Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

I have given you a relationship with me. I have chastened you many times. I chasten those that I love. Because of my mercy, I have helped you in times of misery. When you have been pitiful, I have lifted you. I am full of compassion. My abundant grace has reached you when sin tripped you. If guilt did not turn off my compassion and unbelief did not cause me to abandon you, why doubt my love now? You have not deserved the mercy shown you. Hell would have been your lot if my compassion had turned off. It is on and flowing unto you. You should have been confused, but you have peace. To me, belong mercies and forgivenesses; therefore, I have given to you what I have. I saved you in the moments of your greatest folly. I delivered you when you acted in total ignorance. My grace has always been exceeding, abundant with faith and love. You have always obtained mercy; therefore, I can show others this same longsuffering through your testimony. Go and honor me by witnessing of the mercy and the compassion that you have experienced.

(RHEMA: Put On Charity, and Lay Aside the Liability of Ministering Without It)

The Lord has given me a relationship with him. He has chastened me many times. He chastens those that he loves. Because of his mercy, he has helped me in times of misery. When I have been pitiful, he has lifted me. The Lord is full of compassion. His abundant grace has reached me when sin tripped me. If guilt did not turn off his compassion and unbelief did not cause him to abandon me, I will not doubt his love now. I have not deserved the mercy shown me. Hell would have been my lot if his compassion had turned off. It is on and flowing unto me. I should have been confused, but I have peace. To God, belongs mercies and forgiveness; therefore, he has given to me what he has. The Lord saved me in the moments of my greatest folly. He delivered me when I acted in total ignorance. His grace has always been exceeding, abundant with faith and love. I have always obtained mercy; therefore, he can show others this same longsuffering through my testimony. I will go and honor him by witnessing of the mercy and the compassion that I have experienced.

By Moses Hightower

Moses and Thelma Hightower

Peace In the Lion's Den of Circumstances

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

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

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?

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

Why don't you rest in this den?

I have shut the mouth of circumstances and caused them to sleep. You can come nigh the lion of trouble and place your head upon it, for it is asleep. The roar of circumstances has diminished, and their sounds are no longer a threat unto your life, for I have silenced their roar with my words and my presence. Wait just a little while, and the morning of your deliverance shall arrive and then will I bring you out untouched by the teeth and claws of circumstances. You shall walk out untouched, and with great joy, shall you come forth in the presence of your enemies. I have prepared a table before you in their presence, and they shall be instruments of the symphony of my praise. I shall use the mouths of your enemies to give praise unto me as I deliver you from the den of circumstances.

I am Adam's creator and Daniel's rock, Ezekiel's wheel in the middle of a wheel, Isaiah's star, and David's heart. I am Abraham's father and your God. Worry not, for everything that has happened and everything that is happening is working together for the good because you love me and are called according to my purpose. The way that you take is known of me because I have ordered your steps. Even the steps of those who obey me not, are known of me, for I know all things. Do not allow the oppressive things to cause you to lose your faith, for these things are mere shadows that have penetrated into your thinking because of circumstances.

Behold the angel that stands in the sun, and let his brightness radiate unto you. The angel standing in the sun is the angel of deliverance, who has brought unto you the word of truth. I am the way, the truth, and the life. I have not stood under the brightness of wrath and taken the sins of the world only to stand by and allow those whom I have redeemed to be destroyed. By my hand and by my works, I have saved you from your sins. Now there is no judgment from the courts of the princes of this world that can declare the sentence of defeat and of death upon you. I have taken your sentence, and now I do declare unto you again the proclamation of victory. It is time for a celebration. I am ready to see you celebrate the reality of your faith. I am ready to take you beyond the substance of the things that you hope for and beyond the evidence of the things not seen. Behold my goodness with your eyes.

Behold my goodness in the dimension of your understanding. As you come out of the den of circumstances, look back to the fire that you were in. Its flames yet leap up for something to burn, yet you are still intact and not burned. The only thing that you left in the fire was the impurities of your own heart and spirit. I have used the fire of the enemy as a purifier of your flesh and of your spirit. Now look unto the holiness of God, and know of a truth, that there are new desires for holiness within you. "Holiness unto the Lord," shall be the cry from your heart, for I have placed within you a new desire to be like me, not judging others by their outward appearance but judging yourself in this time of grace, that your own heart might be purified so that you may see me as I really am.

I have brought unto you a cleansing of the heart, and now the things that have been the entrance way of sin are closed-off, and sin is detoured. Now holiness is the avenue unto your mind and the outcome of your works. Come with me, and I will show you that you are a new creature in me. Come with me, and I shall show you of the strength of your God within you. Lean not to your own understanding and then shall you see the manifestation of my holiness within you. Lean not to your own understanding, for there is a way that seems right. I have not led you into a way that seems right, but I have led you into a path of faith. Faith is not "a seemingly right" path, but faith is the right path. Walk in faith.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Peace In the Lion's Den of Circumstances

Our expectation comes from God. We do not take dictation from any other source. We live in an information rich society and so much is not worth knowing. All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in Jesus Christ. We will be seven times wiser if we will listen to the words of the prophets and the spirit of prophecy. So much information of this hour is a compound that has hidden substances that will slowly destroy us. His words are pure and do not contain any alloy of corrupt elements. When we do the will of God, we will all face the wrath of the jealousy of those who do not like to see the blessing of God in our lives. They will try to attack and prepare traps for us on every hand. Daniel's accusers became the meal that they wanted Daniel to be. False accusers will be the meat of the hungry spirits that they feed that will turn on them and be a ravening beast that will destroy their own spirit with bitterness and strife. I am reminded of the words that the Lord gave me in a terrible trial about Daniel that fit my life with peace. Daniel must have wept for home as he saw the Builder of the houses of eternity push down kingdoms and build temples and kingdoms that only kings could dream of. In the lion's den, he saw the creator cradle lions like kittens and feed them with the milk of silence. God will do the same for us.

CIRCUMSTANCES

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 a place of judgment. I lift up my head unto the witnesses that await my defeat, for they shall be for a testimony of my deliverance. The Lord will save by his own hand and give me a testimony of his faithfulness. The lions of the den have not eaten me. I have felt as though I were in a den of lions. I hear the constant roar of angry beasts in my ears. I can envision the things that would leap from the rocks of this life upon my flesh to bring my soul down to shame.

Many times I have looked upon the lions of circumstances and wondered who will deliver me out of the den of circumstances. There seems to be no rest for me in this den; however, the Lord has shut the mouth of circumstances and caused them to sleep. I can come nigh the lion of trouble and place my head upon it, for it is asleep. The roar of circumstances has diminished, and their sounds are no longer a threat unto my life, for God has silenced their roar with his words and his presence. I will wait just a little while, and the morning of my deliverance shall arrive and then he will bring me out untouched by the teeth and claws of circumstances. I shall walk out untouched, and with great joy, shall I come forth in the presence of my enemies. God has prepared a table before me in their presence, and they shall be instruments of the symphony of his praise. He shall use the mouths of my enemies to give praise unto him as he delivers me from the den of circumstances.

The Lord is Adam's creator and Daniel's rock, Ezekiel's wheel in the middle of a wheel, Isaiah's star, and David's heart. He is Abraham's father and my God. I will not worry, for everything that has happened and everything that is happening is working together for the good because I love him and am called according to his purpose. The way that I take is known of him because he has ordered my steps. Even the steps of those who do not obey him, are known of him, for he knows all things. I will not allow the oppressive things to cause me to lose my faith, for these things are mere shadows that have penetrated into my thinking because of circumstances.

I behold the angel that stands in the sun and lets his brightness radiate unto me. The angel standing in the sun is the angel of deliverance, who has brought unto me the word of truth. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. He has not stood under the brightness of wrath and taken the sins of the world only to stand by and allow those whom he has redeemed to be destroyed. By his hand and by his works, he has saved me from my sins. Now there is no judgment from the courts of the princes of this world that can declare the sentence of defeat and of death upon me. Jesus has taken my sentence, and now he does declare unto me again the proclamation of victory. It is time for a celebration. God is ready to see me celebrate the reality of my faith. He is ready to take me beyond the substance of the things that I hope for and beyond the evidence of the things not seen.

I behold God's goodness with my eyes. I behold his goodness in the dimension of my understanding. As I come out of the den of circumstances, I look back to the fire that I was in. Its flames yet leap up for something to burn, yet I am still intact and not burned. The only thing that I left in the fire was the impurities of my own heart and spirit. God has used the fire of the enemy as a purifier of my flesh and of my spirit. Now I look unto the holiness of God and know of a truth, that there are new desires for holiness within me. "Holiness unto the Lord," shall be the cry from my heart, for he has placed within me a new desire to be like him, not to judge others by their outward appearance but to judge myself in this time of grace, that my own heart might be purified so that I may see him as he really is.

God has brought unto me a cleansing of the heart, and now the things that have been the entrance way of sin are closed-off, and sin is detoured. Now holiness is the avenue unto my mind and the outcome of my works. I will go with God, and he will show me that I am a new creature in him. I will go with him, and he shall show me of the strength of my God within me. I will not lean to my own understanding and then I shall see the manifestation of his holiness within me. I will not lean to my own understanding, for there is a way that seems right. God has not led me into a way that seems right, but he has led me into a path of faith. Faith is not "a seemingly right" path, but faith is the right path. I will walk in faith.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Leaping Faith Comes Through Your Mouth and Is Destined For Healing, Prosperity, and Life

As the lines of power vibrate out into space from the energy centers of galaxies, so does the prophetic word that proceeds out of our mouths. It leaps into high gear in praise and worship then continues at the speed of the light of revelation, the top bursts like a supernova on the event horizon of time. All the intended wisdom of the ages waits to flow out of the flood gates of faith into the times of fulfillment. As four rivers flowed out of Eden, so at least, the Rivers of healing, deliverance, comfort, and energized life flow out of the heart of the fountain of faith. Every resistance will be swallowed up by the flood of power that will sweep the earth and the heavens. Even the tallest mountains of impossibility, will be like twigs in a flood before the force of the release. All of hell has intended to thwart the movement of the kingdom of faith in words spoken, but the louder they yell the more the wind and trumpets of power escalate the crescendo above their muted mumbles. We will go forth with fresh anointing and a rejoicing spirit. Weeping is over as the night of fear recedes before the dawn of the day spoken by the words of faith from the mouth of his people.

(Continued)

You are bought with a price. This price is the blood of Jesus.

311. Can this price be matched by the kings and princes of this world?

312. Is there a God beside me?

I am the only Lord God, and my name is Jesus.

313. Is there a savior beside me?

I am faithful. I am not inconsistent. I am the same today, yesterday, and forever. I am the Lord, and I change not and will be with you unto the end. I will never forsake you, and I will never leave you. Look unto me with confidence, and be assured of my enduring love. This love is unconditional. I do not love you because of anything that you have done. I simply love you. I am love.

314. Do you really understand what it means for your God to be love?

+ I AM LOVE.

315. If I am love, then what is the nature of my expression?

(To Be Continued)

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