What Heaven is Saying Today
Wow! I am so hungry and thirsty for the presence of the Lord. I am consumed with a desire for a great revival to win the lost in this last hour. I went before the Lord praying for the Holy Spirit to come powerfully now for Jesus Christ’s sake. I prayed some of Evan Roberts’ prayers again this morning, because I am consumed with a desire for a revival like the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival. I was praying under my Sukkah (prayer shawl) this morning as I cried out for a mighty outpouring of the presence of the Lord. As I went face down before the Lord, I began to pray in the words of Psalm 24:6, “This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face.” I prayed: “Lord I am the generation of Yaakov! I am seeking your face with all my heart! Lord, let me see your face today!”
Suddenly, I went into a powerful vision. I was standing in the midst of a raging fire. As I looked around me, I thought about the verses of the Bible which affirm that our God is a consuming fire. I marveled at the powerful flames of His glory and was very thankful that I did not get burned. Then I lifted my eyes and saw something very amazing. I saw a path between two walls of fire which looked something like the images of the Red Sea being parted for the children of Israel to pass through. I began to walk slowly and cautiously along this path. I took a stand in faith that these flames would not harm me. Then I saw something like liquid fire coming down from both sides into my pathway. I walked through it in faith and received an understanding that the Lord is burning away everything which remains of our contamination by the spirit of religion. Like the Lord cleansed the people of the effect of the gods of Egypt, there is a cleansing to set us free from those things which try to cling to us and hold us back. I went through several of these cleansing experiences as I walked along this path.
I was amazed at the length of these walls of fire. At one point it seemed as if I would never get through these walls. I stood on faith again and began to be filled with joy because I knew that a powerful experience of the Lord was just ahead. Then I began to see the face of the Lord in the fire. I felt so good because the Lord had answered my prayer to see His face today. As I emerged from the walls of flame, I found myself in the throne room. I had such a powerful desire to look around the room this morning and to see the glory of the Lord. I wanted to see all the angels of fire worshipping there, but the only thing I could do was to fall face down in His presence. After a short period of time, the Lord touched the back of my right should and said, “Stand!” As I stood (more accurately – as He lifted me up) I was excited to see the awesome things in the throne room, but instead I went into an open vision.
I began to see great distress on the Earth. I saw floods, hurricanes, powerful winds and tsunamis hitting various places on the earth. I was seeing the fulfillment of some things which have been weighing heavily on my spirit. I saw a time of judgment coming to a world which has chosen to ignore the creator and to worship the creation. I felt this great sadness that so many have rejected the Lord and embraced every kind of evil and perversion which the ancients embraced before their nations fell. My soul and spirit were in great distress, and I wanted something to bring a change. Then the Lord said, “It is not too late! There is still time to stand in the gap!” I thought about Ezekiel 22:30-31, “So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one. Therefore I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; and I have recompensed their deeds on their own heads,” says the Lord God.”
I remembered what the Lord said, “It is not too late!” I began to see scores of intercessors on their knees crying out on behalf of the lost. They were praying for more time to win them back to the Lord. I realized that somewhere inside me I had begun to think that it was too late and that there was no way to bring a change. I had been seeing the terrible and sinful things happening in the world and felt powerless to bring a change. I know that there is truth in these feelings, but the ultimate truth is that the Lord can still do it. His arm has not become too short to bring the world to its knees. His power to bring revival and another great awakening has not diminished. It is time for His people to stand in faith again and cry out relentlessly for that power to be released again.
Many people do not want to hear these things. I know this from some of the responses from the message yesterday. On the other hand, many stand in agreement, and I am grateful for your responses yesterday. I believe it is time for us to get into agreement and stand in the authority the Lord gave us. I am praying that we will be of like mind and stand in one accord like the disciples on Shavuot. I am praying that we will see the same kind of results they witnessed. I am praying in the mighty name of Yeshua ha Messiach! I am praying for the Lord to receive glory and majesty now and forever! 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!