What Heaven is Saying Today
The presence of the Lord was amazing and powerful this morning. Before going up to the worship room I was studying in Acts Chapters four and five. In Chapter four the Lord responds to their prayer for boldness in proclaiming the resurrection of Yeshua ha Messiach in the midst of persecution. He released great power to bring healings, signs, and wonders to confirm their preaching. Then great grace fell upon everyone and brought such prosperity that there was no lack on anyone. However, something seemed to go wrong by the time Chapter five was written. They had lost their respect for the anointing on the apostles and for the present power of the Holy Spirit. As a result, a double portion of great fear fell upon them. I felt the power of that message in His presence this morning. I was in great awe as I soaked in His glory.
Suddenly, I was lifted up to the sanctuary in Heaven and saw the ark of God. I was experiencing something like Revelation 11:19, “Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.” My eyes were glued to the “ark of His covenant.” The ark was amazingly bright with an extremely highly polished gold exterior. Then I began to see my reflection in the polished gold. I was not comfortable with this. I felt too unworthy and unclean to be reflected in the light of His glory. I went into a new level of repentance not out of fear, but out of deep humility and great respect for the Lord. I was certain that others were seeing their own reflection on the ark and I wondered what this could mean.
Then the Holy Spirit led me to 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.” Thank God we are being transformed “from glory to glory” into “the same image.” Without this transformation, we cannot survive in the presence of His overwhelming power and glory.
Suddenly I felt like I was being transformed like clay in the powerful and skilled hands of a master potter. I felt something like gigantic hands squeezing and reshaping me. It was uncomfortable, but I was very willing to be reshaped into the image He desired for me. Is the Lord doing some reshaping in your life? I believe we are in great need of some remolding and transformation if we are going to be enable to minister in His glory during this amazing new spiritual season of the Lord. How about you? Are you feeling this too? It may not be comfortable, but I believe it is necessary.
Suddenly things shifted again. We are in a season when things are shifting at an accelerated rate and we need to be ready to move with the Lord at a moment’s notice or we will miss the awesome things He is doing. I was surprised to suddenly be standing in what looked like a very large basketball court. The floors were highly polished and looked like they were made of gold. The glory of the Lord was being reflected from the surface. Then people began to move out on the floor with me. Many of them were in wheelchairs. Others could walk but had very obvious infirmities which limited their mobility. Some did not have any visible infirmities. Their wounds were from deep within the soul and spirit. I thought this was going to be something like a sporting event for people with special needs.
However, joy filled my soul as I watched everyone in wheelchairs standing up completely restored. Then this mighty move of restoration spread to everyone on the court. I had asked for a fresh word from Heaven for today, and I believe this is it. We are in a powerful season of restoration. For those who have a deep awe and respect for the Lord, transformation is happening. I continued to watch as people were lifted up after their restoration and then placed back into positions from which they had been previously removed. I believe this will be very challenging for some, because of the pain from their previous removal, however the Lord wants us back in the positions of our anointing. It is not about our comfort but about our destiny. It is not about what pleases us, but about what pleases Him. Are we willing to be restored? I pray that we are always ready for the Lord to reshape and remold us! I pray that we will be faithful wherever He decides to place us! I pray that we will remain every ready to shift with Him! 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!