Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Do you understand the way of the wind?

Do you understand the way of the sea?

Can you understand the things of the Spirit unless you are taught?

The wind bloweth where it listeth, and you hear the sound thereof, but you cannot tell whither it cometh or whither it goeth. So is everyone who is born of the spirit. You are born again. The way that you take, I know. You do not know, neither can you know except I reveal it unto you. Can you by thought add one cubit to your stature?

I know every hair on your head and their number, yet you do not know these things. Will you trust yourself, or will you trust in me, the Omniscient God of glory?

You have leaned to your own understanding long enough. Shall you trust mentality when mentality is finite?

(RHEMA: Lean On God's Omniscience, and Be Free from Human Reasoning)

I do not understand the way of the wind. I do not understand the way of the sea. I cannot understand the things of the Spirit unless I am taught. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and I hear the sound thereof, but I cannot tell whither it cometh or whither it goeth so is everyone who is born of the spirit. I am born again. The way that I take, God knows. I do not know, neither can I know except he reveals it unto me. I cannot by thought add one cubit to my stature. The Lord knows every hair on my head and their number, yet I do not know these things. I will not trust myself. I will trust in Jesus, the Omniscient God of glory. I have leaned to my own understanding long enough. I will not trust mentality when mentality is finite.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

The Descent To the True Riches Found Hidden Under Pressure

Why do you wonder about the realness of the voice that speaks within you?

Don't you know that Christ lives within you?

Christ is the word of God within your heart and mind. The unregenerate do not know the voice of the Lord, for they are not mine, but my sheep hear my voice and know it. Be not confused like the children of the darkness, who know not God, but be confident that I am speaking and comforting my people by my spirit. I did not bring you to the table of redemption to feed you the diet of the world, neither did I bring you to this table to allow you to be made fat on my goodness. I have brought you here to prepare you for ministry. You must not be fat on my goodness, but you must be hungry everyday for righteousness. You MUST hunger and thirst after righteousness. You MUST. YOU MUST. When you cease to hunger and thirst after righteousness, then you will not be filled with holiness and light, but you will be filled with the things of the world and of self.

I bring a revival of righteousness. I will cause the people to hunger and thirst after this righteousness, which is God's righteousness and not the filthy rags that men boast about. Prepare for the restoration of my righteousness in the understanding of the people. Many are void and empty of the understanding of real righteousness. Go and declare the righteousness of God. I have redeemed the people, yet many are captives to the systems of this world. When I saved them, I brought them out of bondage and ushered them into my kingdom where living waters reside. Many are simply floating on the rivers of life and have never been plunged into the depths where the riches of Christ reside. They shall never experience the true riches until they have discovered the beauty of my righteousness. Many sit and depend on their rags of righteousness, which are filthy in my sight. I bring to them a new understanding that shall cause them to place total trust in me. I am Jehovah-Tsidkenu, the Lord, your righteousness. Righteousness has set you in the way of my own steps and ordered your steps after my own steps.

Be not disturbed by these pressures all about you, for there is no journey to the depths of the rivers of life without the pressures that you feel. Become acquainted with these pressures, and learn how to use them, for they are the atmosphere of those who are called to the deep. The shallow shall not know of these pressures and remain alive. Only the deep calleth to the deep. I have called you to be plunged into the depth of my rivers of life, and there will you find the exceeding, great riches of Christ. Come and follow me, for there are pleasures under these pressures. Your mind will say that you will be crushed, but I say, "This atmosphere is as natural to you as the atmosphere of air." Realize that great pressure comes with the descent to humility, honor, life, and true riches. I speak plainly to you. You have been concerned about the pressures all about you. Relax. This is the atmosphere around those who are diving for the riches of Christ. You are protected better than any diver. Your robe of righteousness and your God gives you all the protection that you need. I am greater than all of the pressures on the outside; therefore, there is no imbalance of force in this descent. Come and follow me. I will make you a fisher of men. The dead have already descended to these lower parts, but I shall raise them from the deadness of their sins and continue my journey to the heavenlies.

I have chosen you. Many are called, but few are chosen. Go and say what the redeemed should say. You have a testimony. Speak the same things that I speak. How will you speak the same things that I speak, if you know not the word of God?

How will you speak the same things that I speak, if you know not the voice of God?

How will you begin to speak the same things that I speak, if you have no confidence in the restoration and the reconciliation of righteousness?

I have restored you, and now the power of regeneration does show forth the greatness of its own power. Righteousness will exalt you. Be angry and sin not, for the subtlety of reproach does abide in the atmospheric pressures all around you. Trust in me with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding. I am the Lord, who knoweth all things. Abide in me, and allow my words to abide in you then will I do that which you have asked. I have declared unto you that "...if my words abide in you and you in me, then you can ask what you will and it shall be done unto you." Therefore, doubt not, but believe that he who asks also receives. He who knocks then it shall be opened unto him. He who seeks is he who also shall find.

Come let me lead you in the search for true riches, the riches of Christ Jesus. Come and follow me. Draw not back because of these pressures, for I will have no pleasure in those who draw back. Keep your confidence in this time of great pressure, and I will pay you a reward for your confidence. Only believe.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Descent To the True Riches Found Hidden Under Pressure

Diamonds are still pressurized carbon. Dirty and dark it lies in the heart of the earth until the process of the creator makes a gem stone out of it. We are the raw material of the gem stones of his kingdom. When he comes back to gather his jewels, it will be those that have had the pressure of trials on their life. I have often told the men in the prison that God loves us enough to allow us to hurt enough to turn loose of the things that we think we must have so that he can give us the things we need. Righteousness exalts a nation and people. It is something that we must contend for and fight for. As we hunger after righteousness, he will fill us with the treasures of his kingdom. True righteousness is only reflected in the right living and right spirits that are produced by him abiding within us. Fine bisque is that which has been refined in the fire many times. The trial of our faith is more precious than gold. God is trying in the midst of trial to get our attention on him and not the solution alone. At the end of sickness is the healer; however, the healer wants us to have a relationship with him. At the end of disappointment and broken hearts is the mender of broken hearts; however, he has allowed these things to come that we get more than a healing or and answer, but a relationship of love and abiding confidence in him.

PRESSURE

I wonder about the realness of the voice that speaks within me. I know that Christ lives within me. He is the word of God within my heart and mind. The unregenerate do not know the voice of the Lord, for they are not his, but his sheep hear his voice and know it. I am not confused like the children of the darkness, who know not God, but I am confident that he is speaking and comforting his people by his spirit. The Lord did not bring me to the table of redemption to feed me the diet of the world, neither did he bring me to this table to allow me to be made fat on his goodness. He has brought me here to prepare me for ministry. I must not be fat on his goodness, but I must be hungry everyday for righteousness. I MUST hunger and thirst after righteousness. I MUST. I MUST. When I cease to hunger and thirst after righteousness, then I will not be filled with holiness and light, but I will be filled with the things of the world and of self.

God has brought a revival of righteousness. He will cause the people to hunger and thirst after this righteousness, which is God's righteousness and not the filthy rags that men boast about. I prepare for the restoration of his righteousness in the understanding of the people. Many are void and empty of the understanding of real righteousness. I will go and declare the righteousness of God. He has redeemed the people, yet many are captives to the systems of this world. When he saved them, he brought them out of bondage and ushered them into his kingdom where living waters reside. Many are simply floating on the rivers of life and have never been plunged into the depths where the riches of Christ reside. They shall never experience the true riches until they have discovered the beauty of his righteousness. Many sit and depend on their rags of righteousness, which are filthy in his sight. God will bring to them a new understanding that shall cause them to place total trust in him. He is Jehovah-Tsidkenu, the Lord, our righteousness. Righteousness has set me in the way of his own steps and ordered my steps after his own steps.

I will not be not disturbed by these pressures all about me, for there is no journey to the depths of the rivers of life without the pressures that I feel. I will become acquainted with these pressures and learn how to use them, for they are the atmosphere of those who are called to the deep. The shallow shall not know of these pressures and remain alive. Only the deep calls to the deep. God has called me to be plunged into the depth of his rivers of life, and there I will find the exceeding, great riches of Christ. I will go and follow him, for there are pleasures under these pressures. My mind will say that I will be crushed. This atmosphere is as natural to me as the atmosphere of air.

I realize that great pressure comes with the descent to humility, honor, life, and true riches. God speaks plainly to me. I have been concerned about the pressures all about me. I will relax. This is the atmosphere around those who are diving for the riches of Christ. I am protected better than any diver. My robe of righteousness and my God gives me all the protection that I need. He is greater than all of the pressures on the outside; therefore, there is no imbalance of force in this descent. I will go and follow him. He will make me a fisher of men. The dead have already descended to these lower parts, but the Lord shall raise them from the deadness of their sins and continue his journey to the heavenlies.

God has chosen me. Many are called, but few are chosen. I will go and say what the redeemed should say. I have a testimony. I will speak the same things that he speaks. I cannot speak the same things that he speaks if I do not know the word of God. I cannot speak the same things that God speaks if I do not know the voice of God. I cannot begin to speak the same things that God speaks if I do not have confidence in the restoration and the reconciliation of righteousness. God has restored me, and now the power of regeneration does show forth the greatness of its own power. Righteousness will exalt me. I can be angry and sin not, for the subtlety of reproach does abide in the atmospheric pressures all around me.

I will trust in Jesus with all my heart and not lean to my own understanding. He is the Lord, who knows all things. I abide in him, and I allow his words to abide in me, now God will do that which I have asked. He has declared unto me that his words abide in me and I in him; therefore, I can ask what I will, and it shall be done unto me. I do not doubt, but I believe that he who asks also receives. He who knocks then it shall be opened unto him. He who seeks is he who also shall find. I will go and let God lead me in the search for true riches, the riches of Christ Jesus. I will go and follow him. I purpose not to draw back because of these pressures, for God will have no pleasure in those who draw back. I will keep my confidence in this time of great pressure, and God will pay me a reward for my confidence. I believe.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Speak Good Tidings of Good, and Publish Salvation Among the People

Purpose in prophetic declaration should drive us like a nail into the sure foundation of the goodness he has destined us to have. Every day there should be beating within, pulse and breath, the song of those liberated from fear or intimidation. We are the treasure that God saw in the earth that he gave all he had to redeem. Our price of redemption cannot be calculated. When I reflect on this price, I am overwhelmed by the value that he has placed in us as his own. We will not sing the sad songs of the world or let the negative choirs and choruses hush into weeping. Our joy has come, and we will declare all the day long. Evil pests would like to dig into the bark of the trees of the planting of the Lord. They would like to deprive us of the hour and gladness that flows from the anointing that has been abundantly poured out in our lives. False imaginations would like to chase us in fear. He stands at the head to the parade of triumphant victory to lead us in its grand march every day.

(Continued)

The tower to heavenly things is not built by minds that are stayed on carnal things. The tower to heavenly things is built already. You must decide to travel there by faith. You cannot travel there if your life is fueled by passions and desires. You have started on this journey by faith. Now continue by faith. You have listened to many sermons about dying. Now do it!

277. Must I be the only one who died?

278. How will you claim to belong to me if you have not crucified all of your self-indulgent passions and desires?

You must put all of the things of your human nature to death. In your human nature, there are many passions and desires. They are alive in you and will agitate you daily unless you crucify them. I bore your sins in my own body on the cross so that you might be dead to sin and alive unto me and all that is good. Accept your death that you suffered in baptism then you will not struggle with dying. You do not have to die. You are already dead.

279. Why do you struggle with dying?

280. Why are you alive unto sin?

(To Be Continued)

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		Do you understand the way of the wind? Do you understand the way of the sea? Can you understand the things of the Spirit unless you are taught? The wind bloweth where it listeth, and you hear the sound thereof, but you cannot tell whither it cometh or whither it goeth. So is everyone who is born of the spirit. You are born again. The way that you take, I know. You do not know, neither can you know except I reveal it unto you. Can you by thought add one cubit to your stature? I know every hair on your head and their number, yet you do not know these things. Will you trust yourself, or will you trust in me, the Omniscient God of glory? You have leaned to your own understanding long enough. Shall you trust mentality when mentality is finite? *(RHEMA: Lean On God's Omniscience, and Be Free from Human Reasoning)* I do not understand the way of the wind. I do not understand the way of the sea. I cannot understand the things of the Spirit unless I am taught. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and I hear the sound thereof, but I cannot tell whither it cometh or whither it goeth so is everyone who is born of the spirit. I am born again. The way that I take, God knows. I do not know, neither can I know except he reveals it unto me. I cannot by thought add one cubit to my stature. The Lord knows every hair on my head and their number, yet I do not know these things. I will not trust myself. I will trust in Jesus, the Omniscient God of glory. I have leaned to my own understanding long enough. I will not trust mentality when mentality is finite. By Moses Hightower Moses and Thelma Hightower *The Descent To the True Riches Found Hidden Under Pressure* Why do you wonder about the realness of the voice that speaks within you? Don't you know that Christ lives within you? Christ is the word of God within your heart and mind. The unregenerate do not know the voice of the Lord, for they are not mine, but my sheep hear my voice and know it. Be not confused like the children of the darkness, who know not God, but be confident that I am speaking and comforting my people by my spirit. I did not bring you to the table of redemption to feed you the diet of the world, neither did I bring you to this table to allow you to be made fat on my goodness. I have brought you here to prepare you for ministry. You must not be fat on my goodness, but you must be hungry everyday for righteousness. You MUST hunger and thirst after righteousness. You MUST. YOU MUST. When you cease to hunger and thirst after righteousness, then you will not be filled with holiness and light, but you will be filled with the things of the world and of self. I bring a revival of righteousness. I will cause the people to hunger and thirst after this righteousness, which is God's righteousness and not the filthy rags that men boast about. Prepare for the restoration of my righteousness in the understanding of the people. Many are void and empty of the understanding of real righteousness. Go and declare the righteousness of God. I have redeemed the people, yet many are captives to the systems of this world. When I saved them, I brought them out of bondage and ushered them into my kingdom where living waters reside. Many are simply floating on the rivers of life and have never been plunged into the depths where the riches of Christ reside. They shall never experience the true riches until they have discovered the beauty of my righteousness. Many sit and depend on their rags of righteousness, which are filthy in my sight. I bring to them a new understanding that shall cause them to place total trust in me. I am Jehovah-Tsidkenu, the Lord, your righteousness. Righteousness has set you in the way of my own steps and ordered your steps after my own steps. Be not disturbed by these pressures all about you, for there is no journey to the depths of the rivers of life without the pressures that you feel. Become acquainted with these pressures, and learn how to use them, for they are the atmosphere of those who are called to the deep. The shallow shall not know of these pressures and remain alive. Only the deep calleth to the deep. I have called you to be plunged into the depth of my rivers of life, and there will you find the exceeding, great riches of Christ. Come and follow me, for there are pleasures under these pressures. Your mind will say that you will be crushed, but I say, "This atmosphere is as natural to you as the atmosphere of air." Realize that great pressure comes with the descent to humility, honor, life, and true riches. I speak plainly to you. You have been concerned about the pressures all about you. Relax. This is the atmosphere around those who are diving for the riches of Christ. You are protected better than any diver. Your robe of righteousness and your God gives you all the protection that you need. I am greater than all of the pressures on the outside; therefore, there is no imbalance of force in this descent. Come and follow me. I will make you a fisher of men. The dead have already descended to these lower parts, but I shall raise them from the deadness of their sins and continue my journey to the heavenlies. I have chosen you. Many are called, but few are chosen. Go and say what the redeemed should say. You have a testimony. Speak the same things that I speak. How will you speak the same things that I speak, if you know not the word of God? How will you speak the same things that I speak, if you know not the voice of God? How will you begin to speak the same things that I speak, if you have no confidence in the restoration and the reconciliation of righteousness? I have restored you, and now the power of regeneration does show forth the greatness of its own power. Righteousness will exalt you. Be angry and sin not, for the subtlety of reproach does abide in the atmospheric pressures all around you. Trust in me with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding. I am the Lord, who knoweth all things. Abide in me, and allow my words to abide in you then will I do that which you have asked. I have declared unto you that "...if my words abide in you and you in me, then you can ask what you will and it shall be done unto you." Therefore, doubt not, but believe that he who asks also receives. He who knocks then it shall be opened unto him. He who seeks is he who also shall find. Come let me lead you in the search for true riches, the riches of Christ Jesus. Come and follow me. Draw not back because of these pressures, for I will have no pleasure in those who draw back. Keep your confidence in this time of great pressure, and I will pay you a reward for your confidence. Only believe. By Don Grigsby Don and Linda Grigsby *RE: RHEMA - The Descent To the True Riches Found Hidden Under Pressure* Diamonds are still pressurized carbon. Dirty and dark it lies in the heart of the earth until the process of the creator makes a gem stone out of it. We are the raw material of the gem stones of his kingdom. When he comes back to gather his jewels, it will be those that have had the pressure of trials on their life. I have often told the men in the prison that God loves us enough to allow us to hurt enough to turn loose of the things that we think we must have so that he can give us the things we need. Righteousness exalts a nation and people. It is something that we must contend for and fight for. As we hunger after righteousness, he will fill us with the treasures of his kingdom. True righteousness is only reflected in the right living and right spirits that are produced by him abiding within us. Fine bisque is that which has been refined in the fire many times. The trial of our faith is more precious than gold. God is trying in the midst of trial to get our attention on him and not the solution alone. At the end of sickness is the healer; however, the healer wants us to have a relationship with him. At the end of disappointment and broken hearts is the mender of broken hearts; however, he has allowed these things to come that we get more than a healing or and answer, but a relationship of love and abiding confidence in him. PRESSURE I wonder about the realness of the voice that speaks within me. I know that Christ lives within me. He is the word of God within my heart and mind. The unregenerate do not know the voice of the Lord, for they are not his, but his sheep hear his voice and know it. I am not confused like the children of the darkness, who know not God, but I am confident that he is speaking and comforting his people by his spirit. The Lord did not bring me to the table of redemption to feed me the diet of the world, neither did he bring me to this table to allow me to be made fat on his goodness. He has brought me here to prepare me for ministry. I must not be fat on his goodness, but I must be hungry everyday for righteousness. I MUST hunger and thirst after righteousness. I MUST. I MUST. When I cease to hunger and thirst after righteousness, then I will not be filled with holiness and light, but I will be filled with the things of the world and of self. God has brought a revival of righteousness. He will cause the people to hunger and thirst after this righteousness, which is God's righteousness and not the filthy rags that men boast about. I prepare for the restoration of his righteousness in the understanding of the people. Many are void and empty of the understanding of real righteousness. I will go and declare the righteousness of God. He has redeemed the people, yet many are captives to the systems of this world. When he saved them, he brought them out of bondage and ushered them into his kingdom where living waters reside. Many are simply floating on the rivers of life and have never been plunged into the depths where the riches of Christ reside. They shall never experience the true riches until they have discovered the beauty of his righteousness. Many sit and depend on their rags of righteousness, which are filthy in his sight. God will bring to them a new understanding that shall cause them to place total trust in him. He is Jehovah-Tsidkenu, the Lord, our righteousness. Righteousness has set me in the way of his own steps and ordered my steps after his own steps. I will not be not disturbed by these pressures all about me, for there is no journey to the depths of the rivers of life without the pressures that I feel. I will become acquainted with these pressures and learn how to use them, for they are the atmosphere of those who are called to the deep. The shallow shall not know of these pressures and remain alive. Only the deep calls to the deep. God has called me to be plunged into the depth of his rivers of life, and there I will find the exceeding, great riches of Christ. I will go and follow him, for there are pleasures under these pressures. My mind will say that I will be crushed. This atmosphere is as natural to me as the atmosphere of air. I realize that great pressure comes with the descent to humility, honor, life, and true riches. God speaks plainly to me. I have been concerned about the pressures all about me. I will relax. This is the atmosphere around those who are diving for the riches of Christ. I am protected better than any diver. My robe of righteousness and my God gives me all the protection that I need. He is greater than all of the pressures on the outside; therefore, there is no imbalance of force in this descent. I will go and follow him. He will make me a fisher of men. The dead have already descended to these lower parts, but the Lord shall raise them from the deadness of their sins and continue his journey to the heavenlies. God has chosen me. Many are called, but few are chosen. I will go and say what the redeemed should say. I have a testimony. I will speak the same things that he speaks. I cannot speak the same things that he speaks if I do not know the word of God. I cannot speak the same things that God speaks if I do not know the voice of God. I cannot begin to speak the same things that God speaks if I do not have confidence in the restoration and the reconciliation of righteousness. God has restored me, and now the power of regeneration does show forth the greatness of its own power. Righteousness will exalt me. I can be angry and sin not, for the subtlety of reproach does abide in the atmospheric pressures all around me. I will trust in Jesus with all my heart and not lean to my own understanding. He is the Lord, who knows all things. I abide in him, and I allow his words to abide in me, now God will do that which I have asked. He has declared unto me that his words abide in me and I in him; therefore, I can ask what I will, and it shall be done unto me. I do not doubt, but I believe that he who asks also receives. He who knocks then it shall be opened unto him. He who seeks is he who also shall find. I will go and let God lead me in the search for true riches, the riches of Christ Jesus. I will go and follow him. I purpose not to draw back because of these pressures, for God will have no pleasure in those who draw back. I will keep my confidence in this time of great pressure, and God will pay me a reward for my confidence. I believe. INSPIRATION By Don Grigsby *RE: RHEMA - Speak Good Tidings of Good, and Publish Salvation Among the People* Purpose in prophetic declaration should drive us like a nail into the sure foundation of the goodness he has destined us to have. Every day there should be beating within, pulse and breath, the song of those liberated from fear or intimidation. We are the treasure that God saw in the earth that he gave all he had to redeem. Our price of redemption cannot be calculated. When I reflect on this price, I am overwhelmed by the value that he has placed in us as his own. We will not sing the sad songs of the world or let the negative choirs and choruses hush into weeping. Our joy has come, and we will declare all the day long. Evil pests would like to dig into the bark of the trees of the planting of the Lord. They would like to deprive us of the hour and gladness that flows from the anointing that has been abundantly poured out in our lives. False imaginations would like to chase us in fear. He stands at the head to the parade of triumphant victory to lead us in its grand march every day. *(Continued)* The tower to heavenly things is not built by minds that are stayed on carnal things. The tower to heavenly things is built already. You must decide to travel there by faith. You cannot travel there if your life is fueled by passions and desires. You have started on this journey by faith. Now continue by faith. You have listened to many sermons about dying. Now do it! *277. Must I be the only one who died?* 278. How will you claim to belong to me if you have not crucified all of your self-indulgent passions and desires? You must put all of the things of your human nature to death. In your human nature, there are many passions and desires. They are alive in you and will agitate you daily unless you crucify them. I bore your sins in my own body on the cross so that you might be dead to sin and alive unto me and all that is good. Accept your death that you suffered in baptism then you will not struggle with dying. You do not have to die. You are already dead. *279. Why do you struggle with dying?* 280. Why are you alive unto sin? (To Be Continued) A Living Word Publication Copyright © 2005 Moses Hightower All Rights Reserved