Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Follow not in the path of your enemies. Walk in the path of righteousness for my name's sake. Walk not in the counsel of the ungodly. Sit not in the seat of the scornful. Delight yourself in the law of the LORD, and meditate continually in it day and night. You are planted by the rivers of water. Your leaf is not going to wither. The grace of God has assured you that you will prosper. You have found favor in my sight, and now I will give you favor with man. I am going to give you favor with the princes of the earth. Your gift shall make room for you in places outside of the church. There are many in darkness that are wiser than the children of light. I have commanded blessings for you out of the hands of darkness. As the pharaoh blessed Joseph, so shall men of stature bless you. The gift in you is speaking to them now, for I have appointed these words beyond the light. I have sent them into the darkness to draw out many for my name's sake.

(RHEMA: Some Blessings Shall Come Through the Hands of Darkness)

I do not follow in the path of my enemies. I walk in the path of righteousness for his name's sake. I do not walk in the counsel of the ungodly. I do not sit in the seat of the scornful. I delight myself in the law of the LORD and meditate continually in it day and night. I am planted by the rivers of water. My leaf is not going to wither. The grace of God has assured me that I will prosper. I have found favor in his sight, and now he will give me favor with man. The Lord is going to give me favor with the princes of the earth. My gift shall make room for me in places outside of the church. There are many in darkness that are wiser than the children of light. God has commanded blessings for me out of the hands of darkness. As the pharaoh blessed Joseph, so shall men of stature bless me. The gift in me is speaking to them now, for God has appointed these words beyond the light. He has sent them into the darkness to draw out many for his name's sake.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

The Light of Love Leads Us Through Dangerous and Deceitful Spirits of Hatred and Betrayal

The light of love has marked a path for your feet. It is a lamp along the treacherous paths of a world lying in gross darkness. Through dangerous and deceitful spirits, this light has laid out a clear way and kept darkness away from your heart and mind. As a plague, darkness has covered the whole earth. This is a devouring darkness. It has been sent forth to darken the hearts of many. You know me. Now glorify me as God, and be thankful lest you become vain in your imaginations and your heart becomes darkened with the foolish that think that they are wise.

My tender mercies have followed you. I did not hide my face from you when you were in trouble. I heard your cry unto me and turned my lovingkindness toward you when your enemies fired arrows poisoned with reproach and shame. Dishonor was in the design of shame that was forged against you. When your comforters left you at the table of alienation and enemies in friends' clothing approached your face, I sent mighty justification as meat and deliverance as drink. I caused the table of your enemies to become a snare unto them. The things that they planned for their own welfare became their traps. I darkened their eyes so that they could not see. I made their sides shake. My wrathful anger has taken hold of them, and salvation has set you up on high.

Praise me with a song. Magnify me with thanksgiving. This is better than all the vain testimonies of the self-righteous. Be poor in spirit and contrite in heart. I have heard you and held your hand as darkness growled and roared in vain. As a father walking with a child, I have led you through deceptive loneliness and treasonous beasts. Now as a husband walking with his new bride, I am comforting you in the strong arms of complete confidence and absolute faithfulness. With the silver cord of love, I have bound myself to you. This silver cord will not be loosed, for my commitment to you is eternal. I have given you the sure mercies of David and called you blessed.

While my right hand of judgment prepares to swing with wrath and fierce anger to lay the land desolate, my arms are lifting those who are mine unto my bosom for departure. I am preparing to turn off the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof. They shall not give their light. The sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. I will punish the world for their evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and I will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. Be content to dwell in my bosom and in my arms, for I will set my bride out of reach of my wrath before I shake the heavens and remove the earth out of her place. Take heed that no man deceives you and draws you away from this relationship. Allow not the discreditors of the hour to shake your faith in my voice. My sheep know and hear my voice, and they will not follow the voice of another. Seek to walk closer with me. Seek to please me. If you do not please me, then how will you escape the hands of deception?

The darkness of deception shall not find you if you please me. When the great day of my wrath comes, I will hide you with my bride as I position her as kings and priests. Grace has come to you. Now follow the light of it into new dimensions of submission and love for me. I am teaching you how to love me. I am teaching you how to please me. By faith, Enoch was translated that he should not see death and was not found because I translated him, for before his translation, he had this testimony that he pleased me. My covenant of life and peace is with you. Be not haughty or high-minded, but fear the Lord, your God, and keep my commandments. This is the whole duty of man.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Light of Love Leads Us Through Dangerous and Deceitful Spirits of Hatred and Betrayal

Love seeketh not her own. It does not keep a record of suffered wrong. It is not fretful or easily provoked. It is glad when others are blessed. Love is ready to believe the best about every one. It covers over with silence and prayer the failures of others. Spirits that would be toxic to our relationship with God and one another are exposed in bold print by the Spirit that leads us. His Word does not only give light to our path but it reveals the traps of the enemy that are set for our feet. If goodness and mercy are to follow us all the days of our lives, we must never entertain other spirits that want to warm around our fire. Some spirits are self righteous and full of religious pride. They parade themselves as full of great things but they are inwardly full of deadness and corruption. Love will say to us that the battle is not ours but the Lord's. God has always been able to extract the Jezebels and Ahab's of life from our paths. Spirits that resemble Pilate and Baalim are everywhere. God will confine them to the boundaries of our lives. Love holds a shield of faith that will quench every fiery dart. Who is that shield? David said that the Lord is that shield. Today the battle fields are filled with lethal and explosive mines. Spiritual battles are filled with lethal and explosive spirits. We never know what little thing will set them off. God is our detector and when he says do not get close to this or that place it is for a reason. Love will lead us in the paths that take us through the areas that are filled with these attackers. Let us always be sensitive to God's voice, and we will not be trapped in the attacks of these mad bombers.

DANGEROUS AND DECEITFUL SPIRITS OF HATRED AND BETRAYAL

The light of love has marked a path for my feet. It is a lamp along the treacherous paths of a world lying in gross darkness. Through dangerous and deceitful spirits, this light has laid out a clear way and kept darkness away from my heart and mind. As a plague, darkness has covered the whole earth. This is a devouring darkness. It has been sent forth to darken the hearts of many. I know God. Now I glorify Jesus as God, and I am thankful lest I become vain in my imaginations, and my heart becomes darkened with the foolish that think that they are wise.

God's tender mercies have followed me. He did not hide his face from me when I was in trouble. He heard my cry unto him and turned his lovingkindness toward me when my enemies fired arrows poisoned with reproach and shame. Dishonor was in the design of shame that was forged against me. When my comforters left me at the table of alienation and enemies in friends' clothing approached my face, the Lord sent mighty justification as meat and deliverance as drink. He caused the table of my enemies to become a snare unto them. The things that they planned for their own welfare became their traps. He darkened their eyes so that they could not see. He made their sides shake. His wrathful anger has taken hold of them, and salvation has set me up on high.

I praise the Lord Jesus with a song. I magnify him with thanksgiving. This is better than all the vain testimonies of the self-righteous. I will be poor in spirit and contrite in heart. The Lord has heard me and held my hand as darkness growled and roared in vain. As a father walking with a child, he has led me through deceptive loneliness and treasonous beasts. Now as a husband walking with his new bride, he is comforting me in the strong arms of complete confidence and absolute faithfulness. With the silver cord of love, he has bound himself to me. This silver cord will not be loosed, for his commitment to me is eternal. He has given me the sure mercies of David and called me blessed.

While his right hand of judgment prepares to swing with wrath and fierce anger to lay the land desolate, his arms are lifting those who are his unto his bosom for departure. The Lord is preparing to turn off the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof. They shall not give their light. The sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. He will punish the world for their evil and the wicked for their iniquity. He will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and he will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. I will be content to dwell in his bosom and in his arms, for he will set his bride out of reach of his wrath before he shakes the heavens and removes the earth out of her place. I will take heed that no man deceives me and draws me away from this relationship. I will not allow the discreditors of the hour to shake my faith in his voice. The Lord's sheep know and hear his voice, and they will not follow the voice of another. I seek to walk closer with him. I seek to please The Lord. If I do not please him, then I will not escape the hands of deception.

The darkness of deception shall not find me if I please God. When the great day of his wrath comes, he will hide me with his bride as he positions her as kings and priests. Grace has come to me. Now I follow the light of it into new dimensions of submission and love for God. He is teaching me how to love him. He is teaching me how to please him. By faith, Enoch was translated that he should not see death and was not found because the Lord translated him, for before his translation, he had this testimony that he pleased God. His covenant of life and peace is with me. I will not be haughty or high-minded, but I will fear the Lord, my God and keep his commandments. This is the whole duty of man.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Rejoice Because Your Name Is Written In Heaven

Annals of history have never recorded the golden pages of drama of redemption that have been written forever in the volumes of heaven. Not only are our names written in the book of life but the legends of eternity are encased for all to behold on a media that can never be destroyed. Great truths of the nature of God have been woven into the texture of the scrolls that would cover the universe if unrolled. He has broken the seals of books of detailed blessings and promises that have been reserved for the end of time. Revelation chapter ten proves that there are entire segments of actions that extend into all of time that have never been released for reality to hold. Now in the end of time, all the details that have been kept secret will be loosed by the Lamb. Our entries into the entire drama are being recorded as we see and hear the voice from heaven.

(Continued)

I have knocked at the door of your heart. If you will hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and sup with you. You must desire to sup with me if you are to receive the inspiration and fellowship that I have designed for you to receive.

178. I have removed sleep from your eyes, but is your heart awake?

179. Does your heart know that it is the voice of your beloved that knocks?

I have placed my hand by the hole of the door of your heart, but you were not moved for me. You were moved for other things that had no real value.

180. What value have you placed on this fellowship and communion that has been offered to you?

The world cannot know me, but you know me. I have given you peace and many blessings. The things that I have given you are not as the things that the world gives, so do not let your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Rise up with a grateful heart, and be filled with the voice of thanksgiving. Blessed are the people of the Lord who will be found watching. I will make everyone who watches to sit down and eat meat with me. Do not lose your relationship with me to a thief. I will come in an hour that you think not; therefore, be ready always. If you do not have faith to watch, then how will you have faith as a grain of mustard seed?

181. If you do not have faith to say unto yourself, "Watch." How will you say unto the sycamine tree, "Be thou plucked up by the root, and be planted in the sea"?

Prepare yourself for my coming. My wife will make herself ready. She shall be given grace that she might be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white. She shall be adorned with the righteousness of saints. I have sent out the call unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.

182. If you dishonor me, how will you be ready when I come for my wife?

I have chosen you out of darkness and brought you into marvelous light. No evil can penetrate this light that I have brought you into. Many fearful things have come upon this earth, and men's hearts shall fail them because of this fear that has come. I have given you perfect love. It will cast out fear from your midst. Do not fear. I am perfecting you in love. Fear is a monster. The realm of darkness that fear operates in is not in the realm of love. I separated the darkness from the light.

183. Who can reconcile that which I have put asunder?

Darkness is giving birth to new fears each moment.

184. Then how much more is light giving birth to new peace?

Reckon yourself dead unto sin but alive unto God through Jesus Christ. Do not allow sin to reign in your mortal body. If you do, you will obey the lusts of it. You must yield your members as instruments of righteousness. Sin shall not have dominion over you. You are not under the law. You are under grace. Behold the manifestation of this awesome grace.

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

(To Be Continued)

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