Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

There is no instrument that will measure my worth. The value system of the kingdom of God is not the same as the value systems of the world. Come to the marketplace of fiery trial, and weigh the worth of experiences found in the treasures of fire. I have not allowed you to go down to the low pit of destruction, but I have continually expressed love toward you even when you were disobedient and ignorant. I have sent forth the surging power of my knowledge and allowed you to eat again of life's bread. I have placed bread on the platter of your praises this morning. Now will you eat and drink without the leaven of hypocrisy and unbelief. Lift your eyes again to true faith. True faith will bring you into the large room of sincerity and truth. The room of truth is not fashioned after the room of lies. The architect of religion has fashioned rooms of lies that now hold many in the prison cells of religious bondage. I have brought you out of the religious performances of the age and placed you before a throne of grace. Before this throne, you are elected because of love and not because of religious advantage. Come and behold the light of truth in this large room for your habitation. This light will not shine in vain, for it cannot be turned unto vanity. The light of truth has shined and glorified me, the only Lord God. Go and declare the beauty of holiness and the power of sacrificial praise.

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

There is no instrument that will measure his worth. The value system of the kingdom of God is not the same as the value systems of the world. I come to the marketplace of fiery trial and weigh the worth of experiences found in the treasures of fire. The Lord has not allowed me to go down to the low pit of destruction, but he has continually expressed love toward me even when I was disobedient and ignorant. He has sent forth the surging power of his knowledge and allowed me to eat again of life's bread. He has placed bread on the platter of my praises. I will now eat and drink without the leaven of hypocrisy and unbelief. I lift my eyes again to true faith. True faith will bring me into the large room of sincerity and truth. The room of truth is not fashioned after the room of lies. The architect of religion has fashioned rooms of lies that now hold many in the prison cells of religious bondage. God has brought me out of the religious performances of the age and placed me before a throne of grace. Before this throne, I am elected because of love and not because of religious advantage. I come and behold the light of truth in this large room for my habitation. This light will not shine in vain, for it cannot be turned unto vanity. The light of truth has shined and glorified Jesus, the only Lord God. I will go and declare the beauty of holiness and the power of sacrificial praise.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

The Salutation of Righteousness and Peace Is a Pledge of God's Faithfulness To Us

I have abounded toward you with great grace. Mercy and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have also saluted one another. There is more to their salutation than you have realized. Their embrace was a pledge of my faithfulness to loose you forever from the bondage of death, for you were dead in trespasses and sins. Your praises were received this morning. Your heart of thankfulness was given to you by grace. If grace had not come to you, you would have awakened with a heart of ingratitude, but my favor was awarded to you so that you might offer the sacrifice of praise to me in the face of discouragement. You have stood on the platform of faith and love and waved the banner of love for me. Now by the love that you have expressed, your faith is worked unto a victorious future over all things. As you have sent forth a wave of praise unto me, I have sent forth flourishing blessings toward you. Open your bosom, and receive what I have poured out. Be blessed forevermore. I have called you blessed. Now who will curse you?

Encourage the people to arise each day with gratitude on their lips. How will they know how to praise me if they are not grateful for what I have done in their lives?

I have blessed them beyond the measure of what the evil one has expected. Now encourage greater expressions of thanksgiving, and they will plunder the wealth of the wicked that is laid up for them. If they would open their hearts and their mouths with sincere thanks, the fruit of their thanksgiving would act as a giant shovel to load them with the blessing of my goodness. The fruit of goodness has fallen to the ground. It is awaiting harvesters to come and carry it to their barns. Arise and lead the people to the harvest of my goodness. This goodness will lead them to repentance. Repentance will ensure a proper relationship with me and then will a proper identity be realized.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Salutation of Righteousness and Peace Is a Pledge of God's Faithfulness To Us

Every morning God greets us with the sunrise of the promise of another day. As we begin to praise and worship him, he is faithful to meet us with the dawn of another day filled with all the blessings that we can carry off and more. God's exceeding, abundantly above meter is hardly moved even by our greatest extravagant prayer. He has opened untold treasures and storehouses of unlimited provision for us. It is not our righteousness but his that has given us the peace and the boldness to come to him as an unafraid child, and leap into his arms at any time. Many times, the measure of praise comes out of our created expectations. If we allow the circumstances of life to dictate our joy, then we will always have an impoverished praise. We will, by faith, offer our richest and most abundant worship, and he will pour out the riches of his grace in our lives. Our expectations should never mirror the face of yesterday or a gloomy horizon but the shining face of the Sun of Righteousness. He will not allow the gravity of anything on this earth to pull me down but to be lifted into his presence.

DISCOURAGEMENT

The Lord has abounded toward me with great grace. Mercy and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have also saluted one another. There is more to their salutation than I have realized. Their embrace was a pledge of God's faithfulness to loose me forever from the bondage of death, for I am dead in trespasses and sins. My praises were received. My heart of thankfulness was given to me by grace. If grace had not come to me, I would have awakened with a heart of ingratitude, but his favor was awarded to me so that I might offer the sacrifice of praise to me in the face of discouragement. I have stood on the platform of faith and love and waved the banner of love for him. Now by the love that I have expressed, my faith is worked unto a victorious future over all things. As I have sent forth a wave of praise unto him, he has sent forth flourishing blessings toward me. I open my bosom and receive what he has poured out. I am blessed forevermore. He has called me blessed. Now none will curse me.

I will encourage the people to arise each day with gratitude on their lips. They will not know how to praise God if they are not grateful for what he has done in their lives. He has blessed them beyond the measure of what the evil one has expected. Now I encourage greater expressions of thanksgiving, and they will plunder the wealth of the wicked that is laid up for them. If they would open their hearts and their mouths with sincere thanks, the fruit of their thanksgiving would act as a giant shovel to load them with the blessing of his goodness. The fruit of goodness has fallen to the ground. It is awaiting harvesters to come and carry it to their barns. I arise and lead the people to the harvest of the Lord's goodness. This goodness will lead them to repentance. Repentance will ensure a proper relationship with God and then will a proper identity be realized.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Focus On Jesus, and Restore Your Sense of Justification

Justification never marches to the beat of our ability or righteousness. We are justified by his faith. Most of the New Testament Scriptures indicate that when we say the faith of Christ the original language is through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. It is immutable faithfulness that works in our relationship when we focus on him and not ourselves. We will come short, but he will never fail to keep his word. Galatians 3:22; the promise is based on the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:9; "We do not have our own righteousness but that which is through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ." Ephesians 3:12; "In whom we have boldness and confidence of access through his faithfulness."

Men everywhere are focusing on their personal abilities and efforts, but the bottom line is that without him we can do nothing. Pride and recognition will set a trap for many who wan the admiration of others, but we seek only his approval. As we become more and more fused with him, as we behold him, less and less of us is exposed. God has chosen the things which are nothings to bring to naught the things that are. No flesh will glory in his presence. If we can enter into that spiritual fellowship with him, he will do the work by the outflow of who he is. He cannot deny himself. Our zeal, anointing, and intensity should consume all our desires and leave only what he is as our frame of reference.

(Continued)

I am looking for healthy waters to place precious fish.

236. Will you clean up yourself that the fish may live?

237. Or will you choose to be an unfaithful caretaker who ministers death instead of life?

238. All the fish of the earth are important to me. I died for all. Who do you fish for?

239. Those of your own nationality or every creature in the waters of sin?

240. Are you aware that many of another nationality would respond and be willing to be caught by you if you only fish for them?

(To Be Continued)

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