Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Go preach the gospel, and be not distracted by those who make issues over the gifts. I have set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that, miracles, the gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. All are not apostles. All are not prophets. All are not teachers. All are not workers of miracles. All do not have the gifts of healing. All do not speak with tongues. All do not interpret tongues. Go and minister as of the ability that I give, for I am the only one that should be glorified. All praise and dominion is unto me. Rest in this hope and this truth. I am for you then who can be against you? I have not given you gifts and turned against them. Rest in me.

(RHEMA: Don't Be Distracted by Those Who Make Issues Over the Gifts of the Spirit)

I am determined to go preach the gospel and not be distracted by those who make issues over the gifts. God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that, miracles, the gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. All are not apostles. All are not prophets. All are not teachers. All are not workers of miracles. All do not have the gifts of healing. All do not speak with tongues. All do not interpret tongues. I purpose to go and minister as of the ability that God gives, for he is the only one that should be glorified. All praise and dominion is unto him. I rest in this hope and this truth. The Lord is for me then no one can be against me. He has not given me gifts and turned against them. I rest in him.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

Beautiful Feet To Transport Glad Tidings of Good Things

Though it is evening time, there is light. The darkness will not affect the true light. Though gross darkness covers the earth, the light that I am shines brighter than ever before. I have opened your heart and mind and caused you to love the light. Walk while you have this light, and darkness will not overtake you. Many are walking in the pathway of darkness. They do not understand the way they take. Many will plunge into the darkness of eternity without me. You have me, but do I have you?

Give me all of yourself, and I will secure you in righteousness. You have sought the kingdom of God, but do you have true righteousness?

The kingdom of God without my righteousness is not my kingdom. My kingdom is not incomplete; therefore, all kingdoms that do not have righteousness as an entity are not mine. The kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. I placed the kingdom of God inside of you. Now do not sell it, for it is the truth. Buy the truth, and do not sell it. There are no treasures in this life and the life to come that are worth what I have given you. I have touched you this morning with a renewed desire for prayer. Now the effectual prayers that I will cause you to pray shall avail much. I have purified your heart by faith. Now abides faith, hope, and charity. The greatest of these is charity. Be not barred out of victory's zone any longer. Allow charity to reign, and you will enter into new dimensions of ministry and life. Come into the zone of victory, and enjoy its full benefits. There is no lack in me. Why is there lack in you?

Walk uprightly before me, and you shall not want any good thing. I have ordered your steps. Now set your face as a flint, and be not discouraged by the stares of devils and wicked people. They are in another kingdom, and their power is futile against you. I have given you power. You have received the Holy Ghost; therefore, power is yours. Is my power weak against the things that have come against you?

Rise up, and possess all things, for all things are yours. The word is nigh you even in your mouth and in your heart: that is, the word of faith, which you preach; that if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in your heart that God hath raised him from the dead, you shall be saved, for with the heart, man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation. You shall not be ashamed. I am not a respecter of persons. I am rich unto all that call upon me. Whosoever shall call upon my name, shall be saved. There are people calling on my name. Go and give them the words that I have placed in your heart. There are many that wait on a preacher so that they may hear what to believe. How shall they believe in someone of whom they have not heard?

How shall they hear without a preacher?

I have sent you with beautiful feet. Carry glad tidings of good things to those who await your arrival. Go and preach the gospel of peace. Rise up, and carry the gospel to the multitudes that are waiting.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Beautiful Feet To Transport Glad Tidings of Good Things

His words are the beauty of the sunrise of redemption's day that has replaced the night of sin. Truth is treasure that is lost to all searchers of things and discovered by those who have looked beyond themselves. Answers are not in man. The gospel contains the good news about Jesus Christ and all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in him. The feet of those who publish peace are more artistically beautiful than all the statues of time. Standing on the Rock of absolute truth, we release into time the dimension of the unseen that hold together all creation. Faith is made alive by the gospel, and defeat is cast out. His righteousness is given in rich portions to those who hear the blessing of the call to the feet of the Savior. Some will dome and debate and condemn the words that we speak, but they will fall into the snare of their own mouth. Some may seem unmoved by the announcement of the words of power. We will set out face like the unmoving rock, and the winds of change will not alter one word of truth. We need to lift up our eyes and see the lives that wait with hungry hearts to receive the great blessing that God has trusted to us.

GROSS DARKNESS

Though it is evening time, there is light. The darkness will not affect the true light. Though gross darkness covers the earth, the light that Jesus is, shines brighter than ever before. He has opened my heart and mind and caused me to love the light. I will walk while I have this light, and darkness will not overtake me. Many are walking in the pathway of darkness. They do not understand the way they take. Many will plunge into the darkness of eternity without The Lord. I have Jesus, but the Lord does not have all of me. I will give all of myself to the Lord, and he will secure me in righteousness. I have sought the kingdom of God, and now I have true righteousness. The kingdom of God without his righteousness is not his kingdom. His kingdom is not incomplete; therefore, all kingdoms that do not have righteousness as an entity are not his. The kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Jesus placed the kingdom of God inside of me. Now I will not sell it, for it is the truth. I have bought the truth, and I will not sell it. There are no treasures in this life and the life to come that are worth what he has given me.

The Lord has touched me with a renewed desire for prayer. Now the effectual prayers that he will cause me to pray shall avail much. The Lord has purified my heart by faith. Now abides faith, hope, and charity. The greatest of these is charity. I will not be barred out of victory's zone any longer. I allow charity to reign, and I will enter into new dimensions of ministry and life. I will go into the zone of victory and enjoy its full benefits. There is no lack in God. There is lack in me because of my unbelief, lack of knowledge, ignorance, and failure to walk uprightly. I will walk uprightly before God, and I shall not want any good thing. He has ordered my steps. Now I set my face as a flint, and I will not be discouraged by the stares of devils and wicked people. They are in another kingdom, and their power is futile against me. The Lord has given me power. I have received the Holy Ghost; therefore, power is mine. The Lord's power is not weak against the things that have come against me.

I rise up and possess all things, for all things are mine. The word is nigh me even in my mouth and in my heart: that is, the word of faith, which I preach; that if I shall confess with my mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in my heart that God has raised him from the dead, I shall be saved, for with the heart, man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation. I shall not be ashamed. God is not a respecter of persons. The Lord is rich unto all that call upon him. Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved. There are people calling on his name. I will go and give them the words that he has placed in my heart. There are many that wait on a preacher so that they may hear what to believe. They cannot believe in someone of whom they have not heard. They cannot hear without a preacher. The Lord has sent me with beautiful feet. I will carry glad tidings of good things to those who await my arrival. I will go and preach the gospel of peace. I rise up and carry the gospel to the multitudes that are waiting.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Gift of God Is a Precious Stone That will Bring Friends To Your Door

Not only are we the pearl of great price but the ore from which precious gems and gold is mined from. Fashioned in the hands of the greatest artificer in the universe, we are precious jewels unto him. Our relationship and communion of worship and praise is more valuable than all the psychiatric sessions that man could afford. As we are in the presence of our greatest Friend, we are at such a peace and rest that even our physical body is in its most pristine state. Our resident physician is the expeller of every sickness of trauma that would try to come near to us. In the ancient world, the value of stones was not of their value as something rare but of its ability to reflect or refract light in the many hues and colors of the spectrum. Our gift from God is not only revelatory but tremendously inviting to those who have never experienced his power and grace. God has set us as crown jewels for the world to behold and wonder at. As we share the many faceted grace (facets of the grace of God,) of God the house will be full of friends that have been flown there on the wings of the treasure of grace.

(Continued)

The tongue is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Out of the same mouth should not precede blessing and cursing.

196. 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.

197. How is it that you are not bearing the grapes of faith?

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

I planted you a noble vine, a right seed.

199. 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."

200. What will you hear me say unto you, "Enter in my good and faithful servant, or depart from me, ye worker of iniquity?"

(To Be Continued)

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