will agree with what he has promised and has told me to do. I will not be opposed to his will for my life. I will withdraw my name from the publication and service of the devil. I cancel his periodicals that arrive in my life every day. I am paying precious riches for worthless information that is so plentiful on the airwaves of evil. I choose to tune into faith's voice in this hour where evil has launched major campaigns to increase their number of subscribers to unbelief's publications. By the words of my mouth, I have sent others a subscription to unbelief. I cannot name the name of Christ if I am a peddler of unbelief.

The foundation of God stands sure. Everyone that names the name of Christ departs from iniquity. If I desire to be a vessel of honor, I must speak the things that he has said lest I reserve a place for myself among fools. I purge myself from the inspiration of unbelief and then I will guarantee a position with the vessels of honor, sanctified, meet for God's use, and prepared unto every good work. I cannot endorse faith and unbelief. The tongue is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Out of the same mouth should not precede blessing and cursing. A fountain does not send forth sweet water and bitter at the same place. A fig tree does not bear olive berries. A grape vine does not yield figs, and a fountain cannot yield salt water and fresh water. God placed me on a true vine and planted me as a choice vine. I should be bearing the grapes of faith, not the wild grapes of unbelief. God planted me a noble vine, a right seed. I determine not to turn into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto him. I shall be known by the fruit that I bear. I am a good tree. Now I will bring forth the good fruit of faith. A corrupt tree brings forth the evil fruit of unbelief. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire. Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them. Not everyone that saith unto him, "Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works?" shall enter in. I shall say to many, "I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." I want to hear him say unto me, "Enter in my good and faithful servant," not "Depart from me, ye worker of iniquity."

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Hidden In the Secret of the Lord's Tabernacle

As the thunder of his mighty voice unsettles all the foes around us, all that we hear is the strength of his power spoken in majesty. Our world is in the center of a whirlwind of destruction as we are hidden in the pavilion of his presence. All the mobs of attackers that come toward our dwelling will stumble and fall. Vicious slander will not find the pages of our heart. While we are in his presence, our ears are tuned to the frequency of his voice. He comes to lift us up in his presence. Every other detractor comes to pull us down. Satan would like to scatter our thoughts as chaff in the wind. Our great Savior holds every thought in his hands at the center of his relationship with us. He raises us out of the depths of our self into the heights of his greatness so we may dance in worship and praise along the corridors of his renewing strength. As we abide in the shadow of his presence, our influence and power through him delivers us from the armies of fear. Every foe is crushed by the power of the words of the church spoken from the safety of his presence. Our declaration becomes even more than the sound of lepers feet that sounded like horses and chariots at that time. Every foe will be scattered before the sweeping voice that swept darkness away on creations morning. In his presence, we become the sunrise of a new day of creation upon our world.

(Continued)

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.

156. Who will make them unacceptable?

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.

157. 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.

158. Can you number all the good things that I have done for you?

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.

159. 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.

160. Remember the sock turned inside out?

(To Be Continued)

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