Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I AM your covert from the searching things of the hour. As I did not allow you to plunge to the bottom of the canyon of ignorance, I have also kept your feet from falling and given you more grace in the time when many are falling. Lift up your voice, and offer sacrificial praise. Praises that do not cost you anything are also worthless praises unto me. I desire effectual, fervent praises that are poured out unto me as precious water that you have risked your life for. Why offer me anything that did not cost you something?

Am I a god or am I the Living Eternal God?

If I am God, then predicate your worship upon my worth and not upon your feelings and blessings. You must decide to worship me according to my worth, but how will you effectively worship me if you have not discovered that my worth is not calculable?

(RHEMA: Weigh the Worth of Experiences Found In the Treasures of the Marketplace of Fiery Trials)

God is my covert from the searching things of the hour. As he did not allow me to plunge to the bottom of the canyon of ignorance, he has also kept my feet from falling and given me more grace in the time when many are falling. I lift up my voice and offer sacrificial praise. Praises that do not cost me anything are worthless praises unto the Lord. He desires effectual, fervent praises that are poured out unto him as precious water that I have risked my life for. I will not offer the Lord anything that did not cost me something. He is the Living Eternal God; therefore, I predicate my worship upon his worth and not upon my feelings and blessings. I must decide to worship him according to his worth. I cannot effectively worship him if I have not discovered that his worth is not calculable.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

Dream of the Future Good To Make You Glad In the Presence of Embarrassment

I have placed a spirit of thanksgiving upon you. I brought to your heart the desire to be thankful today. Without me, you can do nothing. The power of your God is working in you exceedingly great. It will bring to pass the things that you have been too weak to accomplish. Out of your weakness, my strength is seen in a perfect view. No longer will you look upon the things that happen in your life as things you have accomplished, but you will view them as things that I have wrought through you. Behold the exceeding, great power that is being manifest through you. I will do a new thing in your life.

You have stared into the distance and viewed your dreams and the hope of prosperity. Your dreams will become a reality, for hope will not leave you embarrassed. Hope has come back to you and brought the fruit of hope for you to taste. Taste and see that the fruit of hope is good. Its goodness will not leave an unpleasant taste in your mouth. Goodness will not be hindered by obstacles and difficulties. It will not be impeded by failing finances. It will not be confused by the claims of defeat. Trouble cannot interfere with the motion of goodness on your behalf. The obstructions of the enemy cannot block the hand of goodness as it stretches forth to bless you. I have sent embarrassment away to the pit from whence it came; therefore, be not rattled by its noise in your ears.

Show forth extravagant praise, and hold fast to your confidence in me. Be not discomfited by the questions that embarrassment has asked you, neither be disconcerted by the sarcastic remarks it makes regarding your faith. Faith has risen to speak in you, and make known the proof of my blessings that are arriving on faith's wings. Faith will foil embarrassment's attempt to humiliate you; therefore, be not upset by the things that embarrassment has paraded before your face while putting on a show of mockery. Your desire to be blessed, which you have anticipated, will not be delayed. You will obtain your expectation; therefore, look forward with confidence for the results of your prayers and dreams. Though the enemy has told you that you are hoping without any basis for expecting a fulfillment, your expectation will not fall to the ground empty. I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health even as your soul prospers. Allow your hope to accompany a confident expectation of its fulfillment, for success is on the way. Dream of the future good, which is behind you. Goodness and mercy follows you everywhere you go. Open your eyes to a dream come true immediately. I have sent it by the speed of my word. Now rejoice, and leap with the legs of a skilled dancer. It is my good pleasure to make you glad.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Dream of the Future Good To Make You Glad In the Presence of Embarrassment

Unlimited worship and praise will always open the floodgates of God's unlimited response. Just look at Nineveh. They repented, and God repented of that which he would have done to them. Our past should never be the dictator of our future. We do not have to go to a fortuneteller. We have been assured of the blessing of God in our lives by his word. The enemy should be the one having scary dreams and not us. We should dream and have visions in the night and day that are infectious with excitement for everyone around us. God never intended for us to be tormented by dreams but to be trembling with the excitement of their inspiration. No matter the circumstances that we have been in or are in presently, they do not cast our vision of the blessing of God. The One who has told the end from the beginning has already finished the book of our lives, and it is a best seller of great exploits for him!

EMBARRSSMENT

Jesus has placed a spirit of thanksgiving upon me. He brought to my heart the desire to be thankful today. Without him, I can do nothing. The power of my God is working in me exceedingly great. It will bring to pass the things that I have been too weak to accomplish. Out of my weakness, his strength is seen in a perfect view. No longer will I look upon the things that happen in my life as things I have accomplished, but I will view them as things that he has wrought through me. I behold the exceeding, great power that is being manifest through me. He will do a new thing in my life. I have stared into the distance and viewed my dreams and the hope of prosperity. My dreams will become a reality, for hope will not leave me embarrassed. Hope has come back to me and brought the fruit of hope for me to taste. I taste and see that the fruit of hope is good. Its goodness will not leave an unpleasant taste in my mouth. Goodness will not be hindered by obstacles and difficulties. It will not be impeded by failing finances. It will not be confused by the claims of defeat. Trouble cannot interfere with the motion of goodness on my behalf. The obstructions of the enemy cannot block the hand of goodness as it stretches forth to bless me. God has sent embarrassment away to the pit from whence it came; therefore, I am not rattled by its noise in my ears.

I purpose to show forth extravagant praise and to hold fast to my confidence in God. I am not discomfited by the questions that embarrassment has asked me, neither am I disconcerted by the sarcastic remarks it makes regarding my faith. Faith has risen to speak in me, and I make known the proof of God's blessings that are arriving on faith's wings. Faith will foil embarrassment's attempt to humiliate me; therefore, I am not upset by the things that embarrassment has paraded before my face while putting on a show of mockery. My desire to be blessed, which I have anticipated, will not be delayed. I will obtain my expectation; therefore, I look forward with confidence for the results of my prayers and dreams. Though the enemy has told me that I am hoping without any basis for expecting a fulfillment, my expectation will not fall to the ground empty. The Lord wishes above all things that I may prosper and be in health even as my soul prospers. I allow my hope to accompany a confident expectation of its fulfillment, for success is on the way. I dream of the future good, which is behind me. Goodness and mercy follows me everywhere I go. I open my eyes to a dream come true immediately. Jesus has sent it by the speed of his word. Now I rejoice and leap with the legs of a skilled dancer. It is his good pleasure to make me glad.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

Deception builds its own destruction. It sows the seed of disaster in its best efforts. The bed is too short, and the cover is not long enough for lust to hide in. God will expose the toxic and combustible nature of this type of journey with sudden failure and destruction. Pride always precedes the fall of the self-righteous. As they aggressively pursue the selfish aims and goals that end in death, they will be trapped in their own mind set of false security. Out of the depths of things that are unseen to them, will rise the very dagger that will slay them as they pursue the phantoms of the night. In the icy times of love that is chilled to the dissolving of all kinds of relationships, there is a light that we can run to and be delivered. The One who is the light of the world will still give revelation to those who will honestly and sincerely desire to look inwardly and outward to examine the desires of their life.

(Continued)

Look upon the men in the waters of life, and behold their unceasing hunger for bread.

230. Don't you know that my bread is appetizing to those that I am drawing from these waters?

Recall the fish that you have seen up close. They are biting right now, and they were biting when I brought them face to face with you.

231. Do you recall what kind of bait you fished with?

You must use the "good news" bait, which is encased in love instead of good news packaged within condemnation and insincerity.

232. Have you caught fish and brought them to the pond of life only to wake up one morning and find them dead in a pond of life?

233. Who killed your catch?

234. A devil or you?

235. Why should I give you the beautiful and precious fish of the earth if they will only die again in your garden of unconcern?

(To Be Continued)

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