RHEMA 3/08/13 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF GOD

In January, I heard the following:

RHEMA 1/25/13 COME ONCE AGAIN

HEARD: Moses.

HEARD SONG: Come once again.

The rhema was about giving people a second chance to receive their callings.  He is circling around a second time to pick up those who did not understand or receive their callings when He previously knocked.  Although there are many applications to this, what comes to mind is Peter who after He walked so closely to the Lord, became offended when his expectations were dashed that Jesus was given over to die.  We know he denied Christ, even after hearing the Lord Himself say that we if deny Him, He will deny us. 

Luk 22:57-62 NLT

But he denied it and said, Woman, I do not know Him!  And a little later someone else saw him and said, You are one of them also. But Peter said, Man, I am not!  And when about an hour more had elapsed, still another emphatically insisted, It is the  truth that this man also was with Him, for he too is a Galilean!  But Peter said, Man, I do not know what you are talking about. And instantly, while he was still speaking, the cock crowed. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter recalled the Lord's words, how He had told him, Before the cock crows today, you will deny Me thrice.  And he went out and wept bitterly [that is, with painfully moving grief].

The amazing story of God’s love is when after Jesus rose again, He pursued Peter a second time.

In the beginning, when Jesus first called Peter, He told them to let their nets down in the deep to catch some fish.  Peter complained as they had already fished, catching nothing all night.  Then when the net was breaking for such a huge catch, Peter wanted the Lord to depart from him as was such a sinful man.  Jesus used this experience to give Peter his calling to follow Him.  And Peter followed Jesus throughout His ministry.

Luk 5:4-11

When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, " Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."  But Simon answered and said to Him, " Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net." And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus ' knees, saying, " Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!"  For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, " Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men." So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.

Then the second time, after Peter fell and denied the Lord at Jesus’ death, they have returned to fishing and again worked all night catching nothing.  Jesus again tells them to try once more, and the net is bulging.  This time instead of wanting the Lord to depart, Peter plunges into the sea and swims straight to Jesus.  It is such a precious love story, that when Peter denied Jesus 3 times, Jesus now says three times, “Peter do you love Me?”

Jn 21:5-7

Then Jesus said to them, " Children, have you any food?" They answered Him, " No."  And He said to them, " Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish. Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea.

This is very similar to how the Lord is once again going to circle around with confirmations that He has indeed called many who have felt they have become disqualified and failed the Lord.

AH:  This morning I turned with anointed hands to the following rhema and I was praying over those who have refused the call of the Lord, after having been pursued so strongly.

8/21/12  NOT EVERYONE WILL RESPOND TO THE CALL

PIX:  I saw a mother going out to collect her children. 

HEARD: Get your things together and come back home.  Why they cant play together.  Not everyone is on the same page sweetheart.  Orphan kin. 

I heard Bob Jones say, yep.  Come out from among them says the Lord. Walk in the glorious. 

EXCERPT QUOTE FROM TOMMY HICKS VISION

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“At that very moment there came a great thunder that seemed to roar from the heavens. I turned my eyes toward the heavens and suddenly I saw a figure in white, in glistening white - the most glorious thing that I have ever seen in my entire life. I did not see the face, but somehow I knew it was the Lord Jesus Christ, and He stretched forth His hand, and as He did, He would stretch it forth to one and to another, and another. And as He stretched forth His hand upon the nations and the people of the world men and women - as He pointed toward them, this liquid light seemed to flow from His hands into them, and a mighty anointing of God came upon them, and those people began to go forth in the name of the Lord.

I do not know how long I watched it. It seemed it went into days and weeks and months. And I beheld this Christ as He continued to stretch forth His hand; but there was a tragedy. There were many people as He stretched forth His hand that refused the anointing of God and the call of God. I saw men and women that I knew. People that I felt would certainly receive the call of God. But as He stretched forth His hand toward this one and toward that one, they simply bowed their head and began to back away. And each of those that seemed to bow down and back away, seemed to go into darkness. Blackness seemed to swallow them everywhere.

CONFIRMATION PASTOR JAMES – TEARING DOWN WALLS TO PURSUE THOSE CALLED  3/08/13

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Yesterday, as I went into the presence of the Lord, I experienced a glorious time in the Shalom Glory of the Lord. I felt such a deep peace and the weight of His presence was awesome. I seemed to be asleep and awake at the same time. I was rested, refreshed and renewed more than in a deep sleep and yet I was awake and experiencing His presence. I was expecting a message from Heaven, but no words came to me. Suddenly, I went into an open vision and stood in a place filled with the clouds of His presence. As I watched something like walls of steel were torn away in front of me and sent flying out of sight. This happened three times. After the Lord removed these barriers, I could clearly see His glory. It was awesome and I just soaked in His presence. The entire experience was in seeing and felling the glory. I didn’t know what to say. So, I didn’t send it out.

This morning, the Lord gave me a series of open visions. In each, I was carrying a specific message for one person about the calling of the Lord. This was not a new word for these people, but a confirmation so they could step into their calling. To my surprise each person was fleeing from me, because they were not ready to receive a confirmation which would launch them into their destiny. I tried to catch up with people fleeing through crowds of other people. Just as they got ahead far enough for me to lose sight of them, I was suddenly transported right in front of them. They were looking back to see if they had lost me, but when they turned around there I was in front of them again. I was surprised that people chosen by the Lord and given a powerful calling would be so intent on running away from it. Then I remembered the story of Jonah in the Bible.

The thing that connected with me this morning was how relentless the Lord was in His pursuit of Jonah. Why didn’t the Lord just let him go and select someone else for the task of going to Nineveh? This suddenly spoke to me about a powerful attribute of God. He never gives up on us. Like the Jesus Culture song, “You are the Lord,” “Your love never fails, never gives up, and never runs out  on me.” The good news is that the love of the Lord will never fail you. He will not give up on you. He is pursuing you right now to release you into a greater level of anointing for your destiny in the Kingdom. Are you ready to stop, lift your hands, and receive it right not? The Lord is relentless in His pursuit to give you increase more and more. I pray the Psalm 115:14-15 prayer over you right now: “May the Lord give you increase more and more, You and your children. May you be blessed by the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.”

I was then lifted up into His Presence again today as I had been yesterday. Now I understood the message from that experience. The Lord has removed all the barriers for you. The Lord has done all the work and all you have to do is receive it and allow Him to draw you into His Presence. Do you want more intimate time with Him in the Glory? It is there for you right now! Hallelujah! Thank you Lord! “The Lord is good! His mercy endures forever!” Amen and Amen! He has removed all the veils! He has even removed those seemingly made of steel to make a way for you! Remember 2 Corinthians 3:16-18 “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.”

The Lord revealed to me part of the anointing being released to His people today. More gifts of healings are being released right now to those willing to receive and minister them. There is a special anointing today for the healing of back problems of all types. I liked that, but then the Lord said, “Yes! For bone cancer too!” That is a challenging word to release, but what makes it possible is that another impartation available today – for supernatural healing faith. Are you ready to receive these two awesome gifts from the Lord? May you have increase in your gifts and faith, more and more! Amen and Amen!

James

Pastor James Durham

Higher Calling Ministries, Intl