What Heaven is Saying Today
In our Glory (Open Heaven) room this morning, I was thinking about the two words I received for this year. On Yom Kippur, the Lord said that this would be “The Year of Restoration.” This week He said, “This is the Year of the Open Heaven.” It struck me how much these two things go together. I felt a deep sense of gratitude to the Lord for these two promises. So, I went face down before Him in thanksgiving, praise and worship. Suddenly, I was carried by the Spirit in a vision to a cave. I really like the experiences I have been given in caves. Most of the time, I am given another angel for our ministry. This time was a little different. I stood deep in the cave looking toward the bright light coming through the opening. As I looked at the light, I was also aware that there was a bright light behind me from inside the cave. I knew it was the Glory of the Lord.
Suddenly, I noticed bunches of grapes hanging from the ceiling inside of the cave. It is not natural for grapes to grow inside the dark part of a cave. So, I knew this was revealing something supernatural. The Spirit led me to understand that the Lord is releasing a season of great fruitfulness, and much of it will come supernaturally as a surprise. The Holy Spirit also let me know that there will be short seasons of being hidden and protected during this year. The grapes were also a promise of provision, refreshing and renewing which will come during those seasons. I heard the Lord say, “Low hanging fruit!” I asked for revelation knowledge to understand this fully. This is a season when it will be relatively easy to harvest the fruit of our labors. The Fruit will be close enough for us to just reach out and take it. We will not have to travel far or reach up very high. The Lord is providing everything we need so that we can work quickly in this season of an accelerated harvest. We must not hide and avoid our calling to be in the great harvest at the end of the age. This is our time and it is a high honor to be called by the Lord in this season. Be strong and courageous! Be bold and outspoken! I thought again about Revelation 19:10, “For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
It suddenly struck me that I didn’t know whether I was in Heaven or on the Earth in this vision. I was assured by the Holy Spirit that it is both. In this season, many of us will experience times of being aware of what is happening (according to the will of God) in both Heaven and Earth at the same time. This will be a season like Jesus experienced when He was able to see what the Father was doing and then to do those things. It will be a season of hearing what the Father is saying so that we can speak what He is speaking. This will be a time of increased intimacy with the Lord for many and the Lord will do awesome things in our lives and ministries. I like that! How about you? I was in the “Cave of Revelation” this morning and it is a season like 1 Kings 19:9, 13. We must answer for ourselves the Lord’s question, “What are you doing here,” What are you doing for the Lord where you are right now?
I moved to the opening of the cave and was surprised by something which flew over my head. It was like a small comet ablaze as it moved through the atmosphere of Earth. Just in front of me, it exploded in a burst of extreme light. I asked for wisdom and revelation about what this meant. This was a caution being released for the coming year. Those who lift themselves up and pursue their own ministry objectives will likely burnout this year. This is a time to give all the glory, honor and praise to the Lord. If we try to lift ourselves up to be seen by others, we will be brought down. This is a time to humbly seek the Lord and speak testimonies of what He has done rather than what we are doing.
I was surprised to hear a decree of the Lord spoken in great authority. I heard only one word: “Fearless!” I asked for revelation to understand this word. The Spirit helped me to understand that this was the last word in a decree from the Lord. I had not heard the first part of the decree. This was a reminder that we need to tune our hears to hear what the Lord is saying or we may distort things. So the Holy Spirit revealed the entire message. “You must be Fearless!” Even when we are in the cave of protection and provision, we must not be there out of fear. Once again I remembered Paul’s admonishment to Timothy, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7) We must pray for boldness and not be found hiding in fear. Remember the teachings in Acts Chapters four and five! If we want the outcomes they received we need to pray what they prayed and to do what they did! Be bold in your witness for the Lord and it will open a time of great grace and great power! 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!