I wish that I could write only about pleasant topics but the marketplace demands our focus and it is not good news. Our Heavenly Father is orchestrating an interesting drama that will affect the lives of the entire globe. It looks like the tipping point is within 15 miles of the Boston Tea Party. The people of Massachusetts elected Scott Brown, a Republican, to replace Ted Kennedy who held the Democratic Senate seat for five decades. What??? This totally unexpected event will have global repercussions. How? President Obama and his administration are losing their perceived power at breakneck speed and they are now moving into the self-interest survival mode. Things were looking pretty good 6 months ago but now the liberal state of Massachusetts has begun throwing tea overboard. Obama immediately went after Wall Street and immediately the Dow Jones dropped.
Rev 18:21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast [it] into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
The word violence comes from a root word hormē meaning:
1) a violent motion, impulse
2) a hostile movement, onset, assault
Violence in the marketplace (Babylon) means volatility, uncertainty, and destruction. Volatility is a “violent motion” of impulses and I expect seismic swings in the stock market, gold market, and energy market. As we say in cowboy country, cinch it up ‘cause it’s going to be a wild ride! The “management by perception” methodology is giving way to the stark reality of the global economic tremors.
We could easily see $100 daily swings in gold. The timid investor will lose money this year as he gets bucked off of the gold bull. The mature believer has already seen turmoil at a personal level and has been prepared for the Babylonian violence that is coming. The times in the wilderness requiring us to walk by faith and not by sight and base our direction on the word of THE LORD was well depicted in the movie “The Book of Eli”(Rated R for violence and language).
As the violence rages we must rest in our assurance that Our Heavenly Father will see us through this turmoil. We must continue to take steps to shed ourselves of any unnecessary baggage that demands our servitude. Invest in your relationship with Our Heavenly Father by spending daily time seeking His Face.
40 States are moving toward bankruptcy or insolvency and will need Federal assistance to stay afloat. In Euroland, the focus is on Greece who only accounts for 3% of the Union’s GDP whereas California is equivalent to the 8th largest economy in the world. Both Federal and State authorities have built an infrastructure base on an “optimistic” tax base and will look to the taxpayer to support this economy built on sand. Expect more taxes, more fees, higher utility bill, and any other means for those authorities to extract your wealth. Do you really think the Fed can raise interest rates with this mess ready to push us into the double dip recession or worse? On the other hand, “big money” wants to be paid interest on their money, hence volatility and violence in the markets are expected.
The Democrats must figure out what to do before the November elections. The Scott Brown victory has caused a cry to “abandon ship” because the incumbents don’t want to lose their job (and their healthcare). Only the GOD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH knows how the next few years will play out. Why not go to the Source?
The other word to expect to see is “treachery”, an act of deliberate betrayal of trust. As self interest moves into survival mode, men will become desperate. Their desperation will evoke treacherous acts that will be exposed for all to see as the “Light of the world” comes on the scene during the destruction of Babylon. The lawlessness that has infiltrated the current system will be replaced by the righteousness of the Kingdom. Truth will sweep away the refuge of lies. People have trusted in the U.S. Dollar but will be betrayed by those in control of the value. The Law of equal weights and measure will replace the subterfuge now in place. Complexity will be replaced by Simplicity!