What Heaven is Saying Today
Chag Sameach!
As I arrived in His presence, I saw a very large rotating stand which had many plates stacked very high. There were three columns of plates on each of the four sides of the stand which seemed to be made of silver. Each of the plates was filled with manna, and each person took a plate and went to another area to eat this bread of Heaven. I remembered that I had prayed earlier to receive a Word from the Lord and called it bread from Heaven. This was a time of great joy and celebration. At the end of the Feast of Tabernacles, we celebrate Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah. We speak blessings over each other and look for a good year to come as we pray for the winter rains to bless the land for new crops in the coming year. I seemed to have entered that celebration in Heaven and it was awesome!
As I pondered the reason for such an abundance of food, I was reminded of Elijah being fed before His 40 day journey. 1 Kings 19:5-8, “Then as he lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat.” Then he looked, and there by his head was a cake baked on coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank, and lay down again. And the angel of the Lord came back the second time, and touched him, and said, “Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you.” So he arose, and ate and drank; and he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights as far as Horeb, the mountain of God.”
Then the Lord told us that a challenging time is just ahead. He did not say dangerous or a time of tribulation. He said that a challenging time was ahead and we would need strength and energy to face the challenges.
Then the Lord gave a vision of moving quickly from place to place to share the gospel with many people in many different places. I believe that these are the challenges He spoke of earlier. We are about to move into a time of unprecedented opportunities to carry the gospel of the kingdom to the world. Time is short and we must move quickly and consistently in order to accomplish all the Lord has for us. I felt more strength and energy in my legs than I have had in many years. It was the energy from that precious heavenly food.
The abundance of food in heaven made it clear that provision will be in abundance during this time as well. This is a time of preparation. As we pray for the winter rains, we are crying out for the Lord to open the floodgates of Heaven and pour out blessings beyond our ability to store them up. Joel 2:23-26, “Be glad then, you children of Zion, And rejoice in the Lord your God; For He has given you the former rain faithfully, And He will cause the rain to come down for you— The former rain, And the latter rain in the first month. The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame.” These are the provisions to equip us for the season of harvest which is now upon us.
The world will take note of what the Lord is doing for His people, and they will be drawn to you seeking to enter into the same blessing and favor they see in your life and ministry. In this season when the power of the Lord is so clearly visible, it will become easy to share your testimony with others because their hearts are dry, thirsty, and hungry. Joel 3:14-16, “Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. The sun and moon will grow dark, And the stars will diminish their brightness. The Lord also will roar from Zion, And utter His voice from Jerusalem; The heavens and earth will shake; But the Lord will be a shelter for His people, And the strength of the children of Israel.”
May you be nourished by the Lord and prepared to face the challenges before you! May you be strengthened and filled with new energy as you minister in this season of joy! May the former and latter rains bring such an abundance of provision that you will have more than enough to share and bless those coming to you to know the Lord! Amen and Amen!
P.S. We are departing for Korea early in the morning. I will be back on line as soon as possible. If you miss the messages let me know. My computer crashed on Friday and I had to quickly prepare another notebook with the email addresses. I will also post the messages on the BLOG at: http://jamesdurham.coffeecup.com/stream/
Please pray for the ministry in Korea. We are expecting the Glory of the Lord to fall on the people with miracles, healings, signs and wonders. We are expecting pastors and leaders to receive impartation of gifts and to move forward with boldness to share the gospel of the kingdom of God. We are expecting to see an empowerment of fire to begin to bring in the harvest. Thank you! We cherish your prayer support.