Thoughts Higher Than Mine_Living Word Chronicle

It has been recorded that I came, worked miracles, and manifested signs and wonders. No one can dispute the fact of my existence, for my mighty acts are recorded and confirmed by many witnesses. Now greater works shall you do, for you believe. Do not doubt the truth of the written word of God, and do not be moved away by the idolaters of the age. The enemy has used the spiritual prisons of the age to pressure your minds and intimidate you to doubt my word. When John the Baptist was imprisoned, he questioned if I were the one to come or should he look for another although he had baptized me himself. Your spiritual prisons are the dwelling places of spirits of doubt, fear, and discouragement. Will you allow these antagonists to cause your faith to fail when prayers of faith have been prayed for you?

(RHEMA: The Light of God Is Our Defense Against the Principalities and Powers of the Air)

It has been recorded that God came, worked miracles, and manifested signs and wonders. No one can dispute the fact of his existence, for his mighty acts are recorded and confirmed by many witnesses. I believe that he will do greater works. I determine not to doubt the truth of the written word of God and not to be moved away by the idolaters of the age. The enemy has used the spiritual prisons of the age to pressure my mind and intimidate me to doubt his word. When John the Baptist was imprisoned, he questioned if Jesus was the one to come or should he look for another although he had baptized Jesus himself. My spiritual prisons are the dwelling places of spirits of doubt, fear, and discouragement. I make up my mind not to allow these antagonists to cause my faith to fail when prayers of faith have been prayed for me.

(Confession of a Sound Mind: Words of Light Upon the Face of Darkness, Bondage, and Lasciviousness)

By Moses Hightower

Thelma and Moses Hightower

Love’s Liberating Touch In the Presence of a Host of Evil

(Part 2)

I have given you fresh bread. Break this bread open, and eat the bites available to you. Why go hungry when your table is filled with goodness?

Your appetites for pleasure will not be spoiled until you have denied yourself of the love of the world. How will you serve two masters?

Can you serve the god of the world and the Living God also?

You say you have no love of the world. Then why are you frustrated by the god of the world’s tactics?

Don’t you know that a little of his leaven will leaven a whole lump?

You cannot eat from the table of the world and the table of church. Throw down the things that you have picked up from the market of religion, and come eat the bitter herb of self-denial. You will never be my disciple until you have denied yourself, picked up your cross daily, and followed me.

You are weary of the pit, but you are enjoying your pleasures of the world. Come to the long arms of salvation, and the resurrection will spoil the taste for the devil’s delicacies. I am stretching forth the finger of God and casting out everything that is not like me in your life. Allow me the access to all of your heart, mind, soul, and strength, and I will give you an entrance way into the power of the gospel. You have desired the power of my name and my gospel without the cost of denial. The currency desired by me is not fashioned after the economics of your government but after the government of God. Give me the currency of affliction and suffering, and I will give you a relationship that cannot be counterfeited by the god of the world. Give me the currency of a love for me, and I will give you grace unto total obedience. A love for me is not possible without gold being tried in the fire of strange trials. The currency of love was not passed along as an exchange for a lesser merchandise. The economics of love is not learned in the halls of pleasure and self-gratification. The burning of the fiery trials of faith lends you spiritual economical lessons not taught in the seminaries of the day. Embrace the fire of love’s torch, and you will be marked with the banner of obedience.

By Don Grigsby

Don and Linda Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - Love's Liberating Touch In the Presence of a Host of Evil (Part 2)

Love's diet will fatten us and make us ten times wiser than the world's information, just as Daniel and his friends were. Love will supply the elements of spiritual health that the world only tries to copy. All the things that the world would sell us are empty and worthless for the consumption that would produce spiritual strength. Our table is not of the corruption that would only open the door for spiritual malnutrition but it is the delights of the soul. Tables of food that will destroy and poison us is available. We are determined to eat the Word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Even those who seem to declare that which is questionable must be swept aside. Love's currency is the word of faith that we speak. God does not have to mint new currency every time we have a need. He has declared for his prophets to speak and the famine will turn into a feast. Our obedience of faith will work by love, a work of exceeding glory. We will not buy anything at the discount counter of the flesh. We will buy the true promises and they are not for resale.

A HOST OF EVIL

(Part 2)

The Lord has given me fresh bread. I break this bread open and eat the bites available to me. There is no need to go hungry when my table is filled with goodness. My appetites for pleasure will not be spoiled until I have denied myself of the love of the world. I cannot serve two masters. I cannot serve the god of the world and the Living God also. If I am frustrated by the god of the world’s tactics, then I am saying I have a love for the world. A little of his leaven will leaven the whole lump. In my heart, I have said, “I have no love of the world,” yet I have been frustrated by the god of the world’s tactics; therefore, I have a love of the world. I cannot eat from the table of the world and the table of church; therefore, I throw down the things that I have picked up from the market of religion, and I will eat the bitter herb of self-denial. I will never be the Lord’s disciple until I have denied myself, picked up my cross daily, and followed him.

I am weary of the pit, but I have enjoyed my pleasures of the world. I come to the long arms of salvation, and the resurrection will spoil the taste for the devil’s delicacies. Jesus is stretching forth the finger of God and casting out everything that is not like him in my life. I allow him the access to all of my heart, mind, soul, and strength, and he will give me an entrance way into the power of the gospel. I have desired the power of his name and his gospel without the cost of denial. The currency desired by him is not fashioned after the economics of my government but after the government of God. I give him the currency of affliction and suffering, and he will give me a relationship that cannot be counterfeited by the god of the world. I give God the currency of a love for him, and he will give me grace unto total obedience. A love for him is not possible without gold being tried in the fire of strange trials. The currency of love was not passed along as an exchange for a lesser merchandise. The economics of love is not learned in the halls of pleasure and self-gratification. The burning of the fiery trials of faith lends me spiritual economical lessons not taught in the seminaries of the day. I embrace the fire of love’s torch, and I will be marked with the banner of obedience.

INSPIRATION

By Don Grigsby

RE: RHEMA - God Revealing Hidden Spirits Under the Covers of Quietness

As the waters cover the depths of the ocean with its creatures that never see the surface, there are things that lie beneath the cover of quietness that will rise to war with us. Out of the depths of our being can come rolling, yet hidden undiscovered seas of feeling and emotion that we did not know was there. It explodes to the surface on a quiet sunny day. God, who breaks up the depths, can well defeat these dominions of the depths that rise to destroy us. Unbelief and fear are the many tentacled monsters that rise like beautiful jelly fish to the sunlight, but are full of death as they strike out suddenly. We are not ignorant of Satan's devices. As we continue to worship as God has instructed us, these attacks will be exposed and dispelled from our presence. His praise and word shall continue to be in our mouth with the weapons of our warfare in our hands.

(Continued)

The results and the effects are the same. There is no difference, for I am not a respecter of persons. I loved the first man and the first woman. I love you also.

439. Will I grant you a different judgment because of who you are?

The wages of sin are death today. The gift of God is eternal life today.

440. Choose this day what your wages will be. Death or the gift of God?

(To Be Continued)

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