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The reason that the financial markets are rigged is because regulators have their personal self-interest as their number one priority.  They either do not want to be fired by their superiors who have an exit plan to move to the private industry where their future is assured by the very financial institutions they are suppose to regulate, or… they have their own personal exit plan in place.  At any rate, it is about self-preservation.  They are not truly public servants.  The following list provides us perspective of how serious the current financial environment ailments are:

Gold Manipulation

Silver Manipulation

LIBOR Manipulation

Inflation Rate Manipulation

Equity Market Manipulation (via Federal Reserve)

Gold Equities Stock Manipulation

Silver Equities Stock Manipulation

Interest Rate Manipulation

Bond Price Manipulation

Social Security Cost of Living Increases manipulated

Currency Market Manipulation

The impact of all of these acts is to destroy the middle class in America.  This is the group who provides the majority of the growth in the U.S. and notably impacts the rest of the world.  Those in power have in essence provided the wealthy with a means to further concentrate their wealth and furthering the disequilibrium of wealth in society.  This will not end well.

The love of money is the root of all evil and will not sustain the current path toward destruction.  Today’s complex society/infrastructure has prevented the sudden collapse seen in the 1930’s.  However, the fundamentals remain the same.  Death of the current method of manipulation is sure to occur.  You cannot keep the natural order out of balance indefinitely.  The longer the system is out of balance, the more severe the correction.  Only Our Heavenly Father knows the timing and magnitude of the correction/replacement of the current system.  This is clearly not business as usual.

Shale extraction by fracking as the solution to peak oil has been a pipe dream.  At the same time China and Russia continue to tie up resources.  The petrodollar is on the decline and the petro-ruble is coming on line.

See:  http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dream-of-us-energy-independence-was-just-revised-away-2014-05-22?dist=tbeforebell

Gold & silver are not for speculation.  They are for storing and saving value.  Right now, a great leveling of currency value is expected in 2016.  The Chinese would have you believe they are weak but their intent is to express weakness as they grow in strength.  This is a classic strategy expressed in the writing “The Art of War”.

As the US Dollar moves lower, the need for a bail-in will increase.  A bail-in is where your bank account is accessed by the government to prop up the bank’s capital structure.  Is the money in the bank yours?  You are an unsecured creditor.  They are not holding your cash but instead are using the funds to invest and lend.  They keep a reserve for withdrawals.  They use statistical history to determine how much cash they need to retain.  They do not account for a “Black Swan” event to occur.  In the end, a major cash requirement of the bank must be met by liquidating assets, borrowing from the Federal Reserve, issuing stock or more debt instruments, or exercising the right to withhold funds from being withdrawn for a certain period of time, as a part of the signature card/contract you signed.  The bail-in alternative would convert your funds to a different class of liability and probably unavailable to you to be converted to cash.

The derivative crisis that nearly brought down the banking system in 2008 has not been resolved.  The level of derivatives has grown to be even a greater risk today.

What is an alternative ?  To place your funds in another store of value.  Land is an option but not too liquid.  In the past, gold and silver have functioned in this capacity.  When you buy an ounce of silver, you vote against the current fiat system and remove value from that system.

Each of us must be led the Spirit in determining what actions to take to retain purchasing power.  The fragility of the current system would suggest some kind of action be taken.  No man knows the entire picture and thus cannot provide perfect financial counsel.  Our Our Heavenly Father understands the full complexity of the current environment.  This is why you must place your focus on hearing HIM.

From John Williams at www.shadowstats.com :

> – April Unemployment Numbers Showed Deepening Economic Disaster
> – Unemployed Dropped by 733,000, but Employed Dropped by 73,000, and Labor Force Fell by 806,000
> – February-to-April Payroll Jobs Gains Were Bloated Heavily by Concealed and Constantly-Shifting Seasonal Adjustments
> – April Unemployment: 6.3% (U.3), 12.3% (U.6), 23.2% (ShadowStats)
> – Revised Retail Sales Growth Was Slower 2011-to-Date; Downside Corrections to Prior GDP Reporting Loom in July
> – Construction Spending Remained Stagnant
> – Year-to-Year M3 Growth Rose to 4.0% in April

You cannot keep marketing a portion of the numbers forever.  Where will the investors turn to once they see the illusion?  There is too much money in the system to find another home.  The Titanic was deemed unsinkable the day before it sank.  Keep you life vests handy because we do not know when the big money will abandon ship.  The US Dollar will plummet, gold and silver will respond in the opposite direction.  Our Heavenly Father only knows the details.  Everyone else is simply guessing.

Pushing down the market by $18 in a few minutes only occurs when an agent bank of the Fed gets instructed to push the price down in order to move traders to the sell side for the day.  The goal is to make the dollar look better than it really is.  They attempt to hide the truth of the matter but ultimately the truth will be revealed.

Later today, the buyers enjoyed the price:

And the Dollar Index dropped back down.  It appears that the weak gold and silver players may now be on the sidelines.

Philippians 4:8   Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.  NKJV

Our Heavenly  Father is the Possessor of Heaven and earth.  HE knows where all the resources are and reveals them as needed.  HE is the One Who established gold and silver as having value.  Man has substituted HIS value for their own, a counterfeit so to speak.  There have been many attempts throughout history to dilute the medium of exchange by those in power.  Each and every time they failed.  Greed was the source of their motivation and thus we are warned to be vigilant when dealing with money and not allow greed to take root in our lives.  Greed is a primary attribute of the self-preserving spirit and oh my it is subtle.

Men have convinced themselves that Our Heavenly Father cannot or will not be involved in their finances as HE is in other aspects of their lives.  They can believe in salvation yet they can’t seem to believe that HE might prosper their work and increase their provision.  Their unbelief in this area keeps the storehouse door closed.  They are of little or no faith in this area, they are void of HIS Word.

Our Heavenly Father reserved the Promised Land for HIS people.  It is the land of milk and honey, the land of sufficiency.  The people were in bondage to Egypt (the world) and HE was their Deliverer.  HE performed mighty miracles to set them free, HE moved upon the Egyptians to finance their journey, yet they still walked in unbelief.  Why?  They didn’t listen and believe HIS Words.  They could not or would not overcome their state of bondage.  They left Egypt physically speaking but in their minds they were still slaves to the system.  They believed in their bondage more than they believed in their Deliverer.  They feared death more than they believed Our Heavenly Father and HE revealed that to them in a test:

Exodus 20:18 Now all the people witnessed the thunderings, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off. 19 Then they said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.”

20 And Moses said to the people, “Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin.” 21 So the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.

We must be willing to die to the flesh.  As we put off the old man, we are ready to properly receive from HIM and this includes receiving and distributing needed assets for the spreading of the Gospel.  We are to be pure conduits but until we believe that HE is able to provide ALL things, we will defer to other brethren who have overcome the bondage of Egypt.  If men’s hearts would change due to miracles, the entire nation of Israel would have been spiritual giants for they witnessed great miracles of deliverance by Our Heavenly Father.  You must HEAR His Word and believe on it and this includes acting on it.

Do you dare to come boldly to the Throne of Grace?  The prayer of a righteous man avails much.  Our Heavenly Father sets aside assets to be distributed through the “givers”.  HE moves upon men and circumstances to insure that HIS givers have sufficient means to operate.  HE assesses their intent to determine if they qualify as givers.  A giver is simply imitating Our Heavenly Father.  A mature son takes on the same characteristics as THE FATHER.

In Malachi chapter 3, HE nets it all out:

8 ​​“Will a man rob God?

​​Yet you have robbed Me!

​​But you say,

​‘​In what way have we robbed You?’

​​In tithes and offerings.

9 ​​You are cursed with a curse,

​​For you have robbed Me,

​​Even this whole nation.

10 ​​Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,

​​That there may be food in My house,

​​And try Me now in this,”

​​Says the LORD of hosts,

​​“If I will not open for you the windows of heaven

​​And pour out for you such blessing

​​That there will not be room enough to receive it.

​

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;

12 ​​And all nations will call you blessed,

​​For you will be a delightful land,”

​​Says the LORD of hosts.

The “takers” are in bondage to the devourer.  They look at ways to satisfy their lack and address their needs.  They rely on the old man to try to somehow fulfill their needs.  They look to the system of bondage rather than honor Our Heavenly Father by aligning their intent with HIS.  You say “How can I give when I am broke and can’t pay my bills?”  My reply, “Start giving something, anything.  You have time, give some time to benefit someone else.  Help an elderly person, help a neighbor.  Change your focus of being a taker to a giver.  You must start somewhere.  Bake cookies for your neighbor.  Write a letter of kindness to a neglected person of the past.”

People use the excuse that they need money to be givers thus they are in a “catch 22” situation.  Our Heavenly Father uses just weights and measures to determine HIS distribution channels.  You may give time and receive money from a different source.  You may give money and receive an idea for a new venture, a restoration of relationship, or a Divine healing of a chronic health issue.

The blessings of obedience found in Deuteronomy 28:1-14 apply to us spiritually, financially, emotionally, and physically.  To omit one of these areas is to say that Our Heavenly Father is insufficient to meet a need.  Possibly the one thing that needs to change is the subtle intent in your heart.  Are you a giver or a taker?  Your actions, time, and your checkbook reflect your fruit.  Maybe its time to inspect the fruit.  The mature firstfruits are presented and offered at the Feasts.  The immature must wait…  It’s time we dealt with the tougher areas of being an overcomer.

Our goal at Servias Ministries is to promote the maturing of the saints of the Most High to the point where they are drawn to serve mankind.  Only mature saints want to serve and give.  Everyone else in varying degrees wants to be served.  An infant wants and demands your full attention in order to meet his needs.  Life is all about him.  The mother is sleep-deprived for the first two or three years and then finally the child starts growing out of the phase of needing constant attention.

What is the ultimate goal of maturity as a saint?  Jesus provides the answer for He is the pattern Son.  We are to be bread to the world and minister life, we are to be HIS Disciples.  Paul wrote to Titus about walking in sound doctrine, or mature teaching without error.  It is my deepest desire to convey sound teaching in each blog I write.  I am given topics to write on which can easily be misinterpreted by the “ego” of the reader.  I must rely on the spirit man to receive the teaching.  Paul explains a fundamental truth to Titus:

Titus 1:15  To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.

My calling in part deals in the financial aspects of the Kingdom.  At the age of 21, Our Heavenly Father directed me to the largest bank in Oklahoma when I was looking for a part=time job while finishing my degree.  The banking industry was not in my Top 100 places to work.  HE spoke to me and told me to go into that building on Friday afternoon.  At the time, I had no idea what was in the building.  In looking over my professional career, HE directed each change, without exception.  I therefore must be true to where HE has prepared and placed me.  To do otherwise would deny my gifts and calling.

One of the biggest challenges a maturing saint is to hear Our Heavenly Father in the area of money.  People have used, abused, manipulated, stolen, defrauded, and exploited others for the purpose of getting more money.  I purpose to distance myself from those whose intent is to extract money.  However, that creates a dilemma.  One of the most critical areas to mature in is the proper intent of distributing and receiving money.  Though Judas performed his calling by selling out Our Lord, that did not negate the need to have a treasury for funding the Gospel. 

Money is simply a store of value that represents your past fruitfulness.  You worked for an hour and you received ten dollars.  The money isn’t inherently evil, it simply represents a store of your fruitfulness.  You cannot separate your past labor from that payment.  It is my responsibility as a brother in Christ to share “sound doctrine” to those with ears to hear.  The topic of money can easily alienate those who want to protect their “self-preserving” old man.  Those who Love me will receive and assess any words I speak to see if those words are for them this day.  Otherwise, they simply place the teaching on the shelf until they get a witness to act or respond on the teaching.

Titus 2:1 But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine: 2 that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

Do people see you and me with those qualities?  In pursuing a sound doctrine of giving to the ministry of spreading the Gospel, we must first learn to give.  People have no problem in giving away unneeded clothing or goods.  They have no problem in giving to their children, even to an excess.  However, the moment you make them aware of a need for the Gospel’s sake, they stiffen up and erect a wall.  Remember, to the pure all things are pure.  To the impure…

It is my responsibility to you to address the deeper issues that would prevent us from attaining the high calling.  Lack of cheerful giving is high on the list.  You can rationalize all day long why you shouldn’t be a giver, but in the end you simply don’t believe that Our Heavenly Father will supply your need according to HIS riches in glory.  That is the old man hanging on inside.

How do I deal with the old man in this regard?  When in doubt, give.  Practice giving, make it a custom to give, be known as a giver.  You don’t wring your hands in extended prayer when your child asks you for money.  You don’t “wait on the LORD” when your son or daughter needs a little extra assistance.  I’ve seen this double standard in people’s lives throughout my life.  There are those who would claim that Our Heavenly Father’s sovereignty has dictated their current financial state.  Could it be that until you have a change of heart concerning money that you will continue in lack?  Our Heavenly Father managed to move upon men to fund the building of the Temple.

Until the saints overcome the old man in the area of finances, full and complete unity will not be attained.  That is the one area 95% of you struggle with.  How did I come up with the number?  That is roughly how many participated but did not help fund the Passover Conference.  Listen closely!  My wife and I would have funded the cost on our own without issue.  Why?  Because Our Heavenly  Father told us to participate and HE has a history of supplying our need and reimbursing us for whatever HE required when no one else chose to participate.  I understand how the storehouse in Heaven operates thus it is my responsibility to you to share the revelation.  Had each person simply given $10 to the effort, our expenses would have been more than offset.  It is ironic, people have a PC and have Internet connection but don’t contribute at all.  It is a heart issue.

Many are waiting on the Iraqi Dinar RV to give.  If you are not a giver now, I doubt that you will become much of one if and when a financial windfall occurs.  In the meantime, people will live in scarcity.  In times past, I simply took the position that I would prefer Our Heavenly Father to simply provide me with the finances to fund the Kingdom since I had a willing heart.  I had no problem giving as HE directed.  However, HE wants all the saints to get the revelation of giving.  If you won’t give your money, you won’t die to the flesh either.

Don’t give money that you don’t possess.  If you have a rent or house payment, you don’t direct that money to other destinations.  That is being lawless.  You alone can determine what money is lawfully available to give.

Another question arises: How do I know that they will do the right thing with the money I send?  Your accountability and responsibility ends when you are obedient to give.  The recipient now has the sole responsibility to properly handle the funds.  I would suggest that there is a greater ramification to the recipient for failure to proper handle the funds than the giver.  Our Heavenly Father rewards intent, or judges it as the case may be.  By the way, misuse of money does not limit HIS ability to bless you.  HE will use just weights and measure to bless you in your cheerful giving, independent of the recipient’s actions.

I encourage you to revisit the Scriptures dealing in provision.  Do not give because you think Servias needs your money.  We knew when we agreed to financially backstop the conference that there may be insufficient giving.  How did we know this?  It is my understanding that past conferences were not fully funded by the attendees.  It is time that we stepped up to the reality that spreading the Gospel isn’t free.  We seem to acknowledge that reality in almost every other aspect of our daily lives.  Today’s blog is a hard word to some.  If it offended you, you might want to study the Scriptures on Love again.  If it convicted you, you might want to start practicing giving until you can hear HIS Voice in that area.  Is it possible that you could not hear what you were not ready to receive?

Read 1 Chronicles 29.

By the way, is Our Heavenly Father a cheerful Giver?

Social unrest is increasing around the world.  Food prices are increasing and causing citizens around the world to question their political leaders.  Food protein prices are up 17.3% in China.  Inflation in food prices are up double digits in the U.S.  16.5% increase in utility rates also adds insult to injury.

The West plans to write off debt by inflating their currency.  The Kings of the East know this is coming for they are holding a notable chunk of the West’s debt.  China and Russia have quit buying U.S. Debt.  Right now, Belgium is the biggest buyer of U.S. debt.  Huh?  Why is some little country buying our debt?  It is being orchestrated to keep the masses from seeing the brevity of the problem.  The raw statistics of placement of government debt to non-U.S. entities are factual but misleading.  Belgium?  Really???

Richard Russell, a well known, seasoned investment letter writer, sees the dollar collapsing in months, not years.  Others of notable credentials and experience are also crying out to anyone who will listen.  It would appear that all of these global events are converging toward October.  Why October?  Historically speaking, negative economic events tend to occur that month.  People tend to focus on personal events throughout the summer.  Europeans tend to take vacations (up to 6 weeks) and get back to work in October.  They then assess the economic state of things and begin to respond.  Moreover, the fall Feast of Tabernacles will coincide with this economic convergence.  Is this the year?  Only Our Heavenly Father knows.  We should live every year as though the fullness of times is at hand.  We should be of the five wise virgins and have our lamps ready.  Citizens of the Kingdom will be the most prepared group when the collapse comes.

The Divine Intent of Our Heavenly Father navigated me to a Degree in Economics and then a substantial experience in Finance and Banking.  After that was accomplished, HE moved me out of banking into Finance and Information Technology (IT).  HE has orchestrated the formation of Servias, the writing of blogs, and the broadcasts we present on Sundays, as well as the upcoming broadcast of the Passover Conference.  None of these were my ideas, I simply responded to HIS Word.

We are quickly approaching the maturing of two groups of people:  the vessels of honor, and the vessels of dishonor.  In the Exodus, the Egyptians funded the children of Israel.  In the wilderness, Our Heavenly Father provided the daily bread.  The Promised Land was maintained by the heathen until it was time to enter into the land and possess it and all of its assets.  In all cases, Our Heavenly Father established “value” for exchange.  Within the commandments and statutes is the law of equal weights and measures.  This law applies to commerce at the physical level but applies to equilibrium instituted by Our Heavenly Father in the spiritual and soul realms.  The current system and its methods and means of exchange will ultimately end.  The purpose of our updates is focused primarily for the time of transition, for those who are maturing to the fullness of Christ.  Jesus commanded the GOD particles based on the need at the time.  He multiplied bread and fish as needed.  He located funds to pay taxes as well.  He did not rely on Obamacare to heal the sick.  As we transition from our current maturity level to that of the Pattern Son, we will no longer need economic updates.  Until then, we are called to be good stewards over what HE has given us to manage.  We are in a multi-faceted training stage.  Until you can turn water into wine, I suggest managing your money appropriate in order to buy wine, bread, and fish.  While we are in this transition, you should not compromise your growth toward the fullness of a mature son who will walk in the bond of perfection- Love.  HE will let you know when there is no longer any need for managing your finances.  After all, one of the blessings is to be a lender unto many nations.  When you have finances, you have the opportunity to be a blessing to those in need.

From John Williams’ www.ShadowStats.com.

– Economic Reality versus Illusion: No Recovery, Just Plunge, Stagnation and Renewed Plunge
– Re-Intensifying Downturn Already Underway
– Confluence of Negative Surprises, Including New Business and Systemic Woes, Should Hit U.S. Dollar and Spike Inflation
– Hyperinflation to Intensify Unfolding Depression
– Gold as a Store-of-Wealth and Safe-Haven Remains Primary Hedge for Maintaining Purchasing Power of Wealth and Assets

"No. 617: SPECIAL REPORT: 2014 ShadowStats Hyperinflation Report — Second Installment"
Web-page: http://www.shadowstats.com

As empty nest baby boomers, we tend to eat out more often.  Being a financial-kinda guy, I pay close attention to prices and value.  New menus reflect higher prices.  What was 9.99 is now 10.99.  Once coffee, tea, and soft drinks break the $2 barrier here in the southwest, it really gets my attention.  After all, we are not in New York City.  Food prices are up and for the average middle-class family it is noticeable to the budget.  The top 1% don’t care since it is such a small part of their cash outflow.  Since we know all of the financial markets are being manipulated, we must persevere in the short term until the truth is fully exposed for all to see.  Those who are manipulating the markets are doing everything in their power to manipulate us into compliance to their agenda.  As we move toward the end of the manipulation, I expect them to become desperate and attempt a takedown of physical asset prices, specifically gold and silver.  The offset to this will be the kings of the East who hope physical assets get cheaper so they can load up by spending their dollars.  That threat is what is currently providing a price base for assets such as gold and silver. 

Those of us who are serious about doing Our Heavenly Father’s will should pursue unity among the brethren.  If we stay isolated from each other we cannot be a body, fitly joined together.  We must come into agreement.  Set aside your focus on the imperfections of others and instead look at them as Our Heavenly Father sees them.  None of us are infallible.  Focus on embracing their purpose rather than criticizing their errors.  Deal with your own error and the Body of Christ will be strengthened.  Focus on Love.  As we all do, we will bring the Kingdom here on earth.