What Heaven Is Saying Today by Pastor James Durham

This morning I felt like I was a battery being supernaturally recharged. I felt the power of God like electricity flowing down from above and into my spirit, soul and body. It was wonderful and I believe it is also for you. Just reach out and receive it today. I felt like a lot of things were being washed off of me this morning. Sometimes things that don’t actually get inside us (because the Holy Spirit is there) can sort of attached to us on the outside. Sometimes we need a power washing from the Lord. I got mine this morning and I release it to you right now. Then the fire of God came over me while I was on the floor receiving the Aaronic Blessing. Wow! This has been a great day and it is going to get better and better! Amen?

The Lord gave me a series of visions this morning. I will share as well as I can. I know that some of them are for specific people and others are sort of general. In a vision, I saw myself standing with a group of people as a woman walked up to us with two elongated doll boxes. She had one in each hand. The lids were removed from the boxes and I looked inside to see something unusual. In each box, I saw a puppet like those used by ventriloquists when they perform. Both of the puppets were talking (lips and eyes also moving) even though no one was controlling them and no one was speaking for them. I prayed for understanding and quickly learned from the Holy Spirit that these were spirits of false prophecy. Many people are listening to these twin spirits (double portion of false prophecy) and being led astray by them. I remembered what Jesus said in Mark 13:22-23, “For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. But take heed; see, I have told you all things beforehand.” The work of these puppets seemed supernatural, but it was occult in origin. We also need to be very careful that we are not the ones carrying these spirits to others.

I was reminded of 2 Peter 2:1-3, “But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber.” I was shown two false prophets this morning because the intensity of the deception is growing very strong and we must be alert and remain Spirit led at all times.   

In another vision the Lord showed me storm clouds of judgment beginning to be released. These storms are coming in greater levels each time because we have not repented and sought His forgiveness and His healing for our land. I was reminded again of what the Lord said in 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.” During the past week, the Lord has shown me several very destructive storms of  judgment which are coming quickly if we do not respond to those we are seeing now. I was shown earthquakes, floods and great storms of destruction coming in from the sea. The Lord is calling all intercessors to humbly get into His presence and pray strong prayers of repentance for the nations who are in rebellion.

Next I received several visions which were for individuals. I don’t know who they are, but feel certain that they will read this message. I was given several visions of driving dangers. I saw a vehicle on a slick road which began to swerve back and forth as the driver lost control of his/her vehicle. This was on a major highway and the driver was in great danger as were others on the road. The person in this vision called on the Lord and the vehicle supernaturally straightened out. Be prepare to call on the Lord quickly. Then I saw a busy city intersection. This vision was for someone making a left turn on a green arrow. Another car (a black sedan) suddenly went through the intersection and came to a stop at an angle just in front of your vehicle. Be prepare to stop quickly and turn to avoid a collision. In the third vision, someone was driving at a fairly high speed on the road when someone came through a red light and hit the car on the right side. I prayed quickly for protection because it seemed too late to pray to avoid the accident (although we can do that in advance). The driver I was shown came out unharmed although the vehicle was seriously damaged.

These visions all seemed to call for us to double up on our alertness to what is happening around us and to be prepared to respond to the Holy Spirit immediately. Remember John 10:10, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” It is important to remember not only the warning but also the promise. Right now, I decree in Jesus Name that you will have live in abundance, to the full, until it overflows! I decree that you will be alert and protected in all your activities today and always! I decree that you will hear the voice of the Lord warning you in time to avoid accidents and to be protected from every attack of the enemy! I make all these decrees 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!

The Presence was awesome again this morning. I was waiting for a word from the Lord for a long time, but didn’t receive anything. So, I decided to just soak in His Glory and enjoy His awesome Presence. As I worshiped and waited, I felt like a spiritual hand took me by the right wrist and lifted my hand in praise. This was awesome and I didn’t want to lose this strong contact from the Lord. So, I just waited and enjoyed Him more and more. I had a strong feeling that this was enough even if I didn’t receive anything else. Suddenly, I saw an open door in Heaven and someone standing in the door. The light of the glory was so strong that I couldn’t see the features of the person in the door. He appeared like a silhouette. I didn’t feel any sense of being invited through the door which was completely blocked by this person. It didn’t seem appropriate for me to initiate any movement at this time. So, I just waited for more revelation and continued to soak in His awesome Presence. I was very content just to be in the Presence. Are you feeling this? Wow! The Lord is good and His mercy endures forever! Amen?

Suddenly, I passed through the door and was carried by the Spirit to a place where I could clearly see a hand writing in a book or on a scroll (I couldn’t tell which). As I watched this hand writing something in Hebrew, I thought in my spirit how wonderful it would have been to learn Hebrew as a child so that I could read what was being written. I urge all young people to study Hebrew. I am certain that you will never regret it. As I was thinking these things, I heard a voice saying, “Judgments are being written.” My thoughts immediately went to Romans 1:28-32, “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.” In my spirit, I began to cry out, “May this never be said of you or me! May we always stay focused on the Lord and never be given over to a “debased mind!” May we stay true to His Word and live lives which will please, bless and glorify Him!

Suddenly I was given a vision of a village nestled between mountains. I believe this village is in Israel. In the vision, it was early morning and the sun was rising over the distant hills, but had not yet fully touched this village. It seemed so beautiful and peaceful that I thought about how blessed they must feel. This thought changed however, when I heard the Lord speak these words from Psalm 30, “Sorrow may last for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” Later, I went to that Psalm and was touched by Psalm 30:4-5, “Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” We are in a season of restoration and the Lord is bringing back His joy. If you have been through a night of sorrow or a night of weeping, receive the good news – morning is close! The Son is rising and your joy is very near.

My thoughts went to Isaiah 60:1-5, “Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; but the Lord will arise over you, and His glory will be seen upon you. The Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. Lift up your eyes all around, and see: they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from afar, and your daughters shall be nursed at your side. Then you shall see and become radiant, and your heart shall swell with joy; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.” I was sort of luxuriating in these things when I heard the Lord say, “Comfort, yes, comfort My people! Says your God.” (Isaiah 40:1)

I don’t know about you, but I am feeling comforted by these words of the Lord today! I pray that the sevenfold Shalom of Father God will come to  you today. l pray that the consolation of the Holy Spirit will fill you today and bless you beyond anything which has come against you! I pray that you will receive all the blessings of this season of the Open Heaven and restoration! I am praying all 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!

Wow! Awesome! Wonderful! Glorious! I can’t say enough about the awesome Presence of His Glory which I experienced this morning during my time with the Lord. I was walking around the Glory Room in worship and praise. As I walked, I seemed to be moving through zones of glory. Some spots were stronger than others and I paused in those spots to soak it in. Over and over I said, “Angels I release you to minister what the Lord sent you to minister!” Then I began to feel the mighty power and presence of the Seven Spirits of God (you can experience this too! Remember what the Word says in Revelation 5:6, “And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.”) Since they have been sent into all of the earth, they are always where we are! Right? I thanked each one individually: The Spirit of life, the Spirit of truth, the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, the Spirit of Holiness, the Spirit of sonship, the Spirit of grace and supplication, and the Spirit of Glory and of God.

Suddenly, I was so grateful for my name, James. It is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Yaakov, the one who follows close to the Lord. I thought about Psalm 24:6, “This is Jacob (Yaakov), the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face. Selah” I spoke out a decree: “I am Yaakov, the generation of those who seek your face! Lord I am seeking your face!” Are you part of this generation too? I lifted my hands in worship as I repeated, “Baruch ha Shem (Bless The Name)” over and over! Suddenly I experienced something awesome. I felt like I was standing under a waterfall, but instead of water I was feeling the pure power of the Lord falling over me and through me. I think this was a “Glory-fall.” It was wonderful and I can still feel the tingling of something like electricity flowing through my body.

Before long, I was face down before the Lord, and a sudden vision came to me with great clarity. This may sound a little strange, but it is what I saw. I watched as someone flushed a snake down a commode. The serpent didn’t go down easily. It fought to stay in the room, but eventually the flow was too much for him and he went down the drain head first. I began to hear something like the inner voice of the Spirit saying: “Someone needs a spiritual flushing today! Every evil thing needs to be flushed today! Someone needs a spiritual cleansing today. Someone needs to flush out all doubt and disobedience. Someone needs to be cleansed of everything that hinders their walk with the Lord. Someone needs to cut an unhealthy soul-tie today. Someone needs to let go of a root of bitterness today! There are so many things in the flesh which are distracting people from Me.” If you can relate to any of this, do it now!   

Suddenly, my mind was flooded with situations and issues in the world and I began to get emotional about these things. Then I called a halt to all this and went back to what the Holy Spirit had just said. I prayed the James 4:7 prayer to get free from these emotional ties. I said, “Father God I submit to you, spirit, soul and body: all that I am and all that I ever will be; all that I have and all I ever will have, I submit to you! I resist the devil. In accordance with your Word and in the mighty name of Yeshua ha Messiach, he has no choice but to flee and take all of his works with him; in Yeshua’s name! Amen!” It worked. I flushed him and his works out of my mind and my spirit.

The Spirit led me to Hebrews 12:12-17, “Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed. Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.”

I cried out for the fire of the Holy Spirit to burn out anything that hinders me from drawing close to Him today. I cried out for the Holy Spirit to reveal anything hindering you and to burn it out so that you can see His face! I began to debate in myself whether to send this out today or not. Suddenly, the vision of flushing the serpent down the toilet came back. It was very vivid and clear. I have learned that when the Lord gives me the same word twice, I need to send it out. I pray that it will bless you in your walk with the Lord today! 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!

The presence was very strong this morning and I was celebrating that I could feel the awesome presence of the Lord. As I lifted my hands in worship, I walked around the worship room while the song, “Days of Elijah” played on the sound system. I felt as if I was walking through the power and presence of the Lord and of His angels. It was awesome. Before long, I was face down in His presence and crying out to hear what Heaven is saying today.

Suddenly, I was given a vision in which I seemed to be traveling over ground at such a high rate of speed that everything seemed to be blurred. I traveled a long distance, but didn’t seem to reach a destination. I remembered the words of Moses 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.” I began to cry out to the Lord to give me eyes to see, ears to hear, and a heart to perceive what He is releasing in the Spirit, now! I repeated this prayer several times and then spoke to the Holy Spirit making a claim on Jesus’ promise in John 16:13-14, “However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.”

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Isn’t it enough to feel my presence and spend time resting in me?” Wow! That really challenged me. Of course it is enough to feel His presence and rest in Him. Yet, I want more! How about you? In submission, I began to thank Him for His presence and said it was more than enough! I spent some time soaking in that presence and it was wonderful. I really didn’t expect anything more, however I was suddenly caught up in another vision. It seemed to be a follow–on from the first vision.

This time I was being carried at a slower rate over the land of Israel. It was so beautiful and looked like the mid-Spring season. I started to notice a hill on my right side which I recognized. If you have visited Israel, you will know exactly where I was. I was placed at the top of the Crusader Castle known as “Nimrod’s Castle.” From this vantage point, I could see clearly for many miles the valleys and hills in this region. It seemed so peaceful and beautiful that I found my heart longing to be there in the natural. I heard an inner voice of the Lord saying, “I created all this beauty because I love this land!”

I was suddenly in awe of the Lord and the work of His creation. I just wanted to stay there with Him and soak in the beauty of His creation. It is a good thing to just spend time soaking in the presence and celebrating the goodness of God. The Holy Spirit gave me Psalm 34:8-10, “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him! Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him. The young lions lack and suffer hunger; but those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.”

I am praying for you to experience the awesome presence of the Lord today and every day! I am praying for you rest in His presence as He opens your spirit to receive! I am praying that you will have eyes to see, ears to hear, and a heart to perceive what the Lord can and will do for you! I am praying 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!

The weight of His Presence was so strong this morning that I had to go face down to keep from falling backwards under the glory. I was filled with a desire for the Glory of the Lord to cover the earth. I spoke the words of Habakkuk 2:14, “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.” This is truly my heart’s desire. So, I began to cry out for more glory and to be allowed to witness the manifestation of the Lord’s promise given through Habakkuk.

In answer to this prayer, I was suddenly lifted up into His presence. I was standing on His right side watching as a child looked into His face with great heaviness and sadness. A tear was running down the side of his right cheek as he cried out to the Lord in intercession. This kind of sadness and grief seemed out of place in Heaven. So, I sought revelation to understand it. Suddenly, I could understand the little boy’s thoughts. He was interceding for His parents. He was pleading with the Lord to find a way for them to come to a saving knowledge of the Lord so that he could one day be reunited with them in Heaven.

Then the Spirit let me know that he was a new arrival and the Lord was letting him express these concerns and to intercede for his parents before working a miracle for the little boy. Two passage of scripture were given to me about what I was seeing: Revelation 7:16-17, “They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” and Revelation 21:4 “And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

As I watched, Jesus moved His right hand across in front of the little boy’s face and he was completely changed. He was now free to enjoy all the good things of the Lord in Heaven. He ran over to a group of children and began to play with them. As I watched this beautiful scene, I understood that what I had seen had two meanings. First, this was a real little boy about 5-6 years old who had gone to Heaven and the Lord wanted his parents to know that he is perfectly well and protected. He wants the parents to be drawn to Him so that one day the little boy’s prayer would be answered. The second thing I understood was that the little boy is also you and me. We need to be going before the Lord to pray for all our family members to come to a saving knowledge of Yeshua ha Messiach. We also need to be praying for the salvation of all those who remain lost.

Suddenly, I was caught up in an open vision. I was riding on a subway car filled with people from different backgrounds. I saw a family of Orthodox Jews being persecuted by some vicious people on the train. The children were attempting to play freely and the father was reading a newspaper as they tried valiantly to ignore the hatred coming at them. I saw this as a powerful message from the Lord for us to be interceding for all the Jewish people under persecution right now. Anti-Semitism is getting stronger around the world and in our nation. We need to speak out while there is time. The nations are moving toward another holocaust as if they have completely forgotten the lessons of the last century. I remembered the words of my good friend Rabbi Mordecai Daina who escaped from Poland during the Nazi persecution. He said to me, “One thing we learned in Poland was that if we stood by while they came for you today, tomorrow they would come for us!” I am crying out for the Shalom of God to come to Jerusalem, Israel, and all Jewish people around the world. I am crying out for peace, provision, protection, prosperity, productivity, power and prophetic words to guide them to Adonai Elohim through Yeshua ha Messiach!

May it never be said of us: “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.” (Ezekiel 22:30) May the Lord find us faithful in our generation to intercede for the land and people of Israel! May the Lord find us daily crying out for Shalom in Jerusalem. Remember this command of the Lord: “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls, prosperity within your palaces. For the sake of my brethren and companions, I will now say, ‘Peace be within you.’ Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek your good.” (Psalm 122:6-9) 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!

I went before the Lord this morning with a holy hunger for deeper intimacy and a closer walk with Him. I cried out to the Holy Spirit to reveal to me the Heart of the Father. I suddenly had this strong belief that the most important thing we can know today is the Heart of the Father. I prayed over and over for a deeper revelation than I have known in the past. Suddenly, it seemed as if my spiritual eyes opened with great clarity. I was in the air with the Lord looking down on a huge open field in Heaven. It was filled with hundreds of people playing different kinds of games. I had never really thought about sporting opportunities in Heaven in the past. I wondered if this is somehow the answer to my prayer to understand the Heart of the Father today.

Then the Spirit took me to other parts of these vast open fields in Heaven. Then I could see that there were thousands of people engaged in these activities. In one place, I saw a field laid out for some type of sporting event I had never seen before. There were multiple circles separated by short spaces of green grass. Lines were drawn between and around the circles for some sort of activity. All of these were part of some type of sports which are only played in Heaven. I was reminded of how much we need to learn about Heaven and the Lord’s plans for us. As I was moved from place to place, I saw so many different groups of people actively engaged in these sports. I could see with crystal clarity except when clouds seemed to move into my vision and block my view. I wanted to have an unobstructed view of these things and wondered why clouds would be in the skies of Heaven. Then the Spirit told me that these clouds are not in Heaven. They are in us. There is still something in us which resists a pure knowledge of the things of the Kingdom of Heaven. It is our task to clear the clouds so that we can see more completely. I could see extremely clearly in what I call Ultra High Definition Vision, but I wanted to see more completely.

Suddenly, I heard myself quoting what Jesus said in Luke 11:2b, “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” As I spoke these words, I suddenly became aware of the thoughts, feelings and aspirations of many of the people playing in the fields of Heaven. Each person had a desire for the members of the other team to win as much or more than they wanted to win. This was certainly not the way of the world, but it is the way of Heaven. Then I understood more fully what Jesus said, “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Can you imagine the playoffs this year being examples of each team wanting the other team to win more than they wanted to win for themselves? What would that look like? Then I was reminded that this is the Heart of the Father.” Wow! What am I supposed to do with that? What are you supposed to do with this?

Then I noticed that there was no winning or losing in Heaven. Everyone is already a winner! Everyone is already a victor! There are no more battles to fight or teams to conquer in Heaven. I suddenly had a great longing to live like that! Again, I was reminded that this is the Heart of the Father. I thought about how families would be different if each person wanted more for the others than for themselves. This is rare in our world. I thought about how different political elections would be if we had the Heart of the Father. I thought about how different churches would be if we truly experienced the Heart of the Father.

Then I was carried to another open field in Heaven, however this time I didn’t see anyone playing. Then the Lord said, “I am welcoming anyone who would like to play in my field to come into this level of intimacy!” I thought about the clouds again, and wondered if we really want that? Are we ready to give up the striving of the flesh to win and be number one in all the things we do? Are we ready to seek the welfare of others more than our own welfare? I didn’t really have the answers, but I sensed that it is the Heart of the Father for us to ponder these things and allow Him to draw us closer to His Heart. I began to cry out to be enabled to draw closer to Him so that He can draw closer to me. I was suddenly back to my original desire to experience more intimacy with Him and to walk closer with Him today than ever before. I know that somehow the key to this is to have the Heart of the Father, but are we ready for that?

I am praying right now for us to know the Heart of the Father! I am praying that we will know it better today than we did yesterday! I am praying that we will know it more tomorrow than today! I am praying that we can get our eyes off of the values of this world so that we can assimilate the values of Heaven! I am praying for greater intimacy and the will to let go of every hindrance! I am praying in the 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!

This morning I felt very hurried as I am working to write recommendations for people and to finish reviewing a book. I immediately heard the Lord telling me to slow down and rest in His presence. This was a very pleasing thought, but I knew I needed His help to do it. So, I asked and received. Then I felt something welling up in my heart. It was a desire to hear a fresh word from the Lord for today. So, I began to ask the Spirit of Truth to reveal what the Lord is saying and doing that we can also say and do. Immediately, I was given a series of visions which I could not understand without the help of the Holy Spirit.

First, I saw a woman dressed in a winter coat and cap standing behind a mailbox. I could see her house behind her. It was standing between sections of a forest in what appeared to be a rural area. It was snowing as the woman stood behind the mailbox apparently waiting for the mail to be delivered. Her dog was sitting on her right side patiently waiting with her. Snow began to collect on both the woman and the dog. They were both motionless and seemed almost frozen in place. The Holy Spirit told me that they were waiting for a revelation from heaven, but didn’t know how to receive it. They were seeking the same way they had done daily for a long time with no results. The problem was that they were being misled by a religious spirit to expect something extraordinary from the ordinary means visible in the natural. We need a breakthrough in order to see the Open Heavens and to begin to receive from Him in new Spirit driven ways. If you are frozen in an old pattern which is not working, it is time for a breakthrough. I heard the words of the Lord in Matthew 7:7-8, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” Don’t give up! Don’t quit! Now is the time to ask, seek and knock on the doors of the Heavens! Amen?

Suddenly, everything shifted and a new vision opened. I was standing on the street of a large city. I was in a residential section where people lived in the old “brown stone” row houses. I was looking at a mailbox on the street just behind a wrought iron fence. This would not be there in the natural. The mailboxes for these houses were normally lock boxes on the wall near the door or just inside a doorway. This was different from the first because it had a supernatural component. Then I saw someone trying to get to the mailbox, but they couldn’t get their shoes tied correctly. The person attempted over and over with different methods to get their shoes ready. I asked for wisdom to understand and the Spirit provided. Some who have access to the supernatural are not spiritually prepared to receive what the Lord is releasing. This is also a time for needed breakthrough. Many have been trying to do it their way instead of God’s way and it isn’t working. In spite of their desires for breakthrough, they keep doing the same old things. The Lord said that it is time to stop our striving and let Him do the work.

Suddenly a package appeared in the hands of the person who had been struggling with the shoes. I watched as she opened the package and we were both surprised by the contents. It was a large crystal rocking horse. It was very beautiful, but it didn’t seem like a practical gift. It was too small to be ridden and it would probably break if someone tried. It was not something you would normally see as a collector’s item. So, I asked for wisdom and revelation. The Lord told me that it is time to ride forth with the gospel, but many do not know how to do that. They are holding on to beautiful but impractical means. This is also a word about breakthrough. I began to long to see the Lord’s white horses which will be ridden by the host of the Heavens in the last days. I felt ready to ride, and I wanted to hear the command of the Lord to begin now. Are you feeling this desire too?

I am praying that the Lord will send the Holy Spirit to prepare us to receive what He has for us in this season. I am praying for revelation to assist us in letting go of everything that hinders us spiritually. I am praying for us to receive what Jesus promised in John 16:12-14, “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.” May the Spirit of Truth be powerfully present with you to prepare you for everything the Lord has for you now! 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!

This morning, in a vision, I was lifted up to a very high place and stood in the cleft of the rock near the top of a mountain. As I looked across a great plain, I was reminded of the things I had seen from mountain tops in Israel. This memories gave me a great sense of the Shalom of the Lord. Then I heard a voice proclaim, “Higher perspectives!” I wondered what that could mean. I had an idea, but I wanted to be certain that I was seeing and hearing correctly because I had been praying to see what the Lord is doing so that I could do it and to hear what the Lord is saying so that I could say it. Then the Spirit released understanding to my heart. We are in need of higher perspectives. Many of us have been down in the weeds and only seeing the problems and challenges around us. We need to let the Lord lift us up so that we can see more things from His perspective.

I thought about Isaiah 55:6-9, “Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.” In this season, we need to rise about our thoughts and our ways! We need to rise up to the level of His ways and His thoughts, but how can we do that?

For an answer, the Spirit led me to Psalm 18:46-49, “The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted. It is God who avenges me, and subdues the peoples under me; He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me; You have delivered me from the violent man. Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and sing praises to Your name.” It is the Lord who can lift us up above our problems and all the attacks of the enemy. I am filled with gratitude for what the Lord has done, what He is doing, and what He will do on our behalf in the future.

Then I saw something amazing. I was standing beside myself watching as Yeshua ha Messiach came to me and embraced me with a powerful hug. Then He kissed me on my right cheek. I thought about Psalm 2:11-12, “Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish in the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.” I was not focused on the fear of perishing, but on the joy of His pleasure and the power of His blessing. I immediately understood that I was watching this outside myself because it is not for me alone. It is also for you. The Spirit revealed that the kiss on the right cheek is an anointing of Kingdom authority. I immediately received again the promise in Luke 10:19, “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”

I fell to my knees holding on to His right hand with both of my hands. Then I kissed the back of His right hand. I wanted to kneel and kiss His hand like this to indicate that I fully summit to Him and His authority. This is a powerful key for receiving and walking in the spiritual authority He releases to us. As I kissed His hand (still watching from outside myself), he placed His hand on top of my head and released a blessing and a fresh impartation. Remember, this is for you too! As we strive to be lifted up from the weeds to get a higher perspective for this season, we must submit to Him and receive His blessing and anointing. I prayed the James 4:7 prayer over and over in His presence.

As I was kneeling before Him a strong wind began to blow in a large circle around the mountain. It was so strong that I was very grateful that I was in the cleft of the rock and being held by the Lord. I heard a voice from Heaven declare, “The winds of change have started to blow! You must hold tightly to the Lord!” I thought, “No problem! I am delighted to hold on to Him in this powerful wind!” Then I could see that the wind was blowing in a counterclockwise direction. This confirmed a Word I received from the Lord on Yom Kippur: “This year is a year of restoration!” Many of us have lost much during the previous few years, and a season of restoration is very good news. Can you receive it?

The Lord is going beyond restoration (Malachi 3:11, “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” says the Lord of hosts) He is also fulfilling His promise to “rebuke the devourer.” It is time to stop losing and start living in the victory the Lord has already won for us! May the Lord lift you up to a high place and give you His perspective! May He bless you, kiss you, and anoint you with Kingdom authority! May you experience the Lord’s promise in Luke 10:19, “and nothing shall by any means hurt you”! I pray that you will receive the sevenfold Shalom of the Lord (peace, provision, protection, prosperity, productivity, power, and prophetic words) 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!