What Heaven Is Saying Today by Pastor James Durham

Suddenly I was carried by the Spirit in another vision to a garden. It was night time and a heavy darkness surrounded the trees and each person there. My eyes were led to a large rock. I saw behind the rock a man kneeling in prayer. His garments were radiant with the light of the Lord’s Shekinah Glory. I suddenly felt that deep shalom again. As I recognized Yeshua ha Messiach, I was reminded that He took all our anxiety, stress, and worry upon Himself and released us from it on the Cross of Calvary. Our peace (Shalom) was purchased at a great price, and He wants us to have the fullness of it. Today is a day of Shalom Glory. May you bask in the warmness of His grace and glory! May you be restored in spirit, soul and body. May you have the assurance I had this morning. Even as danger draws near in the darkness around us, we have nothing to fear because the Lord of Glory is with us. Amen?

Feb242016

I have been asked about not posting in the last couple of weeks. I have been intensely involved in writing a new book and we have had many guests recently. The messages I have received have been for those specific people.

This morning as we prepare to depart early tomorrow morning for the meetings in Plano Texas, I spent time in prayer. Suddenly, I was carried by the Spirit in a vision to a beautiful lake similar to those in Upstate New York. The water in the lake was absolutely still. The surface of the water was almost like a mirror. I thought about Psalm 23:2-3, “He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.” As I was led beside the still waters, I felt a great outpouring of the Shalom Glory. I understood in the Spirit that this was a prophetic word for you. Today is a day for you to be covered in the Shalom Glory of the Lord. This is a day to be restored in your soul as you are led on the paths of righteousness. This is a day to rest in the green pastures of Heaven and soak in the living waters of the Lord.

I received a couple of words of knowledge for healing. I saw someone with very severe dental problems. Strong medication has made it worse rather than better. Today the Lord is releasing healing for those with dental pain. Healing comes to loose your mouth so that you can shout His praises and give testimonies to others. Then I saw someone with a severe limitation in the movement of their right arm. I understood that there were various causes for different individuals. Regardless of the cause, healing is available to you today. I pray that those who need these healings will receive them in the mighty name of Yeshua ha Messiach! Amen and Amen!!!

As we had communion this morning, I was reminded of our first love. I do not want to ever hear the Lords rebuke given in Revelation 2:4-5, “Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.” Now is the time to hold firmly to our “first love” and stay focused on our “first works.” I began to declare and decree that the Lord is our first love. He is above all others. On a day traditionally dedicated to honoring the ones we love, may our first love hear heartfelt words of love from all His children. Amen:

Feb142016

What Heaven is Saying Today

Yesterday as we were running some personal and ministry errands, we saw some very unusual signs in the skies. These were made by remnants of jet streams and some patches of clouds. There was a very distinct “X” in one part of the sky. Next to it was a very distinct check mark. Then off to the side there was an exclamation mark which seemed to be moving away from us. That was both unusual and interesting. I thought there might be a prophetic word in what we were seeing, but it was not revealed. So I filed this away.

This morning, in our Worship time, the Lord gave me a vision of signs in the Heavens. I saw a very dark sky with beautiful purple lines being drawn by an unseen hand. I saw directional marks and straight lines at various angles. Suddenly, I began to get a revelation about what we saw yesterday. The Lord has given signs in the past, is giving signs in the present and will soon give signs in the future. People have not understood the signs very well in the past. Many people are completely oblivious of the signs being given now. Others will not have any understanding of what is about to manifest. When they begin to manifest, many people will be overcome with fear and confusion.

As I pondered this the Lord led me to Jeremiah 10:2, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by signs in the sky, though the nations are terrified by them.” The Lord is not giving us something to bring fear. The signs are reminders that He is always working for the good of those He has called. The purpose of the signs which are and also will soon manifest is to increase the faith of the Lord’s people as it did in the time of Moses. Exodus 4:30-31, “And Aaron spoke all the words which the Lord had spoken to Moses. Then he did the signs in the sight of the people. So the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel and that He had looked on their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.”

Feb132016

What Heaven is Saying Today

Shabbat Shalom!

Wow! The power and presence of the Lord are so strong in our worship room today. I went into His presence with a deep sense of gratitude for the answers to five specific prayers lifted up yesterday. I was filled with faith for the Lord to respond to the prayers of intercessors today. I spent time praying over all the prayer lists now on our worship altar. Then face down in His presence, I prayed in the Spirit for several minutes. Suddenly, the Lord gave me a vision. I saw Heaven open and abundant rain was pouring down from above. It was not natural water. It was living water filled with the Spirit of life. Each drop of rain was white as snow. I understood in my spirit that rain is falling from Heaven today to wash away every unclean thing from the Lord’s people. This is a time of preparation and the Lord is helping us to do a work of self-consecration to be made ready to be in His presence doing His work.

The rain came to cleanse and purify. I suddenly had a strange experience in the middle of this vision. I saw something like a commercial advertising a spiritual produce. I hear a voice like an announcer saying, “Get it now while supplies last. It is infused with Super Suds, Super Rinse, and Super Cleanse! Let it clear away all impurities and make your heart as white as snow!” The Spirit of Holiness is doing an amazing work for the Lord’s people today. I was led by the Spirit to Exodus 32:29, “Then Moses said, “Consecrate yourselves today to the Lord, that He may bestow on you a blessing this day, for every man has opposed his son and his brother.” The Lord is calling you to be ready for Him to bestow a blessing on you today.

I was suddenly carried by the Spirit in a vision to a place like Normandy Beach on D-Day. I was standing in the water’s edge next to a huge barrier shaped like several iron beams welded together. Landing craft were opening and a flood of troops poured out in the midst of a terrible hail of bullets and bombs. A few brave souls seemed to be in a protective bubble and made it across the beach unscathed. As I watched this scene, I felt very vulnerable in the place where I was standing, and yet I was filled with Shalom Glory. I heard the Lord declare that even on days like that day, his protection and provision has not diminished. We may get distracted by enemy attacks, feel vulnerable where we are standing, and lose sight for a moment of the Lord’s covering, but that doesn’t mean that it is gone.

I was led by the Spirit to Joshua 1:5-7, “No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.” The Lord has got you covered today. No matter how strong the attack may seem or how much you have lost, the Lord has not abandoned you. No matter how sick you may feel, or how much stress and anxiety may have tried to attach to you, keep your eyes fixed on the Lord. He will never slumber or sleep. He is always with you even to the end of the age. Amen?

I understood in my spirit that many people are protesting against the Lord right now, because they have misunderstood His plans and intent for their lives. People claim to be seeking the will of God, but many think He wants to limit their options, take away their benefits, and do them harm. This is not the work of the Lord. Check it out in John 10:10. Then the Spirit led me to another scripture: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” (Romans 12:1-2) When you discover the actual will of the Lord, you will begin, by your life witness, to “prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” First, you need “be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Amen?

Feb122016

What Heaven is Saying Today

During the last couple of weeks I have been intensely involved in writing a new book. Most of the revelations I received were related to the book. Yesterday, I woke up with a new chapter in my mind and was given a new direction for how the book is to be written. This morning in our Worship Room I prayed over the lists of prayer requests and then went face down before the Lord. In a few moments, I was given an unusual vision. I saw the Lord holding someone in his right hand (hand of authority). This person was positioned like a child having a temper fit on the floor in a public place. This person was kicking and screaming and thrashing his feet and arms in protest. I looked to the Lord as He gently caressed the persons back with His left hand (hand of love) and softly spoke, “Calm down! Try to listen! Try to see that I mean you no harm!

Suddenly the Holy Spirit led me to Jeremiah 29:11-14b, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the LORD,” I thought the person would calm down, but that didn’t happen. The temper fit continued in spite of these comforting words from the Lord.

The person I saw in the vision continued to protest and release his temper tantrum. On the other hand, I was greatly comforted. I sought again the renewal of my mind and prayed that I would be equipped to spread the glory of the Lord to the nations. How about you? How are you responding to the Lord’s plans and His will in your life? Amen?

The third vision was of an extremely large foot pedal (drumstick) used by professional drummers. It was moving rhythmically, but there was no drum and I didn’t see anyone operating it. This was about a spiritual reality which is in progress right now. The pounding of the drumstick was producing a change in the atmosphere. It was as if a large bubble of sound was expanding outward with each beat of the invisible drum. The Lord has already begun to move in a way which will literally rock our world. A rhythm of change is already in motion. It will not be the work of any man or woman. It will be a pure and powerful move of God which will wake up the entire planet to know that He is God. Our world is about to get a wakeup call and everyone will know that it is Him.

Jan312016

What Heaven is Saying Today

During worship this morning, I was lifted up into the Lord’s presence four times. Each time I received a different vision/message. The first was of a huge blue dipper. It seemed to be made of blue light rather than metal. It was very large and the spoon portion of the dipper pointed upward as if to hold contents as well as to receive something pouring down. I understood in my spirit that this was a word about a great outpouring of His glory which is coming very soon. When the dipper is full, a great outpouring will come our way. I thought about the word of the Lord in Habakkuk 2:14, “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.” I am looking forward to that overflow.

The second vision was of a chisel cutting a very large round stone out of the side of a mountain. There was no hand on the chisel and no form to hold it was visible. Behind the stone the amber colored light of His glory was breaking out in radiant beams in a complete circle around the stone. I understood in the spirit that this had the same meaning as the first vision. This message was given twice because its manifestation is fixed and certain. This move of the Lord will be a great shock to many people like the king of Babylon experienced in Daniel 5:5-6, “In the same hour the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and wrote opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. Then the king’s countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his hips were loosened and his knees knocked against each other.” This will be another shocking move of the Lord to establish understanding of Who He is.

The fourth vision was of the workings of a very large machine. I saw gigantic gear wheels of different sizes and shapes all linked together to accomplish some purpose. Each gear was turning at a different speed according to the way the gears were connected. I hear the Lord saying that we see in part and each of us believes the Lord is moving at the speed we are seeing. We are only seeing as much movement as our spirits can handle. Some are seeing huge movements which are fast and accelerating. Others are seeing slower movements with less obvious progress. Some only see small things and are not aware of much that the Lord is doing. I understood that many people will miss what He is releasing because they are focused on the slowest movement. I felt a great calling for us to wake up our spiritual eyes, ears and hearts to perceive more fully what is happening in the spiritual realm. I was also aware that none of us can see and understand all that the Lord is doing. We must not look down on others. We need to help lift one another up so that we can all more fully reach our potential and accomplish our calling.

I thought about the wheel within a wheel which Ezekiel saw in chapter 1:20-21, “Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, because there the spirit went; and the wheels were lifted together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. When those went, these went; when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up together with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.” Somehow the spirit of the Lord was in the wheels and gears and He is about to move in a big way. I want to be ready for it. How about you? I pray that the Lord will wake up His people, open our spiritual eyes and help us to see more fully this move of His glory. I want to be enabled to receive all of it. I am praying and seeking understanding in the mighty name of Yeshua ha Messiach! Amen and Amen!!!

James

Pastor James Durham

Higher Calling Ministries, Intl

P.O. Box 292335

Columbia, SC 29229-0335

May the Lord bless you and keep you,

May the Lord make His face to shine upon you

And be gracious unto you,

May the Lord lift up His countenance upon you

And establish for you Shalom, Shalom, Shalom!

Jan272016

What Heaven is Saying Today

Wow! The Lord is so awesome and His presence is so strong in our worship room today. Face down in His weighty (Kavod) presence, I began to see an Open Heaven portal. As I watched, the portal began to increase in size, but then it would shrink a little before it increased again. I understood in my spirit that the portal was unchanged. The change was in our ability to see it and experience it. Faith is the key to seeing the increase. May the Lord bless you with more faith, more grace, and more glory!

I began to feel myself being lifted up to and then through the portal. I was filled with gratitude that the Lord was doing this for me. (By the way, it is for you too) As I moved through the portal, I began to see visions. First, I saw mighty storm clouds. The clouds seemed dark and ominous as heavy rains poured down. I understood that these storms will bring more flooding in many areas around the world. Something strange manifested during this time. The more ominous the clouds appeared the greater I was experiencing the Shalom Glory. I felt a deep and growing sense of assurance of the Lord’s protection and provision being released to His people. The things which will bring judgment and disaster for some will bring blessings for those who are firmly anchored in the Lord. Again, I was filled with gratitude and wanted to give praise to the Lord.

Then another vision manifested. I saw the nations being turned on their sides. They were being turned on their right side and the Holy Spirit helped me to understand that the authority of nations is being turned over and many changes are about to manifest. Suddenly the nations began to be shaken as they stood on their side and things were falling off and being removed. Be ready for another great shaking. It will soon manifest. Again a difference will be manifest between the righteous and the unrighteous. The shaking will be painful and troubling for the unrighteous, but it will be a release of good and perfect gifts for the righteous. They will be set free by the Lord. I remembered the words of Jesus in John 8:36, “Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” The things which have oppressed us from the world are about to be shaken off and we are about to be set free indeed by the Lord. Are you ready for it?

As I was again led into an experience of increased trust in the Lord, I felt deepening gratitude. This is a time to be released into a supernatural level of faith and to be filled with gratitude. I am given thanks and praise now even before it manifests in the natural. How about you? Suddenly, the visions lifted and I saw the Lord on His throne. He was surrounded by an awesome blazing glory. I was caught up in awe before the presence of the Lord. At first, I seemed to be at some distance from the throne, but then I felt myself being drawn closer. It was wonderful, and I thought about James 4:8, “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”

Then I remembered that before entering the worship room, I washed my hands and prayed to the Lord: I am washing my hands. Please make them spiritually clean and cleanse my heart so that I can ascend your holy hill. The Lord was confirming the answer to that prayer. I believe this is for you as well. Wash your hands and ask the Lord to cleanse your hands and your heart! Then press in to experience His presence and His glory. Press in to be lifted into His presence in Heaven. Remember Ephesians 2:6-7, “And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.” I believe we are living in what Paul called the “coming age.” We have been seated with Him. Now let Him show you “His incomparable riches of grace.” Are you pressing in for it today? I pray that you will be lifted up into His presence today and that you will experience His grace and glory more powerfully that ever before. I pray this in the mighty name of Yeshua ha Messiach! Amen and Amen!!!!

Jan242016

What Heaven is Saying Today

This morning the Lord gave me a vision of a great manifestation of His power and glory rising on the horizon like a mighty sunrise. It was not the Sun. It was the glory of His Son. The appearance was like two magnificent flaming wings rising up toward the Heavens. I thought about Malachi 4:1-2, “For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, and all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up,” says the Lord of hosts, “That will leave them neither root nor branch. But to you who fear My name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings; and you shall go out and grow fat like stall-fed calves.” Then I heard the Lord say that a season of amazing healings, miracles, signs and wonders is coming upon us. At first I thought that we were going to move into this season, but the Lord said that was not happening. This is a mighty move of The Lord which will come upon us. It will not be initiated by any person. It will not be from any work on our part. It will be a mighty move of God coming over those ready to receive it. Will we be among those who fear His name? This is the key to experiencing the rising of the Sun of Righteousness and to experiencing the healing in His wings.

Jan172016

What Heaven is Saying Today

The presence was so strong and heavy in the Worship Room this morning that I was finding it increasingly difficult to stand. As I went face down and began to pray in the Spirit, I was suddenly carried in a vision to a village in Japan. Suddenly everything came to a halt. I saw people looking into the heavens as if seeking a sign or waiting for something awesome to manifest. The Spirit let me know that their hopes and prayers are about to be answered, but they may not be fully prepared for how it manifests. Then I had a series of short visions about people who were making false judgments and condemning others. This was very displeasing to the Lord. The Spirit said that they were judging and prophesying from their own feelings rather than speaking what He was saying. Next, I saw several places where people had gathered to protest against what they perceived to be injustices. The Spirit told me that many of them didn’t even know what they were protesting, but filled with anger and a sense of injustice they were about to break out in a violent protest. This was very displeasing to the Lord. The Spirit led me to Luke 16:15, “And He (Jesus) said to them, ‘You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.’” I pondered this and wondered if anyone who needed to hear this could actually receive it? It suddenly occurred to me that most (if not all) of us have made judgments from our own feelings. Perhaps we all need to be in repentance today and seek to please the Lord rather than coddle our own feelings. What do you think? In the weighty presence of our Holy God this morning, it seemed as if our best intentions fall short of the purity He is seeking from us.

James

Pastor James Durham

Higher Calling Ministries, Intl

P.O. Box 292335

Columbia, SC 29229-0335

May the Lord bless you and keep you,

May the Lord make His face to shine upon you

And be gracious unto you,

May the Lord lift up His countenance upon you

And establish for you Shalom, Shalom, Shalom!

Jan132016

What Heaven is Saying Today

As I entered the Lord’s presence this morning, I heard Him say, “Mysteries are being revealed, commissions are being released, and anointings are being bestowed to those with prophetic gifting along with 2X2GO.” I asked to understand “2X2GO” and this is what I received: double portion strength, stamina, and spiritual power are being released to those willing to take these revelations of the mysteries of the Kingdom of God to the lost. I thought about what Jesus said in Luke, 8:10a, “And He said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God,” and in Matthew 28:18-20, “Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Higher Calling Ministries, Intl

Pastor James Durham

P.O. Box 292335

Columbia, SC 29229-0335