Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

The love of God is shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Ghost that is given unto you. Allow faith to be worked by this love, and nothing shall be impossible for you. Faith works by love. My love cannot fail. It will endure all things and grant you a view of others that is only seen through the eyes of compassion. A view through the eye of faith is limited. Only when you look through the eye of faith and the eyes of compassion will you see what I desire you to see. You may attain unto many things. I desire to see you profit the things designed by love. Though you have faith to move mountains and have not charity, it does not profit you anything. I have placed compassion within you. Now be moved by it, and it shall carry you into the dimensions of wonder. There are dimensions of the Spirit that cannot be viewed except I reveal them. There are many dimensions of the Spirit. You have stood on the platform of faith and viewed some things. Have you stood on the platform of compassion and viewed the people?

(RHEMA: Observe Life Through the Eye of Faith and Compassion)

The love of God is shed abroad in my heart by the Holy Ghost that is given unto me. I will allow faith to be worked by this love, and nothing shall be impossible for me. Faith works by love. God's love cannot fail. It will endure all things and grant me a view of others that is only seen through the eyes of compassion. A view through the eye of faith is limited. Only when I look through the eye of faith and the eye of compassion, will I see what the Lord desires me to see. I may attain unto many things. God desires to see me profit in the things designed by love. Though I have faith to move mountains and have not charity, it does not profit me anything. God has placed compassion within me. I will now be moved by it, and it shall carry me into the dimensions of wonder. There are dimensions of the Spirit that cannot be viewed except God reveals them. There are many dimensions of the Spirit. I have stood on the platform of faith and viewed most things, but I should stand on the platform of compassion and view the people.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

A Faithful Power Source In the Storms of Life

I do not forsake my people when the storms of life come. I am your power source when you are without power and without strength. The enemy laughs in the face of the fearful and the unbelievers, but I am the joy for those who trust in me. The winds of life bend those who thought they were unbendable. When the winds of adversity come your way, I lift up my standard against them. There is no storm that can overcome me, for I am the head of all principality and power. Fear not, for I hold all these things in my hands. I will crush all your adversaries and bring you to the dry ground of victory. Redemption abides in you. Be not afraid of the terror of the night, nor of the arrows that fly in the daytime. I am with you as I said I would be. Lift up your voice in praise, and know that I have already overcome all of your adversaries.

I am the light of your life. The darkness cannot overtake you, for I have put all these things behind you. Lift up your voice in praise, and sound the trumpet of joy. I have caused you to triumph through your own praises. The light of the glorious gospel has wielded a crushing blow to the darkness. Lift up your head, and see that I am the same yesterday, today, and forever. The enemies' Jericho cannot stand against the praises of the people of God. I have sent my right hand against the walls of resistance to my will. Do not think that these giant walls before you will stand in the presence of my force of power. I shall cause all of these walls to fall and bring you victoriously over all these things.

Fear not, for I have not forgotten my promises unto you. My love for you did not fade in the presence of these things that have threatened you. I am the King of kings and the Lord of lords; therefore, fear not, and be of good cheer. I have overcome the world and all of its friends. Be not a friend to the world and become at enmity with me. What fellowship has light with darkness, and what fellowship will you offer my temple with the temple of the idols of the day?

Will I abide in the temple of idols because of my blood, or will I abide in the temples of godliness?

My word has gone out of my mouth, and it will not return to me empty or void. Come unto the places of true holiness and true godliness. There will you find the presence of royalty and the power that breaks all yokes. Come and let me show you the slain giants that have fought against you.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - A Faithful Power Source In the Storms of Life

In the fourteenth chapter of Matthew, the Lord sent the disciples into the midst of the worst storm of their life. This was just after the feeding of the 5000. To human reasoning this does not make sense. If he sent us, there should be a red carpet to the other side. In Psalms, the Word tells us that God raises up the stormy wind to fulfill his Word. What was its purpose? They had handled the miracle, but they had not the relationship with the Miracle Worker. When Jesus grasped Peter in the waves, the lesson is this. It is not enough to hold or hear about a miracle. We must grasp the hand of the Miracle worker. Psalms 23:5 indicates that the Lord will prepare a table for us in the presence of our enemies. The word enemy is translated more as trouble than a person in battle against us. Its simplest meaning has to do with being tied up or bound. It is also translates into distress and adversity. In the very presence of the worst trouble of our lives, God will prepare us a table and sit down with us, and feed us that which will strengthen us unto victory.

SPIRITUAL STORMS

God does not forsake his people when the storms of life come. He is my power source when I am without power and without strength. The enemy laughs in the face of the fearful and the unbelievers, but Jesus is the joy for those who trust in him. The winds of life bend those who thought they were unbendable. When the winds of adversity come my way, he lifts up his standard against them. There is no storm that can overcome him, for he is the head of all principality and power. I will not fear, for he holds all these things in his hands. God will crush all my adversaries and bring me to the dry ground of victory. Redemption abides in me. I will not be afraid of the terror of the night, nor of the arrows that fly in the daytime. The Lord is with me as he said he would be. I lift up my voice in praise and know that he has already overcome all of my adversaries.

Jesus is the light of my life. The darkness cannot overtake me, for he has put all these things behind me. I lift up my voice in praise and sound the trumpet of joy. He has caused me to triumph through my own praises. The light of the glorious gospel has wielded a crushing blow to the darkness. I lift up my head and see that he is the same yesterday, today, and forever. The enemy's' Jericho cannot stand against the praises of the people of God. The Lord has sent his right hand against the walls of resistance to his will. I do not think that these giant walls before me will stand in the presence of his force of power. He shall cause all of these walls to fall and bring me victoriously over all these things.

I will not fear, for God has not forgotten his promises unto me. His love for me did not fade in the presence of these things that have threatened me. Jesus is the King of kings and the Lord of lords; therefore, I will not fear, but I will be of good cheer. Christ has overcome the world and all of its friends. I will not be a friend to the world and become at enmity with God. Light has no fellowship with darkness, and God's temple has no fellowship with the temple of the idols of the day. God will not abide in the temple of idols because of his blood, but he will abide in the temples of godliness. His word has gone out of his mouth, and it will not return to him empty or void. I will go unto the places of true holiness and true godliness. There will I find the presence of royalty and the power that breaks all yokes. I will go and let God show me the slain giants that have fought against me.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA -The Gravity of Evil Is No Match For the Strength of the Resurrection In Our Lives

Resurrection power swallows up all the history of evil in one sweeping blow of eternal power. When resurrection power is transposed over all the components of evil, there is less than zero left. All the lies of the works of darkness continue to send out their troops, but they are met with the flaming sword of truth and turned into a non entity. All the promises of God are ready to launch like the missiles of today. Where they strike, it will be the new ground zero of the battle that has already been won. Every pull of the adversary to drag us down will be canceled by the sweeping power that lifts us above the hands of destruction that would pull us down. Our songs will not sing of defeat, but prophesy victory. Not a word of negative confession will flow from our mouths. Our praise flows up to the Lord.

(Continued)

Lean this way. My shoulders are for your weakness. Lean on me. I am more than enough for this situation. I touch your mind with peace and strengthen your faith by my faithfulness. I touch your soul with joy and endow you with more love. I touch your eyes with new insight and reveal greater things to your mind. Rejoice, for I have brought you to the threshold of a great victory. Look beyond the storm, and see the sunshine of prosperity and peace. Behold it, for it is visible to my mind and my eyes. Behold it, for it is imparted to you through the spirit. Now rejoice.

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

287. Don't you know that Christ lives within you?

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.

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

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

290. 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?

(To Be Continued)

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