Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

Beware of the leaven of worldliness. It is not an innocent seed. I am your Maker, the husband to the church. I have not sown worldliness. A little leaven will become the habitation of the whole lump. I have sown righteousness and holiness in you. The light of this sowing shall dispel all darkness. The light and the darkness cannot abide together. I have only one table. Forsake not the great mercies at the table of the Holy One of Israel. Enlarge holiness. Do not minimize it, neither compromise it. As I have loved you, so love me. You will not be ashamed for trusting and obeying me. Everlasting love is awaiting you. Come and follow it. It is the greatest. It is working your faith and is shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Ghost. Follow in faith. You are preserved in the hands of goodness and mercy.

(RHEMA: Preserved In the Hands of Goodness and Mercy)

I will beware of the leaven of worldliness. It is not an innocent seed. God is my Maker, the husband to the church. He has not sown worldliness. A little leaven will become the habitation of the whole lump. He has sown righteousness and holiness in me. The light of this sowing shall dispel all darkness. The light and the darkness cannot abide together. God has only one table. I will not forsake the great mercies at the table of the Holy One of Israel. I enlarge holiness. I will not minimize it, neither compromise it. As God has loved me, so do I love him. I will not be ashamed for trusting and obeying him. Everlasting love is awaiting me. I have come to love, and I follow it. It is the greatest. It is working my faith and is shed abroad in my heart by the Holy Ghost. I follow in faith. I am preserved in the hands of goodness and mercy.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

Ruin's Scheme Is the Scene Where God Displays His Victory

My way is certainly not your way. If my way were your way, then you would have already perished. I have said no to many of your prayers and petitions because of my love and my divine plan for your life. When you gave yourself to me, I received you with no hesitation. I have not relinquished you to yourself again, but I hold fast to you willingly. I have plans for your life and your future that cannot be expressed with the words and ideals of your mind. Your mind cannot comprehend the will of God for your life, for your mind is from the origin of that which is finite. Be not troubled by what your mind perceives as postponement and delay, but look to the perception of the mind of Christ.

The distractions of the hour are from the inspiration of Satan. The storm of his war tactics cannot disrupt the peace that I am within you. I have brought the peace that produces rest and calm in the midst of the storm. Worry not, neither fret, for I have brought unto you the glorious gospel, which is the power of God unto everything that you need. You have not preached in vain, neither shall I suffer you to be a castaway. I have not forgotten you, neither were my promises to you futile and empty. I have given you directions, and I will confirm my words unto you speedily. Look not upon the uncertainty of human reasoning, for you will not find the answer in that which is of the flesh. I have said unto you, "Have no confidence in the flesh, and trust not in the arm of flesh." Will the flesh of man fail you?

Can trust in that which is weak in the face of impossibility become your strength in the time of trouble?

Lean not to your own understanding, for you do not have the ability to understand spiritual things with your mind. I have brought to you the grace to trust in me with all your heart. Now lean not to your own understanding, neither trust in the chariots and horses of the hour. I am the resurrection, and I am the life. From the corruptibility of destruction's arm, I do save you. The enemy has swung his mighty arm of corruption into your life and awaited the smell of defeat to rise up before your friends and those who have trusted in your ministry. I have come forth with the fresh breath of incorruptibility in the face of defeat and breathed new life into you. Stand on your feet in the face of the adversary's threat, and see the salvation of your God. I bring down the strongholds that have embedded themselves into your life and in your home. Their bunkers cannot stand in the face of the onslaught of my power that I show forth in your presence. I am against the enemy of your soul, and I have arisen with the victory of my cross.

The wings of faith shall become your vehicle as I fly you out of the pits of despair and ruin. Ruin's scheme created a crater of a valley within your life, but I will take this deep crater of depression and make it the scene of victory and testimonies. I shall bring forth the testimonies of your mouth and heart that others may know of the faithfulness of the Lord God. Be not intimidated any longer, neither appear as a worm before the prince of the power of the air, but stand with your sword drawn and your armor on, for you must swing your sword mightily and valiantly in battle.

Come away from Shame's ledge of judgment. He that led you to look down at his impending threat of torture is a liar with no power to execute his threat. I have bound up your enemies and led them away captive. Now arise, and be refreshed in my love and confidence. I do reaffirm my love to you with a fresh vision of my expression of love, which is a new perception of me laying down my life for you. Stop looking upon that which you have given, and begin looking upon that which I have given, then will you see my love for you in the proper perspective.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Ruin's Scheme Is the Scene Where God Displays His Victory

Defeat is the loser no matter how many times he thinks he can come to our door in his scary mask. Satan knows that the greatest victory and riches of God's grace is just before us. Ruin is reduced to a flea in the winds of the hurricane of God's power. The voice of the one the king leaned on in the days of Samaria was no more than a dust cloud as the people responded to the plenty that awaited them in the spoil of the Lord that had been spoken by the prophet. Parables of power have been spoken to us and by us that people have tried to use as pulpits of fear to attack the prophets with. As men use these schemes to try to defraud the Word of God, they will be the debtors to a price they cannot ever pay the bond on. The very staging that lies use to attack the truth will become the starting places of where God will prove his word. Sons of prophets stood by and ridiculed Elisha and said it would never happen. (Double portion and his seeing the departure of his teacher) Look who they were begging for help from before it was over. Victory has already made the rich deposits into our accounts. The statements of fact are about to be dropped into our hands. Ruin is already in God's rubbish heap as we sit in the lap of the great God we serve.

RUIN AND SHAME

God's way is certainly not my way. If his way were my way, then I would have already perished. He has said no to many of my prayers and petitions because of his love and his divine plan for my life. When I gave myself to him, he received me with no hesitation. He has not relinquished me to myself again, but he holds fast to me willingly. He has plans for my life and my future that cannot be expressed with the words and ideals of my mind. My mind cannot comprehend the will of God for my life, for my mind is from the origin of that which is finite. I will not be troubled by what my mind perceives as postponement and delay, but I look to the perception of the mind of Christ.

The distractions of the hour are from the inspiration of Satan. The storm of his war tactics cannot disrupt the peace that God is within me. He has brought the peace that produces rest and calm in the midst of the storm. I do not worry, neither do I fret, for the Lord has brought unto me the glorious gospel, which is the power of God unto everything that I need. I have not preached in vain, neither shall he suffer me be a castaway. He has not forgotten me, neither were his promises to me futile and empty. He has given me directions, and he will confirm his words unto me speedily. I do not look upon the uncertainty of human reasoning, for I will not find the answer in that which is of the flesh. He has said unto me, "Have no confidence in the flesh, and trust not in the arm of flesh." The flesh of man will surely fail me. Trusting in that which is weak in the face of impossibility cannot become my strength in the time of trouble.

I am determined not to lean to my own understanding, for I do not have the ability to understand spiritual things with my mind. He has brought to me the grace to trust in him with all my heart. Now I lean not to my own understanding, neither will I trust in the chariots and horses of the hour. Jesus is the resurrection, and he is the life. From the corruptibility of destruction's arm, he does save me. The enemy has swung his mighty arm of corruption into my life and awaited the smell of defeat to rise up before my friends and those who have trusted in my ministry. He has come forth with the fresh breath of incorruptibility in the face of defeat and breathed new life into me. I stand on my feet in the face of the adversary's threat, and I see the salvation of my God. The Lord brings down the strongholds that have embedded themselves into my life and in my home. Their bunkers cannot stand in the face of the onslaught of his power that he shows forth in my presence. He is against the enemy of my soul, and he has arisen with the victory of his cross.

The wings of faith shall become my vehicle as he flies me out of the pits of despair and ruin. Ruin's scheme created a crater of a valley within my life, but he will take this deep crater of depression and make it the scene of victory and testimonies. He shall bring forth the testimonies of my mouth and heart that others may know of the faithfulness of the Lord God. I am not intimidated any longer, neither do I appear as a worm before the prince of the power of the air, but I stand with my sword drawn and my armor on, for I must swing my sword mightily and valiantly in battle.

I come away from Shame's ledge of judgment. He that led me to look down at his impending threat of torture is a liar with no power to execute his threat. Jesus has bound up my enemies and led them away captive. Now I arise, and I am refreshed in his love and confidence. He does reaffirm his love to me with a fresh vision of his expression of love, which is a new perception of him laying down his life for me. I choose to stop looking upon that which I have given and begin looking upon that which he has given. Now I see his love for me in the proper perspective.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Activity of the Living Word Produces Channels of Victory

Words that strike horror in the region of hell are being spoken by the anointed and the bold in spirit. Across the face of even the unforgiving face of the mountains of the legalistic mountains, grace is cutting a highway. Even in the places untraveled by most, is the way prepared before we arrive because we have filled that frame of reference with the prophetic word. Many will rise to try to place roadblocks in our path, but the Word will move them aside as it prepares the highway of victory. Even in the seas of death, he will prepare a way of victory over the dry ground. It still remains to be seen what will happen for those who will speak to the rock rather than smiting it. Heaven will shut the mouths of those who would gainsay or try to resist the power of the Word that will daily prepare a way before us that we could not even dream of.

(Continued)

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but their God delivers them out of every one of their afflictions. The den of lions becomes a place of rest for the righteous, but for the ungodly, a den of lions is place of judgment. Lift up your head unto the witnesses that await your defeat, for they shall be for a testimony of your deliverance. I will save by my own hand and give you a testimony of my faithfulness.

300. Have the lions of the den eaten you?

301. Haven't you felt as though you were in a den of lions?

302. Don't you hear the constant roar of angry beasts in your ears?

303. Can't you envision the things that would leap from the rocks of this life upon your flesh to bring your soul down to shame?

304. How often have you looked upon the lions of circumstances and wondered who will deliver you out of the den of circumstances?

305. Why don't you rest in this den?

(To Be Continued)

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