What Heaven Is Saying Today by Pastor James Durham

Jun082015

What Heaven is Saying Today

I am under so much conviction this morning and I don’t fully understand what it is all about. I started the day in the Word of God and so many things came together and were summed up by David in Psalm 139:23-24, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” I have been hearing from the Lord most of this year that the intercessors need to get face down in repentance as Daniel did in Chapter Nine of his writings. It was not because he was sinful, but because as citizens we are responsible for what our nations have done and what they are currently doing. We need to repent for ourselves and for our nations. Jesus began and ended His ministry on earth with the same command: “Repent!” We must repent because the Kingdom of God is at hand and our nations are not ready for what is coming.

 

As I went up to our worship room, these things were weighing heavily on my mind. I was thinking about David’s prayer. He understood that there were things in his own heart which only the Lord could see and reveal. He was concerned that some of these things might be hindering his intimacy with the Lord. This was on my heart as well, and I continued to ask the Lord for revelation so that I could see and understand anything in my heart which might grieve or quench the Holy Spirit.

 

As I went face down before the Lord, I was given a very strange vision. I was standing on a shore overlooking the ocean. Suddenly the fish began to swim in the sky instead of in the water. This was completely off the foundation of reality. I wondered if the birds were flying under water. I asked the Lord to help me understand this vision. He said, “This is how far from the truth the eyes of the world have gotten. People are not seeing or understanding the truth.” I wondered if there was any of this in my own heart and I prayed for the Lord to reveal and remove anything not based on His truth. I must confess that I was praying for unrepentant political and religious leaders to be removed. We have been praying long enough for them to repent and change. I believe that the pride and arrogance of our leaders is quenching the Spirit. Now is a season for them to be replaced by righteous and humble leaders. I asked the Lord to correct me if this kind of prayer was wrong. I did not get any correction on these things.

 

My thoughts went to Proverbs 6:16-19, “These six things the Lord hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren.” This passage applies so powerfully to what is happening in the world today. It is time for believers to stand up for what is right and stand against the things which the Lord hates; the things which are an abomination to Him. I believe a large part of the church has quenched the Holy Spirit by adhering to political correctness and a false sense of inclusiveness. Our nations are not merely tolerating, but actually supporting every kind of idolatry and perversion which offends the Lord.

 

Suddenly my face felt like it was on fire. It was strongest on my forehead and over my eyes. I sensed that the Lord was doing a work for me and I prayed for Him to locate and burn out anything which might hinder my walk with Him. I specifically asked that any root of bitterness or unforgiveness be rooted out and consumed in the fire. I asked that any spirit of strife in me would be dealt with in the same way. The Lord didn’t make me aware of things. He just burned them away. I felt purged and cleansed by what the Lord was doing for me and I prayed for more revelation knowledge. It came to me that there is a certain element of pride and arrogance in the body of Christ right now. People will not admit that they are in need of repentance. They may feel very comfortable with where they are spiritually. This may be a veil over what is truly inside their hearts. I don’t know these things, but I am praying for them to be revealed and burned away.

 

I heard the Lord directing me to 2 Chronicles 7:13-15. “When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.”

 

I went into a time of repentance and I was feeling better. I wanted to stay with it, but the Lord directed me to send this out now. There is something urgent in this message. I am praying that the Lord will reveal it and even more to those ready to intercede in repentance.

 

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!

 

Jun072015

What Heaven is Saying Today

This morning the presence of the Lord was very strong in our worship time. Angels of holiness began to manifest and minister to us. Then the Spirit of Holiness fell upon us. After a short period of time, I read aloud one of Evan Roberts’ prayers which had opened the heavens during the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival, and brought the Holy Spirit upon the church in power. When I concluded the prayer, the Holy spirit fell on us in great power and glory. I was given an open vision of a beautiful field in Heaven. The cloud of His Presence was hovering over the field. I love the glory cloud and looked forward to spending time in the presence this morning. I was reminded of His question earlier this year: “Is my presence enough?” Once again I joyously declared that it was more than enough.

 

When I went face down before the Lord, I was given a completely different vision. I saw what looked like a very old cotton boll. The boll looked old and dried out. It was almost completely black in color and seemed brittle from age and the effects of the hot Sun. I was surprised to see it open up and reveal pure white cotton still inside. Suddenly the cotton was ablaze with the white hot fire of the Lord. It burned with such brilliance it was like looking into the Sun.

 

I immediately received this as a prophetic word about the church. We are in a time when the church looks dried out and seems brittle from age and wear. Many are looking at it as something which has outlasted its usefulness. However, this is not the end of the story and it is not the end of the Lord’s plan for the Body of Christ. We are about to see a fire breaking out very soon, and we need to be getting ready for it. I recently read a quote from Charles Haddon Spurgeon which stated that if ten people in his church were totally committed to praying for revival it would break out quickly. I wondered if this is the challenge for the church today. Can we find ten people totally committed to praying for the fires of revival to break out once more? I thought about Abraham’s questions to the Lord about Sodom and Gomorrah. If the Lord had only found 5-10 people in the city who were looking to Him, the city would not have perished.

 

I was given a vision within the vision and saw the valley of dry bones from Ezekiel 37. The people of the Lord had lost hope. They had basically given up and the army of the Lord seemed totally destroyed. One version says their thread was almost broken. I believe this spoke of a thread of hope. The vision suddenly shifted and I saw a spinning wheel in front of a large pile of cotton. The one working the wheel was turning the cotton into thread which could then be made into some fabric. A new fabric is about to provide a covering for the Body of Christ. The Lord is preparing a new garment to cover over the past so that people can see and respond to the fire which is coming. This spoke to me of a season of repentance which has called many of the intercessors to prayer. The Lord is about to release the answer to all our prayers. Psalm 85:6-7, “Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You? Show us Your mercy, Lord, and grant us Your salvation.” The Lord is about to revive His people and fill them again with the fire of His Glory! This is a season for new hope, new vitality, new spirit, new power and new fire! Amen?

 

This morning, I was feeling the beginnings of this fire in my hands and the pain was getting stronger. I cried out for more fire. My prayer was: More fire, Lord! More fire! It hurts so good!” I am expecting a powerful fulfillment of the promise of the Lord in Isaiah 14:1-2, “The LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again he will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land. Aliens will join them and unite with the house of Jacob. Nations will take them and bring them to their own place. And the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.” Many of us have connected with Jewish believers and experienced the amazing fulfillment of the promises in Ephesians Chapter Two. This new creation of the Lord is emerging with greater strength each day. Now we are experiencing the promise: “For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.” (Ephesians 2:18) The unity of believers is once again releasing an Open Heaven with an outpouring of glory and fire. I believe it is coming very soon if we will press into it.

 

Send fire Lord! Send a fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit and of fire to your faithful followers. Build us up in this season and fill us with expectancy for your glory to manifest. Let your revival fires pour out on your people today for Jesus Christ’s sake! Send your Spirit powerfully now, for Jesus Christ’s sake! May we see a mighty revival break out in our generation! We pray these things in the mighty name of Yeshua Ha Messiach! We pray for you to be glorified, Lord! 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!

 

Apr192015

What Heaven is Saying Today

This morning I am so hungry and thirst for the presence of the Lord and the fire of the Holy Spirit. As I entered His presence, I was crying out for more of Him and declared that I was only seeking His face. I desire to hear His voice and know His will and purpose in this season. He actually answered most of this prayer before I asked. During the worship music I moved around the room with my hands lifted up in submission and to receive whatever He would pour out. His presence was so strong and I felt as if I was walking through fields of electricity. In the center of the room it was stronger and I just stopped and soaked in it. I asked the angels who manifested and the Holy Spirit to minister what the Father sent them to do. Suddenly, it felt as if I was in a waterfall, but it wasn’t water. It was a greater anointing of that electrical current and fire. My heart filled with gratitude and I went face down in His presence.

 

Suddenly, I was lifted up in a vision and seemed to be carried by the Spirit through a dark area. In front of me something shaped like the keyhole in an old door which would accommodate a huge skeleton key. I quickly saw that it was an open portal. As I was carried by the Spirit near the door, I began to see a vast ocean. It was very early in the morning in this place and there was still a thin cloud cover above with a few thick clouds scattered around the area. The sea was perfectly calm, and I felt like I had been carried into the Shalom Glory of God. It was wonderful and I celebrated being in this place.

 

In a few moments, I was carried by the Spirit to a different place. I saw a three story high mansion which was beautifully ornamented on the exterior. There was a high wrought iron fence across the front of this property. I recognized this place. It is my mansion. It is where I once met Maria Woodworth-Etter. This was the fence where I saw the name plates for many heroes in the faith pointing toward their mansions. This was a very pleasant thing to see, however I didn’t stay here very long.

 

Suddenly, I was carried back to a place over the ocean. Things were very different this time. I was very close to the surface and a huge storm had produced gigantic waves which seemed to be shifting from about 40 feet high to possibly 100 feet. I saw a small boat very near to me which was trying to navigate through this awful storm. I wondered how any boat could survive in waves of this size. The Lord quickly answer my prayer and the boat changed into a submarine. I was carried by the Spirit to a place inside the sub and marveled at how calm it was beneath the waves. Once again, I was in the Shalom Glory of the Lord and thoroughly enjoying it, but it didn’t last very long.

 

Again, I was suddenly carried back to the mansion. This time I was inside and standing on a landing at the top of the staircase. The bannisters of the staircase were moving and twisting into various shapes. Sometimes they were close to the stairs and then would be twisted out over the opening which went all the way to the first floor. I remembered what the Lord said in Haggai 2:6-7, “For thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,’ says the Lord of hosts.”

 

I felt compelled by the Spirit to walk down the stairs, but it seemed very dangerous and I hesitated for a few moments. I continued to observe the shifting bannister and asked the Lord how anyone could use the stairs in the midst of all this shaking and shifting. He told me there was only one way to walk upright in the midst of the shaking and shifting season we are in. He extended His hand. I held to His hand and He led me down the staircase. He let me walk close to the wall while He walked next to the shifting bannister.

 

Storms are coming. Things are being shaken. There is a great shift occurring now. Only those who are being led by the Holy Spirit can be safe in this season. Only those who take the Lord’s extended hand can be certain of their steps as things are shaking and shifting. These visions were not given to bring fear. They were given to bring assurance and certainty. We can remain in the Shalom Glory of the Lord no matter what may be happening around us. This is a time to build up our faith and walk in it. I thought about Jude 1:20-21, “But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” Now is the time to put all our trust in Him, and to keep ourselves in the love of God. 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!

 

Apr142015

What Heaven is Saying Today

I am still heavily influenced by what we experienced in Wales as we attempted to sleep two nights in Evan Roberts’ former bedroom, had breakfast in the dining room where he ate his meals and taught small groups, visited Pisgah Chapel where he taught students, and spent time in Moriah Chapel and Moriah classroom where revival broke out, and the Moriah Cemetery where he was buried with his family. We encountered the presence of the living Lord and the Holy Spirit as well as angels from the realms of glory. It seems as if part of my spirit was left there and a part of his spirit came with us. I think about it while awake and dream about it at night. I sense that the Lord is about to lead us into another great awakening of the Holy Spirit and release fresh revival fires. I am sincerely praying for it! How about you?

 

This morning, face down in His presence, I began to see many things in the Spirit. I saw something like the Viking longboats being rowed past me on a wide river like the one near Evan Roberts’ house. The boats and their occupants seemed to be on fire with the glory of the Lord and powered by the rowing of the Heavenly Host. The light of the presence was so strong that it seemed to burn into my eyes and my spirit. This magnificent vision of His presence paused for a long time in front of where I was standing on the shore of the river, and I sensed that it was a message about our time of visitation. I thought about Luke 19:41-44, “Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”

 

My heart is crying out that we will not miss the time of our visitation. I wondered: Are we too busy to stop and experience this time of visitation? Are our spiritual eyes closed to a powerful manifestation of His Glory. Will He come and once again not be seen by His people? I am praying that this will never be said of you or me. I am praying that our eyes and ears will be open and our hearts ready to perceive His Glory in this new season of His visitation. I am convinced that this is the time of our visitation. May we know the things of the Lord which make for our Shalom! Remember what Jesus said in Luke 21:25-28, “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”

 

As I meditated on the promise that our “redemption draws near,” I began to see extremely large keys in the Heavens. I saw one key which was being inserted into what looked like a cloud. When the key was turned, a door in Heaven was opened, and the Glory of the Lord was released to fall on us once more. We have no excuse, because the veil has been lifted so that we can experience the fullness of the Glory of the Lord. Remember the teaching in 2 Corinthians 3:15-18, “But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart. Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.”

 

I tried to get up from the floor so that I could send this message out, but I was unable to move. Right away I sensed that the Lord had more to impart to me. I remained on the floor for several minutes just letting the Lord pour out His Spirit on me and into me. I believe this is also for you. We need to take some time to be still and know the Lord as we soak in His glory. I thought about the words in Psalm 46:7-11, “The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah Come, behold the works of the Lord, Who has made desolations in the earth. He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire. Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah”

 

May we live and speak today in ways which will exalt the Lord in the earth. He is with us and His presence is awesome. I am overcome with joy and gratitude at what the Lord is doing for us and through us. How about you? Are you ready to receive more of His glory? Are you ready to be set on fire and get fired up to win the lost? May the power of the Holy Spirit touch you as He did me this morning! May this presence be with you always! I pray these things 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!

 

Mar272015

What Heaven is Saying Today

The Presence of the Lord was awesome and wonderful in our worship room this morning. I was expecting a pleasant and refreshing time in His presence. After praise and worship, I went face down and began to pray in the Spirit with increasing anticipation of a quiet and blessed time with the Lord. As I prayed, I felt led to pray for a word for the nations. As I prayed I was lifted up in a vision into His presence. A group of people in a circle were bowing in His presence. At first I thought this was a good thing, but then began to notice that they were covered with dark garments. Suddenly the quiet of Heaven was shattered by the loud and powerful voice of the Lord. He said, “Enough of the lies! I will tolerate them no more!”

 

This pronouncement shook me out of my peaceful expectation of a sweet word from the Lord. I began to pray for the Spirit of truth to come and guide us into all truth so that we will never hear the Lord speak like this over us. My thought went to John 16:13. I placed a claim on this promise and prayed more. As I prayed, I saw the coverings being lifted off of the people bowing before the Lord. I could see that they had not willingly bowed to Him, but were force to bow. Because of continuous falsehood and deception, their mantles (which had turned dark) were being removed. They had once served the Lord in powerful positions, but that time has come to an end. The words of the Lord kept ringing in my ears, “Enough of the lies! I will tolerate them no more!” Leaders (both political and religious) are going to have their mantles removed because they are not speaking God’s truth. I thought about Paul’s teaching in Ephesians 4:14-15, “we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ”

 

As I was committing to speaking The Lord’s truth in love, I was carried by the Spirit to another place where I saw something like a very large bottled turned upside down with the opening pointed to earth. A thick, white and very gooey substance was oozing out of the bottle and pouring down on the earth. I knew in my spirit that it was some kind of glue. I watched it pouring down on something like machinery. But this was not about things in the natural. This was something spiritual. Then I saw this pouring over the heads of some people. The glue was sealing them up, sealing their personal plans and goals and they were no longer able to speak or move in their own way. A powerful judgment is being poured out now, but there is still time for some to repent. Those who lost their mantles were not repenting even as the Lord spoke over them. This was very sad.

 

I cried out for some good news from this. Suddenly the Spirit reminded me of 2 Chronicles 7:14, “if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” I felt good knowing that there is still time. I was led by the Spirit back to John 14:15-18, “If you love Me,  keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.” There is both good news and bad news in this passage. The good news is for those who will receive what the Spirit of truth speaks. The bad news is that many people will not be able to receive the message because they don’t see or hear in the Spirit. They have no knowledge of the Holy Spirit. However, there is hope for those of us who know Him and listen to Him. Amen?

 

Then I was given another vision in Heaven. I saw two huge swords positioned side by side. The blades were highly polished and looked almost like fine silver. The edges of the blades were positioned side by side and the Lord was sharpening both swords with one stone. A two-fold message is about to be released from Heaven. One sword is a message of judgment and the other sword is a message of truth. People will receive one or the other depending on their relationship with the Lord.

 

Then I was shown the face of the earth and rivers were filled with the white glue I had seen earlier. The glue was flowing across the land and into the ocean. In the ocean, it continued to flow and move to every nation. Plans and tactics of unrighteous people are about to be gummed up and glued shut by the judgment of the Lord. These things have already started to happen and we will see many who will be stopped by these actions of the Lord. I am calling the intercessors to pray powerfully in this season. It is  time to build a wall and stand in the gap before the fullness of this falls on our nations. My thoughts went to Ephesians 6:17-18, “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.” This is the calling of the Lord for the intercessors right now.

 

 

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!

 

Mar202015

What Heaven is Saying Today

Our worship room was filled with the fragrance of chocolate this morning. It was like the sweet smell of something filled with chocolate baking in an oven. This has happened a few times in the past and has always manifested when something powerful is being released in the Spirit. I put on my prayer shawl and began to move around the room with hands uplifted in praise and worship. As I moved, I came to an area where the power of God was so strong that I couldn’t move any longer. It felt as if I was standing under a glory rain. It was falling on me and I was open to receive all of it. After a period of time, I was released and continued my walking around the room with uplifted hands. I hit a couple of other areas with this experience and paused to receive all the Lord was pouring out. I believe that this is something you can also experience today. The Lord is pouring out something awesome from His presence today.

 

The second time I came to that first place where I experienced this outpouring of glory, I was unable to move again for several minutes. This time something new happened. Worship music was playing through our sound system and the motion backgrounds on the screen were mostly blue in color, but I was not able to see that. I saw something completely different on the screen. I saw a huge wheat field ripe for harvest. In the center of the field was a light as bright as the sun. Then the powerful amber glow began to flow out of the screen into the room. I saw something like a basket attached on an A-frame. It was like those formerly used by farmers in South Korea. The harvest which first appeared on the screen was flowing like water, but appearing like amber light. The basket was full and overflowing. Then I heard the Lord say, “An out of season harvest.”

 

I immediately thought about the passage of scripture in Amos 9:13-15, “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “When the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him who sows seed; the mountains shall drip with sweet wine, and all the hills shall flow with it. I will bring back the captives of My people Israel; they shall build the waste cities and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them; they shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them. I will plant them in their land, and no longer shall they be pulled up from the land I have given them,” says the Lord your God.” There is a harvest happening right now which is out of the normal seasons. This is early spring, but the fields are already ripe for harvest.

 

Remember what Jesus taught in John 4:35-38, “Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest! And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. For in this the saying is true: ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.”

 

After several minutes, I was released and moved across the room and sat on a chair. Then I saw an amazing sight. I saw the Lord standing where I had been a few moments before. The light of the glory of God was shining down from Heaven and covering Him with a bright glow. As I looked at Him in awe, everything changed again. I saw an open portal from heaven with a light like the sun shining through and radiating down. The amazing thing was that it was not light but living water flowing forth in waves from Heaven. I began to call for the Spirit of life to be released to bring healing and new life to all those who need it today. If you need healing or refreshing and renewal in your life. Today it is available to those who will receive it by faith. Amen?

 

I felt led to pray over you the prayer Paul prayed over Timothy in 2 Timothy 1:2a-7, “Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day, greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy, when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also. Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 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!

 

Mar102015

What Heaven is Saying Today

As I moved from my study into the Worship Room, I immediately felt the powerful presence of the Lord. I was so grateful, and I began to thank Him for getting there ahead of me so that I could feel His presence and power right away. Then I laughed at myself and thought: Of course He is here. He is omnipresent. He is everywhere all the time. Amen? Then I felt even more grateful for His presence knowing it will go with me everywhere I go today. Are you receiving this? I hope so.

 

Before long, I was face down in His presence, and quickly lifted to a beautiful place in Heaven. It was so wonderful there. I was walking with the Lord in a beautiful meadow with low rolling hills. The temperature was perfect and I was totally comfortable. It was so peaceful because the Shalom Glory was present. I wanted to stay in this place as long as I could, but the Lord had other plans. He began to take me from place to place on earth to see what was happening. I saw political and business leaders in various nations who were manipulating people to gain prestige, position, power and control. So much deception was going on in these places and I didn’t sense that anyone was caring for anyone else. Everyone was out to get the maximum benefits for themselves at the expense of others. This is the working of the antichrist spirit already present in the world. I was reminded of what Jesus taught in Matthew 24:24-25, “For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand.” I believe many of these false teachers will emerge in the political system and deceive many based on false testimonies of their religious beliefs. This is already happening.

 

Then I was carried by the Spirit to some other places where this seemed even more inappropriate. I was seeing leaders in various churches and ministries of all sizes and denominations doing the same thing as the politicians and business leaders were doing. Remember Paul’s warning in Acts 20:39-31, “Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.” We know these things will happen, but we don’t have to like it or embrace it. I was feeling a sense of disgust in my spirit, because of what I had seen. Then I sensed that the Lord was calling all of us to examine ourselves and repent where needed. This was not a lesson to reveal things so that we could judge others. It was being revealed so that we could judge ourselves.

 

This desire for power and control is not new. It has been around as long as people have been on the earth. It was even present in the disciples before they were baptized by the Holy Spirit. When two members of Yeshua’s inner circle (James and John) came to him to make a power grab, they opened an opportunity for Him to teach about kingdom power and authority. Mark 10:42-45, “But Jesus called them to Himself and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

 

I am praying for us to be set free from all these things which hinder our walk with Him and our effectiveness in His service. As I prayed, I was reminded of what the Lord said in Matthew 24:11-14, “Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” The good news is there is a great reward for those who endure to the end. They will also have the great joy of being part of the Lord’s work to take the gospel of the kingdom to the entire world. Amen and Amen!!! Even so come quickly Lord Jesus!

 

 

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!

 

Mar082015

What Heaven is Saying Today

This morning in our worship time, we experienced a mighty outpouring of the Father’s love. The Holy Spirit came in a powerful way and ministered His amazing love to us. His presence was so powerful that it was almost painful. Yet, the outpouring of His love was so wonderful, that I was asking for more. I was suddenly caught up in a vision. I was standing on the shore of a large pool of water. An unusual waterfall was flowing from my left across part of the pool and crashing below with great force. The water coming to the pool was flowing almost horizontally until it fell in a great arch across the waters. I heard a decree from the Lord, “These are the living waters of my outpouring of love. The floodgates of Heaven are open and I am releasing it in abundance.” This was not just for me. This outpouring is available to you today! Amen?

 

In spite of the fact that so much water was falling from high above, the pool was completely placid. The calm and cool waters were very attractive to my spirit and I quickly made my way into the water. As I entered the water and immersed myself, I felt a tremendous cleansing. All of the things (not of God) which have attached to us were washed off and dissolved in His love. Nothing was left of them. Then the water began to flow through me and cleanse me on the inside. I believe this cleansing is also for you today if you are ready to receive it. I knew the Lord was preparing us for something else about to be released, but I was so comfortable and refreshed that I was in no hurry to leave this awesome experience. Like the surface of the water, my spirit was totally calm in His presence and in this wonderful outpouring. I pray that you are receiving it right now.

 

Then I saw two large arms moving toward us. The body was hidden by clouds and I couldn’t see it clearly, but I knew it was the Lord. In His hands, He had a large book which was very unusual in appearance. It seemed to be made of some kind of fabric. It sort of looked like denim and it looked like leather at the same time. The denim seemed to be a word about strength and durability. The leather was about a softness and comforting presence like glove leather. There were two snaps on the corners away from the binding of the book. This seemed unusual and I prayed for wisdom to understand. Then I was shown two snaps on my garments over my heart. It became clear that this book of the Word of God was to be attached over the heart. Then I knew in my spirit that a fresh anointing by the Spirit of wisdom and revelation is being released today. Those willing to receive it will be enabled to understand the things of the Kingdom of God at a much deeper level than ever before. I gratefully received the book and attached it over my heart. I hope you are doing the same.

 

Suddenly, I was carried to a great banquet in Heaven. The tables were white and pure. The table clothes were all pure white and food had already been placed on the tables. Then I saw two women who appeared to be serving even more to each of us. I looked closely at them to see if they were angels or people. In my heart I suddenly knew. It was Maria Woodworth-Etter and Amiee Semple McPherson. I thought it was odd that they would be serving us, but the Lord assured me that they were ministering something to us. A funny thought came into my mind. I thought about what would happen in the church if they both came back and began to minister again. That would be a serious wakeup call for many people. The Lord smiled and then told me that they were releasing the same anointing and spiritual gifts they had carried to many people in ministry right now. A new generation is arising and the same anointing they carried is needed by the new guard.

 

At this point I could see that what they were giving were mantles. There is an anointing available right now to carry the same kind of spiritual gifts as these two powerful generals of the faith. Then I understood how all this fits together. We need that outpouring and cleansing from the love of the Father to prepare us to receive and minister in these gifts. We need a greater anointing from the Spirit of wisdom and revelation to understand how we are to move in these gifts. The gifts and mantles come so that we can walk humbly in the Lord knowing all these things come from Him and not from us. All these things are available to us today. Are you ready to receive them and let the love of the Father flow into you and through you to others? We need a lot of help to do this, and the good news is that the Seven Spirits of God are available to do the work in and through us. 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!

 

Mar012015

What Heaven is Saying Today

Wow! The power of the Presence was off the charts this afternoon as Gloria and I spent time in worship and praise. As we took communion at the end of our worship time, we could hardly stand under His awesome Presence and power. As we prayed over the seed we were sowing the fire of God manifested and we are expecting Kingdom sized results from our sowing into India and Israel. Thank you Father for your awesome Presence!

 

Face down in the Presence, I began to receive things from the Lord. There were so many that it was difficult to remember all of them. First, I saw a furnace and watched as the fire of God increased in intensity. I had been praying for more fire. My prayer is always, “More fire Lord! More Fire! It hurts so good!” I am more than willing to endure the pain of the fire in order to receive more of His fire power. There is a fresh baptism of fire being released for you today. Just ask for it, and then reach out and receive it. Amen?

 

Then the Lord let me see how He is realigning things in our lives and our ministries to increase our effectiveness in the great harvest for the Kingdom. At first I saw this symbolically as the Lord rearranged things on a board and rewired a circuit board. Then the Lord told me that that He is restoring and realigning things in His people right now. It is time to get busy with Kingdom business and to get back into the blessing business of the Father. I thought again about Romans 12:2, “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.” And today the Holy Spirit added to that Titus 3:4-7, “But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”

 

As I watched, the Lord began to restore and realign people. I saw people who had been knocked down by hardships and spiritual attacks. Some had lost body parts or endured great infirmities. Now is the time of the restoration of all these things for the Lord’s people. As He restored them, He gently picked them up and got them secured in an upright position before releasing them to move on their own. Then He told us to begin to minister these same things to others. We all need to be in this restoration business because the time is short. This is not something to look for in the future. This is something to be doing now. I was led to Matthew 7:11-12, “Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Indeed, Elijah is coming first and will restore all things. But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise the Son of Man is also about to suffer at their hands.’”

 

As I watched, the Lord was releasing healing for a man’s missing ear. I believe this ear was missing since birth. As I watched the ear grew out and began to form into a fully functioning ear in just a few seconds. I believe there is an anointing for healing ears today. This was for both natural and spiritual ears. The primary purpose was to do a creative miracle for those who cannot hear spiritual things. We must be able to hear the Lord’s voice and to follow Him in this season.

 

Suddenly, there was an alarm in Heaven. This seemed very unusual. I had never witness this before and I was praying for insight. Then I heard the words, “Amber Alert!” An Amber Alert has been released from Heaven today to call us to look for the Lord’s missing (lost) children. This is very urgent! This is why we need to be restored, realigned, and gifted to hear. We need all our spiritual senses to find and restore the Lord’s lost children before it is too late. I also sensed that a child involved in an amber alert will be returned safe and sound today. I am praying for wisdom for us to receive all these things and to do what the Lord is calling us to do today. Again, I am feeling that sense of urgency. There is so little time to find lost children! May we all be alert in Yeshua’s name! 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!

 

Feb272015

What Heaven is Saying Today

This morning I heard the Lord making a strong decree: “FAITH UP! Faith up for the weekend! This will be a weekend of supernatural release!” At first, I thought He said “FACE UP for the weekend!” Some of both seemed to be in the decree. There are things we need to face up to on this weekend of supernatural release if we are going to be able to receive it. The key is faith! When the Lord said it, the tone of His voice was like the spaceship captain commanding, “Shields Up!” Faith is our shield this weekend. Remember Ephesians 6:16, “above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.” Hear it again, “FAITH UP!” We need to build up our faith. This weekend we must take very seriously the admonition in Jude 1:20-21, “But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” As Shabbat begins at sundown, we need to be standing strong in our faith so the Lord can release wonderful things to us and for us! Amen?

 

Then I was given a vision of a very seriously diseased human heart. I understood that it represented several different kinds of heart diseases which have come against the Lord’s people. As I watched, the heart was being restored by someone standing strong in healing faith. Will that be you ministering healing like this on this weekend of supernatural release? I heard in the Spirit that congestive heart failure is being healed right now! Who will receive this Word of knowledge and either receive the healing or release it to someone else? Remember that this kind of power gift of faith is one of the nine spiritual gifts released in 1 Corinthians 12:4-11. This supernatural gift of faith is one of the things being released this weekend. Are you ready to receive it and minister with it?

 

Then I saw the Lord with something like a stethoscope, and He was placing it on the abdomens of several people who were down on the floor. I say something like a stethoscope because it was not connected to His ears. It is somehow connected to our hearts for deeper understanding of the needs of others. I received this as a spiritual gift to enable us to see the physical needs and problems of others. This is a gift from the Spirit of wisdom and revelation. Some of you will increase in your ability to diagnosis problems and to receive words of knowledge and words of wisdom to release healing. The Spirit told me several kinds of healings which will be released in the regions of the abdomen this weekend. First, I saw a troubled pregnancy being healed. A dysfunction in the womb was restored and the unborn child was healed and strengthen by the Lord through your ministering. Next, I saw a blockage in the colon being removed. These may not be pleasant images when you receive them, but they are about serious needs which are being healed now. Then I saw a colon cancer being healed. This made me want to shout “Hallelujah!” That old demon of colon cancer in being brought down this weekend through the power of faith. “FAITH UP!” Amen?

 

Then I heard the Lord make another decree. He said, “Fear Falls! Strongholds of fear are being cast down.” I saw something like an ugly tower of mud collapsing a short distance away. Fear is ugly and it is being broken off now. If you need it, receive it now! I thought about Paul’s strong proclamation in 2 Timothy 1:7, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” We must operate out of power and love rather than out of fear! Are you ready to be set free? Receive it now in the name of Yeshua ha Messiach! Amen? Then I remembered the verse prior to this one. “Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.” (2 Timothy 1:6) This weekend stir up your spiritual gifts, cast off all fear, stand in the power of faith and do the work of the Kingdom! Amen?

 

Then I heard the Lord decree, “Break every covenant with the spirit of death!” I thought about the prophecy released in Isaiah 28:15-18, “Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we are in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood we have hidden ourselves.” Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; whoever believes will not act hastily. Also I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plummet; the hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place. Your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand; When the overflowing scourge passes through, then you will be trampled down by it.”

 

The Lord will never bless a covenant with death, hell or the grave. We can break it off now or deal with the consequences. Many of us are not even aware that we have made this covenant. Words about death seem to flow from the mouths of so many people today. Our words have spiritual power. I do not want any kind of “food to die for.” I do not want die from laughter or from chocolate, but people say things like this all the time. We need to stand guard over the spiritual gate of our mouths and ears every day. You are a gatekeeper of the spiritual house of the Lord in your heart. Guard it well. Break every covenant with death and let the Spirit of life flow freely into you and from you into the lives of others. Amen? Remember and confess the truth released in Romans 8:1-2, “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus,£ who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.

 

Have a faith filled weekend as you experience the supernatural release from the Lord! You have been set free from every hindrance by Yeshua ha Messiach, who has declared “Hippatach!” and opened every prison door to set you free! Amen and Amen!!! Shabbat Shalom!

 

 

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!

 

Feb252015

What Heaven is Saying Today

Again the Presence was very strong in the Worship Room. I went face down fairly quickly, because I just wanted to be in His Presence. I prayed in the Spirit for a short period of time and then felt lifted up into His Presence. I began to move with the Lord to different places. First, I saw the Earth from a position in outer space. The Earth was being shaken very violently. It played a trick on my eyes and my vision was blurred as I watched the Earth as it seemed to move several miles at a time back and forth. It was moving so fast that it looked like an overlay of three different planets at the same time. It is hard to explain. The main point is that a huge shaking is about to manifest, and the Lord is letting us know that we need to be prepared. My thoughts went to Hebrews 12:25-27, See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.

 

Next, I seemed to move to a position close to the ground. I was seeing the ground in the spirit more than in the natural. I saw huge plates shifting beneath the surface of the earth like a global earthquake shaking everything at the same time. I thought about Revelation 6:12, “I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood.” Then I heard the Spirit saying, “A time of shaking is about to be released, and many things will be shifted.” As I watched, the plates were separating and it was possible to move from one to another. When I changed positions from one plate to another, I saw different things. On the first plate, I seemed to have moved into a forest. It was very beautiful and there were small clouds moving very slowly between the trees. It looked like early morning when the fog is breaking up and moving away. All of the colors were very green and it seemed to be a safe place to stand during the shaking. I felt very secure in this place.

 

I stepped onto another plate and seemed to move back a few yards. To my surprise, I saw one of the recently departed spiritual generals (name withheld) seated close to me on the right side. He was smiling and talking and gesturing slightly with his hands. I felt confident that I was seeing him in his heavenly place. I think he really loved the woods, the peace, and the security in this place. I tried to hear what he was saying but didn’t hear anything. I did not talk directly to him because I take seriously the admonition in Isiah 8:19, “And when they say to you, ‘Seek those who are mediums and wizards, who whisper and mutter,’ should not a people seek their God? Should they seek the dead on behalf of the living?” I asked the Lord to let me hear what he was saying. Then I heard him say, “Things are about to open up.” When he said that, I looked at the woods on my left side and everything began to open up. As I watched this movement, he continued to speak. “Things that were promised are about to open up for you. You are going to begin to move the way you were promised. You are going to be able to do the things you have been told to do.” I suddenly thought – he is speaking about the Kingdom. I am releasing this because I believe this word is for the body of Christ.

 

I was moved to another shifting plate and saw a pair of hands holding tangled fishing lines. The right hand was bloody as it worked to untangle the lines. There were silver weights and ornaments embedded in the lines. The blood reminded me of the Lord’s redemption, and the lines reminded me of our mission to be fishers of men. We have been tangled up for too long with all the wrong things. Then I saw that several individual lines were tangled together. I was reminded of the vision yesterday and understood that this was a step further. It is time to get untangled and get back into the fishing business. During this entire time, I was aware of the presence of the general next to me. I believe this had something to do with a prophecy given through him, but I didn’t have full clarity about it.

 

I spent time thinking about this while in the presence of the Lord and this great spiritual leader. The thing which kept coming to mind was what Jesus said in Matthew 4:17-20, “From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” They immediately left their nets and followed Him.” My thoughts focused on the word “immediately.” I believe the Lord is calling for an immediate response today. Are we ready to drop everything and follow Him? Are we ready to obediently preach the Gospel of the Kingdom? Are we ready to get back into the fishing business?

 

 

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!

 

Feb242015

What Heaven is Saying Today

Last night I had another adventure in a recurring dream. In the middle of the dream. I got out of bed for a few minutes. After returning to bed, I went back into the same dream. In the dream, we were packing to move to a new location. I was certain that we were moving to a house of prayer and that it was time to go. I was very carefully wrapping things and packing box after box. When I thought everything in one room was packed, I went back to check and found more things. I packed them and moved to the next room, but for some reason I went back to the first room and found more things to pack. It seemed very difficult to really get things in order for the move. After finally finishing this one room, I began to pack the next room. I ran out of packing material and boxes and had to go for more. Everyone I met seemed to know that we were moving and spoke encouraging words to us. I returned to the house and began to pack more things.

 

I shared this dream with Gloria this morning and she told me that she had the impression that it was time to move. The Lord has been speaking to her over and over about getting her house in order. I didn’t get clarity about the exact purpose of the dream. I don’t know if we are going to physically move or if this is about something in the Spirit. After praying about it, I believe it is both. I am sharing it because I believe that in the spiritual realm it is time for us to get our houses in order as we await further orders from our Commander in Chief, Yeshua ha Messiach. We are too bound by our possessions and it is time to pack them away or discard some things so that we are free to move and light to fight. I thought about the passages in the Bible about getting a house in order. In most cases these words were given because someone was going to die, but the word today is different. I believe this is a word about dying to self in order to live for Christ. Amen?

 

During my worship time this morning, the Lord began to give me several visions. At first, I was not certain about whether they were connected or speaking about different realities in the Spirit. First, I saw two people in a fishing boat. Both of them had their lines hung up on something and were struggling to pull them free. Then I saw that each had somehow hooked the other. Their lines were under the boat and hung up on the back of their fishing companion. The more they pulled the more damage they did to each other. They didn’t seem to be aware of what they were doing, but one thing was certain. They were not in this moment fishers of men. They were not fishing for lost souls. They were hung up on each other. I thought about Galatians 5:15, “But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!” I went to this passage in the Bible and was immediately drawn to Galatians 5:22-26, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

 

Then I began to see people who were smiling and being very polite. One after another, they walked up to me and made promises to support me and my ministry. This seemed like a good thing until the Spirit made me aware that they were not going to follow through with their promises. I began to think that it is better not to promise anything than to make a promise you do not intend to keep. I was reminded of the instructions given in Deuteronomy 23:21-13, “When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it; for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and it would be sin to you. But if you abstain from vowing, it shall not be sin to you. That which has gone from your lips you shall keep and perform, for you voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God what you have promised with your mouth.” We are in a season when it is very important to say what you mean and to do what you say you will do. The Lord is not pleased with broken promises or unfilled vows.

 

I’m certain that you have experienced these things and you know how it harms a relationship when people do not keep their promises. This too is a biting and devouring of one another. We need to get our spiritual houses in order. We need to purge out everything which is not pure and sincere. We need to purge out everything which will entangle us in harmful ways with others. This is a time to break those lines, heal one another and start over so that we can accomplish what the Lord has called us to do and become what He has called us to be. Amen? Galatians 5:14-14, “For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” It seems that the dream and the visions were related after all. The Lord is good! Amen? His love and mercy endure forever!

 

 

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!

 

Feb102015

What Heaven is Saying Today

This morning the Presence was almost overwhelming. The power of God was present and I heard angels in the worship room singing several times. As I lifted up thanksgiving, praise and worship, I was crying out for my spiritual eyes and ears to be opened wider so that I could discern more of what the Lord is doing in the spiritual realm. I was also asking the Lord to give me a heart to perceive. I don’t want to get into the spiritual condition reported in Deuteronomy 29:4, “Yet the Lord has not given you a heart to perceive and eyes to see and ears to hear, to this very day.” Remember 1 Corinthians 14:32, “And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.” I was speaking to my spirit to open my spiritual eyes, ears and heart! Perhaps this is a good time for you to speak to your spirit.

 

Suddenly, I went into a vision of the training room in Heaven. On a table in front of me, I saw a set of scales weighing large gold nuggets being dropped on it by the Lord. The plate on the scales had been bent upward to hold more gold. The weight of the gold had long since pushed the scale to the bottom, far beyond its capable of weighing all that the Lord is pouring out. The provision of the Lord (His blessing and favor) is being released in quantities beyond measure to those ready to receive. I understood in my spirit that the bending of our containers is painful, but it is for our good. The Lord is reshaping us to hold more of what He is releasing. What He is releasing is going to overflow all of our containers. I thought about Malachi 3:10, “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.” While many economists are warning of a time of financial collapse and the release of a spirit of lack, the Lord’s supply has not diminished and He is pouring out more in this season when we need it. I opened my heart to perceive and receive what the Lord is saying today.

 

I went into a vision within the vision and saw myself standing on the floor of a luxury car show. The most expensive cars in the world were raised up on turntables and rotating so that people could see them from every angle. Models stood by the cars and worked to get people to desire these symbols of materialism designed to please the flesh. Suddenly, a wind from heaven began to blow from the right to the left in the room and something like sand started to erode every material thing and carry the residue away in the wind. So many things in the natural are working to draw our attention away from what the Lord is calling us to do and to be. We need to reject these things and stand with the Lord before they are all carried away. Now is the time to get our eyes, ears and hearts fully focused on the Lord and submit to Him in all things.

 

Then I was carried by the spirit to the streets of gold in Heaven. There certainly was no shortage evident anywhere in Heaven. One of the things that caught my attention was some solid gold fire hydrants. They were made of a gold which is unparalleled on earth. The gold was absolutely pure and amazing in appearance. I can’t fully describe it because we do not have an earthly equivalent. As I looked closely at these things, I couldn’t imagine why a fire hydrant would be needed in Heaven. I affirmed in my mind that no one would quince the fire of the Spirit in Heaven. I sought wisdom about the fire hydrants and the Holy Spirit made me aware that they are purely ornamental. They are reminders of the things on the earth which tend to extinguish the fire of the spirit, but have no effect in Heaven. I want to embrace that truth in the here and now. How about you? Today is the day to overcome everything which is trying to quince the fire of the Spirit in us and our ministries. We decree, in the name of Yeshua Ha Messiach, victory over all these things. Amen?

 

I thought about Hebrews 12:1-2, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” I felt a strong call from the Lord this morning to get our eyes off the things of this world and to earnestly seek the things of the Spirit. It is so easy to get caught up in the material things of the world. They are attractive and if we stare at them for too long we can lose our perspective on Heaven. This is a time for us to take authority over our spirits, our souls and our bodies. This is a time to rededicate our lives to the Lord. This is a time to get our eyes fixed on Jesus. 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!

 

Feb062015

What Heaven is Saying Today

I believe that the Lord took the power of His Presence up another notch today. I was walking around the worship room under my Prayer Shawl (Sukkah) with hands lifted up as I sang His praise. I kept wanting to get face down before Him, but I also wanted to spend more time in praise, worship and soaking. As I finally went face down, I was praying: “Holy Spirit, please tell me what the Father is saying today that we can say and what is Yeshua ha Messiach saying that we can say. Please tell me what Heaven is saying today. Holy Spirit please tell me what the Father is doing today that we can do. What is Yeshua ha Messiach doing today that we can do? Please tell me what Heaven is saying today.” As soon as I said that, I heard a voice saying, “Intercede!” I immediately thought about Romans 8:26, “Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.” I suddenly remembered something I prayed before I began to worship: “Lord Jesus, please intercede for me today!” Then I knew what Yeshua is saying doing today that we can say and do. He is interceding for us, and we can intercede for each other today. Amen? I had also asked what the Holy Spirit is saying today that we can say? Romans 8:27, “And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will.”

 

I was suddenly caught up in a vision of the Lord and found myself walking down an amazing corridor. There were high arched ceilings with huge pillars on either side. All were made of pure gold and gave off an amazing radiance of amber colors. On the other side of the pillars on each side, I saw people standing and waiting on the Lord. As I walked down the corridor, I was anxious to get to the end because I somehow knew it would be the Throne Room of Heaven. I walked faster, but my speed did not increase. So, I walked slower but my travel was not slowed at all. I immediately knew that I was moving at the pace the Lord desired. I started to just soak in the beauty of this heavenly corridor and to feel an increasing sense of the Presence. Finally, I arrived at my destination. I was a short distance from the Throne of Father God and watched as Yeshua ha Messiach stood before Him interceding on our behalf. I was so delighted in my spirit that the Lord was answering my prayer and your prayers. He is interceding for you and me today. If we want to do what we see Him doing, this is it for today! Amen?

 

I suddenly remembered another passage from Isaiah 59:14-16, “Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. So truth fails, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. Then the Lord saw it, and it displeased Him that there was no justice. He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor; therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him; and His own righteousness, it sustained Him.” May this never be said of us! May the Lord be pleased to find intercessors today as He hears us praying. I began to intercede and heard myself interceding for the President of the USA. A thought came into my mind: He had a bad day yesterday and could use some intercession. I have to confess that I pondered in my mind if he is capable of responding to Jesus. I wondered this because of what he said yesterday. Then it was as if the Holy Spirit spoke to my spirit. “It isn’t your job to judge. It is your task to intercede!” I stood corrected and I went back to interceding.  

 

Will you join me today in intercession as the Lord leads you! There are so many who need intercession today. I am one of them. How about you? A thought suddenly came to my mind. Remember how Jesus said, “freely you have received, freely give.” He freely intercedes for us today and every day and we should do as He does. May we be interceding in the power and authority He has given us today and every day! 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!

 

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