Category Archives: Last Days

The Thirty-One Things (Pt. 2)

I began my recollection of the vision with the explanation that I believed the year 2000 would be the beginning of what Jesus calls “the beginning of birth pangs” (Matthew 24:8). The Bible describes this period as a time of great distress, but God assured me that during this period to come, it would also be a time of supernatural healing and supply for His people.

The Visions of the Thirty-One Things

One of the first things I remember God speaking to me was that two major earthquakes would be coming to the world. One of them was an earthquake coming to Japan that would signal the beginning of a total financial collapse of the world economy. Continue reading →

The Thirty-One Things (Pt. 1)

In 1999 I received an invitation to speak at a prophetic conference to be held on New Year’s Eve. This was not just another end-of-the-year celebration, with people praying and asking God’s blessing on the coming year or partying as a giant ball slowly descended in Times Square. No, this was Y2K, an anagram for the year 2000, the eve of the new millennium.

I was humbled and honored to be asked to speak publicly. I hadn’t been out of prison that long, and I was still uncomfortable about standing behind a pulpit. But the people sponsoring the conference were friends, so I accepted their invitation. Continue reading →

The Wedding You Don’t Want to Miss!

Lori and I, along with nearly 100 other couples, just renewed our wedding vows with Rabbi Cahn officiating. This was a blessed event with an End Times message for the Church encapsulated in every detail of the festivities. We are sure that even mature Christians who have been in the Church all their lives, received new revelation about the significance of marriage – one to another – and Christ to His bride, the Church. It’s time for the Bride to get ready NOW.

In my book, “Time Has Come,” I talk about the wedding supper of the Lamb from the Apostle John’s perspective. Here’s an excerpt I know you will enjoy: Continue reading →

Praying for Oklahoma

We have just experienced an awful couple of days here in Missouri and most of the “heartland” of the nation with storms and deadly tornados. Our hearts and prayers go out to the families who have lost loved ones.

Sometimes when things like this happen, we will try to make sense of it all. But, as Christians, we must submit our quest to understand the ‘whys,’ to our FAITH which always comforts and consoles us, whether we understand or not.

Faith is rooted in the deepest and simplest belief that our God is good, and His love endures forever. This truth is found throughout the Bible but mostly in the Psalms, which most scholars believe were predominantly written by King David – whom God says was “a man after my own heart.” Continue reading →

A Critical Time

This is a critical time.  Any time after this, we will have done all we could do and our time is over.  Then the seals will open and the trumpets will blow and nothing we do or say will affect anything when that begins.

I’m struck with a sense of profoundness for this very small window of time.  God uses vessels like us to discern and alert and inform.  We cannot err in discerning the Times – and after we discern, we must alert and inform others.  These are truly the days we were born for… for this, the grand finale.

One of the dangers of the End Times is hearing so much and understanding so little.  Even the church fails to discern the meaning of End Time events because they have heard it so much and so often, it has lost its impact.  We can’t become desensitized to End Times events!

We are bombarded every day with information from every direction.  So much information, so many words coming at us from everywhere; our televisions, smart phones, ipads, and even our proximity to others is constantly feeding us information.  I know that the plan of the enemy includes distractions and confusion caused by so much ‘noise’ that it makes it hard to hear the important things!

In all this information (knowledge), the greatest thing we must be listening for is the voice of our Lord.

Many times, in the Bible, when men of God received a special message from God, it was after withdrawing themselves to a time of solitude to be able to hear from Him alone.  If ever we needed to hear from God, it’s now.

We have a supreme challenge in the days we live in to not only discern the Times, but to find the time to be still before the Lord in order to hear His voice.

A few Sundays ago, my son Ricky ministered a profound word that we all need to hear.  He said, “There’s a time to stop speaking and listen.  Sometimes we just need to be quiet before the Lord, and now is God’s time to speak to us.”

Sometimes, a constant flow of information is just a distraction from the greater thing.

I learned about distractions years ago when I was trying to spend quality time with the Lord and a honey bee began buzzing around me.  I heard the Lord say, “even the buzzing bee distracts you!”

Even when life demands our time and attention, we must find the time to spend alone so that God can speak to us.  That’s why I often get up in the middle of the night and sit quietly before the Lord.  That’s the only time I can be without distractions!

Wouldn’t it be a tragedy if, after we have studied, talked about, and generally saturated ourselves with information about the End Times, that we become so busy, busy, busy in our thoughts and activities that we miss the voice of the Lord instructing us in every move we make in our own strategic mission?

Only after we have “been with Jesus” can we hear Him and His instructions for these amazing final days.

The Cutting Edge Church

I believe the Church should be on the cutting edge. When you think about what that statement really means, it means to be razor-sharp and out front. The sharp edge is what goes first and cuts through obstructions so you can get to the vital target.

Sometimes the cutting edge is in revelatory teaching and preaching which we believe in doing here at Morningside. But more often the cutting edge is in action – you have to DO SOMETHING to complete the process! Faith without works is dead!

I have often said that we (the Church) should not be the victim in the end times. We know from the scriptures and from the signs we see in the earth and in the heavens that catastrophic things will occur and are occurring every day. We have the Word of God that illuminates (shines the light on) these things.

So, because we know what is coming, we should be proactive! The government should not be taking care of us – we should take care of each other! Pastors of local churches cannot take care of all the people. It will be too much for one man. You ALL will need to help one another! That is the definition of the Church being the Church.

Jesus said “you will know them by their love” for one another. Loving one another means doing the best we can to not only profess our faith, but to take action to first prepare, and then to protect and provide for the family of God. And not only should we take care of one another, but we should be able to give to others. I learned many years ago that you will never be able to minister to a person’s spirit until their hungry bodies are fed.

Jesus said the end of the age is the Harvest Time. When you think about the awesome plan of God to bring many people into the Kingdom at the end of the age, you have to marvel that we, as the Church, are entrusted to execute much of that plan. I don’t know about you, but that’s an awesome privilege and an even greater responsibility. One that requires a very sharp edge – a cutting edge.

David’s Army Pt. 1

When I came out of prison in 1994, E.V. Hill gave me a prophetic word from the Lord that I would raise up a “David’s Army”.  From the scriptures, we know that this is a fairly ragtag bunch, yet God used them in mighty ways to protect and restore His beloved Israel.

In the Last Days, God is using whoever has a heart after Him.  You may think “well yes, He always did” and that’s a true statement.  But David’s Army came together in a time when the illegitimate authorities of the day were failing.  Saul had tried to win Israel’s battles but he did it in his own strength and with his own wisdom and he failed – but there was a time that all of Israel was enamored with him.

If you will remember, Saul’s kingship was the result of the proud and rebellious demands of a disobedient Israel that was much more concerned with how the king looked than with whom God had chosen.  The Bible says Saul stood a head taller than most men and was very handsome.  David, on the other hand, was a ruddy kid that God chose when He sent Samuel the Prophet to anoint him as King.  David was God’s choice – and Saul was the people’s choice.

Well, God gave Israel just what they asked for, but told them they would regret that choice in the years to come and they did.  But only after many of their sons had lost their lives because Saul was proud and  disobedient, and he went out to battle and made other decisions without consulting the God of Israel.  Eventually this disobedience caused him to be so hardened that he even consulted a witch.  Saul, in the end, committed suicide in a battle he could not win because God was not with him.

David, on the other hand, always consulted God before he went out to battle the enemies of Israel.  One such incident is recorded in 2 Samuel 5:24 when God spoke to David and said, “And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly. For then the LORD will go out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”  The principle is this:  Always seek God’s wisdom before you do anything and wait for His answer.  Ask God “what should I do?”  When you do that, He will go before you and move in your behalf!

In the Last Days, the true leaders of the Lord’s Army will arise, and they will inquire of the Lord what they should do.  Many of them will have been stripped of any self-importance in the valleys of life as David was, yet they go forward to do battle with the enemies of God because their heart belongs to Him alone – and God Himself has ordained them!  Man did not do it, and man cannot undo it.

As the leaders of the Lord’s Army arise, the Lord is going out before them to move in their behalf!

Healthy Bodies and Spirituality

Have you ever noticed that when you are really sick, you can’t in actuality concentrate on anything – and that includes spiritual things? When I’m sick, it seems like every bit of strength I have goes to getting well and I can’t seem to get spiritual about anything! I know none of you have ever dealt with this, but I sure have (*wink*).

In fact, being sick doesn’t bring out the best in me or anyone else. Some people think you get more spiritual when you’re sick, but I’ve found it to be just the opposite. There are times when I get outright cantankerous and I’ve seen others do the same thing. That’s just NORMAL. When people don’t feel good, they are not themselves.

This is one of the reasons Jim and I believe in being as healthy as possible. When your body is not healthy, you’re not as strong spiritually! This is one of the ways the devil will attack God’s people in the End Times, yet not many think about it at all. If you’re worn down physically, you’re less likely to be strong in your prayer life, or anything else.

If ever we need to be in good health, it’s in these tumultuous days. We live in a world that is morally, spiritually, and economically sick. Staying well ourselves is imperative so that we are not overcome by this world and all of its spiritual darkness. We need to be healthy in our bodies so that our spirits can be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might!

I hope you know that you were chosen to be here during the Last Days and that God has a special plan for your life. I hope you know that every single Child of God is important to the plan of God for these Last Days. I hope you take care of yourself and get as healthy as you can possibly get. Do what you can do – eat right – take care of that temple – and leave the rest to God!

Love,

Lori-Blue-Pen-Transparent

Do You Want to Please God or Man?

It’s a question that some people never want to hear, much less answer.  The truth is that our ‘natural man’ wants to please other men (man and men, in this case, represent mankind which includes women!)  But if we are born-again of the Spirit of God, our spiritual man seeks to please God.

This is one of those ‘mysteries’ in the Bible that we need to understand going into the Revelation Days.  The natural man actually wars against the spiritual man, and guess what?  Sometimes it wins!  Just ask me on days that I have circumstances in my life that are overwhelming!  Better yet, ask those around me!

I’m just keeping it real here.  Sometimes I give my ‘natural man’ permission to act out, and it’s not pretty.  My halo actually slips a little.  I’ll bet yours never does that, does it? 😉

Back to serious!

Early in my walk with the Lord, I heard Him ask me one day, “do you want to please Me, or man?”  Believe me, when you’re asked that question, your first reaction is to quickly answer, “YOU, Lord!”  But, even as I had that thought, I heard Him say, “don’t answer too quickly, because your answer will become the destiny of your life!”

No pressure.  No pressure at all.

As I began to ponder the question, I came to understand that pleasing God may include some things I hadn’t previously thought.  What if pleasing God included never being married or never having children?  What if pleasing God included consecrating my entire life to His service alone?

From my childhood, all I ever wanted to be was a wife and a mother.

I recalled the Scripture:  “seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you.”

Then my answer became clear:  “Lord, if I never have anyone or anything in my life except YOU, YOU are more than enough.  I choose YOU, Lord!  If I am single my whole life, if I never have children, I choose YOU!  If I have to choose between pleasing man (myself included) or pleasing YOU, I choose YOU!  Today I choose the WHOLE desire of my heart is YOU, Lord!”

After that defining point in my life, I spent 10 years in inner-city ministry.  The Lord truly tested the resolve of my made-up mind and found that I had meant what I said and it came from my heart.

If any of you have read my book, “More Than I Could Ever Ask,” you know that I worked menial jobs and did what I had to do to continue in ministry as a single woman.  Oh, but then…..

God truly did give me the desires of my heart and more when Jim and I married and we subsequently were given 5 beautiful children to love and raise!

Back when God presented that perplexing question to me, I counted the cost and weighed my answer against the natural (wo)man’s desires and chose the spiritual (wo)man’s path.  It has been many years since then, and I was over 40 when God gave me the fullness of my heart’s desires.  Had I chosen my own path, I’m sure my life’s outcome would have been much different.

Today, I am teaching this principle to my own children, which God gave to me, and I pray that they too will seek to please God first.

Love,

Lori Signature

The Trial of Your Faith (Pt. 2)

Faith – it’s a word we have used and overused in our country, our churches, and our own personal lives.  People have faith in many things; faith in people, systems, governments, sociologies, economies, and the big one for our somewhat humanistic generation:  relationships.  Social relationships are taught, sought and sometimes bought in our politically charged and socially driven generation of ambition seekers…. and this includes some in the general church population. Continue reading →