Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

Called Unto a Specific Time Period for the Lord's Glory and Sustained by a Rich, Reliable, and Available God

The light of my glorious gospel will not stop shining because of your problems or the presence of evil and conspiracy. I know the doings of men and women. Nothing is hidden from my eyes. Know this of a truth, I am just. I will give unto everyone according to his works and the things in the heart. Remember, I know the motives of men and women; therefore, rest in this security, that I am just and will not suffer you to be moved. I have tried the reins of your heart and allowed you to see what is in you. Now be assured that I will not allow evil to overcome you; therefore, do not render evil for evil, but render good for evil. I will repay the evildoers and the schemers. I have not brought you here to abuse you, or to allow you to be robbed by evil. Lift up your eyes and your head again and trust me, your faithful Lord. I am God, and there is no God beside me. Lift your eyes and behold me, the Living King. I have ministered to you in this time of weariness; therefore, receive the strength imparted by my Spirit. New strength has been given to you. Now go forth in the power of the spirit and my name. My name is within you. I have called you by my name. You are set apart unto me for my own purpose. Do not fear the plans of evil, neither concern yourself with the words of the enemy spoken in your ears. Acknowledge me in all your ways. I will strengthen your heart continually. I am supplying all your needs according to my riches in glory. In glory, the riches of your Lord are unsurpassed. I am rich and available to you; therefore, worship with all that is within you. Do not succumb to the weak things that have come against you. They speak with loud voices and appear to be beyond you in strength and capability. Look at my strength. Look at my ability. Look at my wisdom. Look upon my love and behold Calvary again. Look and see that my love has not changed. I am the Living Savior. Look and learn of my love for you in this time of trial. Behold that it is the same. Why trust in man?

Man did not create you. Man did not start you in this way of the holy. I started a good work. Will I not continue and complete it?

Do not trust in the vain things of man. Do not trust in the hope of those who promise liberty but are in bondage to spirits of deception and themselves. I have called you unto this time period for my own glory. Now rest in the fact of my promise. I cannot lie; therefore, rest in my promises to you. They shall come to pass and that speedily.

CONSPIRACY, DECEPTION, EVIL, EVILDOERS, SCHEMERS, AND WEAKNESS

The light of God’s glorious gospel will not stop shining because of my problems or the presence of evil and conspiracy. He knows the doings of men and women. Nothing is hidden from his eyes. I know this of a truth, he is just. He will give unto everyone according to their works and the things in the heart. I remember, he knows the motives of men and women; therefore, I rest in this security, that he is just and will not suffer me to be moved. He has tried the reins of my heart and allowed me to see what is in me. Now I will be assured that he will not allow evil to overcome me; therefore, I do not render evil for evil, but I render good for evil. God will repay the evildoers and the schemers. He has not brought me here to abuse me, or to allow me to be robbed by evil. I lift up my eyes and my head again and I trust Jesus, my faithful Lord. He is God, and there is no God beside him. I lift my eyes and behold him, the Living King. He has ministered to me in this time of weariness; therefore, I receive the strength imparted by his Spirit. New strength has been given to me. Now I go forth in the power of the spirit and his name. His name is within me. He has called me by his name. I am set apart unto him for his own purpose. I do not fear the plans of evil; neither do I concern myself with the words of the enemy spoken in my ears. I acknowledge God in all my ways. He will strengthen my heart continually. He is supplying all my needs according to his riches in glory. In glory, the riches of my Lord are unsurpassed. He is rich and available to me; therefore, I worship with all that is within me.

I do not succumb to the weak things that have come against me. They speak with loud voices and appear to be beyond me in strength and capability. I look at God’s strength. I look at his ability. I look at his wisdom. I look upon his love, and I behold Calvary again. I look and see that his love has not changed. He is the Living Savior. I am learning of his love for me in this time of trial. I behold that it is the same. I will not trust in man. Man did not create me. Man did not start me in this way of the holy. God started a good work in me, and he will continue it and complete it. I will not trust in the vain things of man. I will not trust in the hope of those who promise liberty but in bondage to spirits of deception and themselves. God has called me unto this time period for his own glory. Now I rest in the fact of his promise. He cannot lie; therefore, I rest in his promises to me. They shall come to pass and that speedily.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Called Unto a Specific Time Period for the Lord's Glory and Sustained by a Rich, Reliable, and Available God

As I was praying, the Lord spoke this to me and it seemed to relate closely to this word. He said,

"I have already written every detail of your victory over every conflict and adversary. My promises are yes and amen. My words are immutable to you. I will not only do that which I have promised, but I will do more than you asked for. I am the God of abundance. Blessings that you never expected will be on the table that I have prepared for you in the presence of all your pressures, troubles, and fears. I will cause your doubts and concerns to evaporate in the clouds of the incense of the praise that will come from your heart. As you worship me, you will see the dream that you have sought after you march into the events of the days to come. I have not brought you into this place and time to disappoint you but to delight you with my unfailing love."

My ways are not your ways. I am from above, and you are from beneath. Though you were of this world and from beneath, I have lifted you into heavenly places in Christ Jesus and made you a citizen of heaven. You are a new creature, an heir to the common wealth of Israel's promise through Abraham. Lift your head to the heavenly seed in your midst, and look no longer to your old nature. You were without hope in the world. You were alienated from the promises, a stranger to the covenants, but now you are made free and complete in Christ. Look to the seed of Abraham, and you will discover the tree of life again. This tree of life is not found outside of Christ. The tree of life is not found in the garden of carnality and human wisdom. The tree of life is only found in Christ. Come to the tree of life and eat of that which is not forbidden. I have beckoned you to come to a tree of precious fruit. Do not follow after the desires of your flesh, for the flesh cannot inherit the kingdom of God. Follow after charity. Follow after peace. Follow after holiness. Follow the faith in you, and then will you behold your name written in the Lamb's book of life.

God's ways are not my ways. He is from above, and I am from beneath. Though I am of this world and from beneath, the Lord has lifted me into heavenly places in Christ Jesus and made me a citizen of heaven. I am a new creature, an heir to the common wealth of Israel's promise through Abraham. I lift my head to the heavenly seed in my midst, and I look no longer to my old nature. I was without hope in the world. I was alienated from the promises, a stranger to the covenants, but now I am made free and complete in Christ. I look to the seed of Abraham, and I will discover the tree of life again. This tree of life is not found outside of Christ. The tree of life is not found in the garden of carnality and human wisdom. The tree of life is only found in Christ. I have come to the tree of life, and now I eat of that which is not forbidden. God has beckoned me to come to a tree of precious fruit. I do not follow after the desires of my flesh, for the flesh cannot inherit the kingdom of God. I follow after charity, peace, and holiness. I follow the faith in me, and now I behold my name written in the Lamb's book of life.

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - The Invigorating Light of God's Love

Nights are filled with restlessness and fear. God instructed us in the Psalms that the light and the darkness are alike to him. How can this be?

He has and will command the light to shine out of darkness. If darkness is his pavilion, then the pavilion of rest is in the light that abides to refresh our understanding in the face of the resistance of the hour. Light has always produced life, and life that is abundant is resting on him. His light is the light of life and joy, and we have not been held up to the phantoms of fear. The love of many may wax cold, but his love becomes greater every day. God never regresses but always progresses. Storms and troubles may sweep around us, but we will not fear. Even if the mountains are cast into the sea, we will not fear. We will rest in the confidence that he will not only help us but bring us into the secret places of power by the love that will be revealed in every trial and temptation. His light will always make our steps to be vigorous and leaping. Joy is the brand of heavenly candles that light our path, and the spotlights of excitement will illuminate our today and tomorrow.

By Moses Hightower

(Continued)

As a light shining into the darkness, so has my Spirit entered into your life to bring the reality of the truth that is within you. Without a true recognition of the truth that is within you, deception would lure you further and further into the dark corners of tradition and darkness. The world is filled with spiritual ditches and pits for those who do not love the truth. Allow my light to shine into your heart and do not turn from this light of revelation. I have not come to you in the manner of men, but I have come as the God that I am. I have not violated your privacy, neither have I forced you to enter into this throne room of grace. You sought me, and you found me. I have given you salvation and made you my own. Now relinquish all that I bought, lest you are found a spiritual beggar in these last days.

189. How will you continue into the darkness of the future without a relationship with me?

Everyone must have his or her own inward struggles to reach the pad of departure. If you do not allow self to be crucified and mortified, then you will be found hiding among the god of the world's religious gatherings of the hour. Come and show forth the determination of the spirit within you. The flesh is weak, but the spirit is willing. Do not seek to understand the flesh and its weakness. Simply die daily and mortify the deeds of the body. When you have truly picked up your own cross and denied yourself, then following me is a joy. There is no joyful journey with me without self-denial and a cross. I deliberately journeyed into the midst of my enemies to offer myself for you.

190. Will you seek to find another way to offer yourself for me?

(To Be Continued)

RE: PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING - January 1, 2007

God is such a gentleman that he will never seek to embarrass us or expose us to the ridicule of others. If he said that sin should not have dominion over us, then sinners or their actions will not have dominion over us. His precious word has declared that he rules even in the kingdom of the heathen. He either allows or disallows everything that happens to us. We can be sure that all things that happen in our lives will work together for our good and the purpose of his calling in our lives. We need to thank God for his sovereignty in our lives. We basically do not understand much about his ways that surpass our ways and understanding. Unless he reveals the things that he forbids and prohibits from coming into our lives, we will not know about them. Every detail of my life has been orchestrated to bring about the very best from me. Sometimes we are not able to properly appreciate the negative situations that happen in our lives, but with the words of Joseph we need to be thankful and know that even if others intended it for evil, God will bring about the greater miracle that could not have been done any other way. So in everything we give thanks because we know that God's will is working in full throttle in the lives of those who are trusting him.

By Cindy Buford

January 1 , 2007

Lord, I am grateful that the light of your glorious gospel will not stop shining because of my problems or the presence of evil and conspiracy. I thank you that you know the doings of men and women and nothing is hidden from your eyes. I know this of a truth that you are just. You will give unto everyone according to their works and the things in the heart. I remember that you know the motives of men and women; therefore, I rest in this security that you are just and will not suffer me to be moved. I am grateful to you for blessing me, trying the reins of my heart, and allowing me to see what is in me. I will be assured that you will not allow evil to overcome me; therefore, I will not render evil for evil, but I will render good for evil. You will repay the evildoers and the schemers. You have not brought me here to abuse me or to allow me to be robbed by evil. In thanksgiving, I lift up my eyes and my head again, and I trust you, my faithful One. You are God, and there is no God beside you. I lift my eyes and behold you, the Living King. You have ministered to me in this time of weariness; therefore, with joy I receive the strength imparted by your Spirit. I give thanks and I am glad for the new strength that has been given to me. Now I go forth in the power of the spirit and your name. I rejoice that your name is within me. You have called me by your name. I am set apart for your own purpose.

By grace, I do not fear the plans of evil; neither do I concern myself with the words of the enemy spoken in my ears. I praise you, and I acknowledge you in all my ways. You will strengthen my heart continually. You are supplying all my needs according to your riches in glory. In glory, your riches are unsurpassed. You are rich and available to me; therefore, I worship with all that is within me. By grace, I will not succumb to the weak things that have come against me. They speak with loud voices and appear to be beyond me in strength and capability, yet I rejoice and look at your strength. I look at your ability. I look at your wisdom. I look upon your love, and I behold Calvary again. I thank you that I can see that your love has not changed. You are the Living Savior, and you are allowing me to learn of your love for me in this time of trial. Because of your love for me, I will not trust in man. Man did not create me. Man did not start me in this way of the holy. I thank you for starting a good work in me, and I praise you for continuing and completing it. I will not trust in the vain things of man. I will not trust in the hope of those who promise liberty but are in bondage to the spirits of deception and themselves. I offer praise to you for calling me unto this time period for your own glory. Now I rest in the fact of your promise. You cannot lie; therefore, I am glad and I rest in your promises to me. They shall come to pass speedily.

I give you praise Lord, for you have already written every detail of my victory over every conflict and adversary. Your promises are yes and amen. Your words to me are immutable. You will not only do that which you have promised, but you will also do more than I have asked. You are the God of abundance. I thank you for the blessings that I never expected to be on the table that you have prepared for me in the presence of all my pressures, troubles, and fears. I am grateful because you are causing my doubts and concerns to evaporate in the clouds of the incense of the praise that comes from my heart. As I worship you, I will see the dream that I have sought after I march into the events. I am thankful and I am glad.