Thom Mills informed me there were 318 views of my internet presentation on Saturday. Thank you for attending “in the cloud”! It truly was a cloud of witnesses.
318 Views
August 21st, 2012Direct Registration of Securities (DRS)
August 21st, 2012If you own securities in a brokerage account and want to eliminate the “middleman” between you and your ownership, you can directly register your stock. For instance, let’s say you have a Scottrade account and you own 100 shares of Goldcorp. You can ask Scottrade to directly register your shares with the stock transfer agent. This takes your stock out of Scottrade’s “street name” and places the stock directly in your name with the stock transfer agent. Your broker then has no ability to collateralize your stock for any investments it might make itself. Recent court decisions have put client assets at risk. If you have notable value in your stock account and plan to hold the stock for the longer term, DRS may be a solution.
See: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/10/us-sentinel-appeals-decision-idUSBRE87900T20120810
PS: I have not moved my self-directed retirement accounts. I believe that the courts would not currently stoop to allow these accounts to be at risk as well. Who knows?
Unity of Purpose
August 19th, 2012Do you believe we all have the exact same doctrine, belief, or understanding? No. What is important is that we all agree on purpose. The purpose of unity153.net can be summed up in one line of the LORD’S Prayer: Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Jesus gave us the model prayer to be prayed. If our actions were not necessary, HE would not have given us this prayer. Our Heavenly Father established the “two or three witnesses” requirement for something to be established on earth. The LORD’S Prayer reaffirms the plan to bring the Kingdom to earth.
When you build a house, you bring subcontractors into unity. Each has a different calling but all those callings come together with the materials and equipment to build the house. They work from a set of blueprints that determine what the end product should look like. Some of the plans focus on the frame of the house whereas others focus on foundation, electrical, or plumbing. Each contractor is given his task even though he may not understand what the other contractors are doing. Is it any different in establishing the Kingdom?
Our Heavenly Father is the Master Architect. HE is bringing HIS workmen together in unity of purpose. They must be seasoned workmen with mature character. Will HE tolerate abuses of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit as many of us saw in previous decades? No. HE is looking for workmen who walk in Love, willing to give of themselves fully for HIS purpose. Our Heavenly Father has been molding and developing vessels for HIS use. Some of us are called to be intercessors, some are called to establish Kingdom Companies to fund activities, some are called to minister in their prayer closets, some are called to evangelize in other countries. Each of us is important to the purpose.
As we grow in our numbers, we will hit a tipping point where Our Heavenly Father will give us the next phase of establishing HIS Kingdom. The features and functions of the unity153.net website will grow as well. The Spiritual Network will evolve into a robust network of committed believers with a unity of purpose. If you yearn for the day the Kingdom to come then you should be a part of unity153.net. If you know of others who have that same passion, you should tell them of unity153.net.
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”
Live Streaming Session
August 17th, 2012For those interested in attending an Internet Conference this weekend, I will be speaking live from my office at the center of the universe- Bethany. I will start at 2PM Eastern, 1PM Central Time. They have allowed two hours but I don’t think that I will need near the time slice. If you want to attend via the Internet, follow the instructions contained in http://www.gods-kingdom-ministries.org/weblog/WebPosting.cfm?LogID=3497
I will be talking about Unity153, Servias Ministries, Biblical Economics, EDS, and of course….. Love. This is an excellent venue since I don’t have to hop on a plane and travel to Canada, eh!
September 12th Watch Date for EU
August 17th, 2012On September 12th, the German High Court will decide whether the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) is unconstitutional to German Law. ESM would transfer German sovereignty to the EU in Brussels. This decision will have huge implications. If the High Court decides that the ESM is unconstitutional, the Euro could collapse in weeks. However, if the Court agrees with the ESM the path is cleared for a European Central Bank to function just like the Federal Reserve Bank.
Shipping Levels- A sign of the 2nd dip
August 16th, 2012If you want to track economic activity, you can look at shipping demand. Pallet manufacturing in the U.S. used to be a primary indicator of economic health. As distributors ordered more goods from manufacturers, new pallets of goods would be loaded into tractor trailers for shipment. When the pallet manufacturing went down, you could expect a slowdown in shipments.
As the global manufacturing model became more predominant, the shipping container traffic provided a better view of economic health. International shippers are in trouble. Margins are at bare bones levels. Banks no longer want to finance ships. Demand out of the U.S. is down 7%. The oldest shipping line in the world went into liquidation last week. Now where is that recovery everyone’s been talking about?
Writing the Law on Your Heart
August 16th, 2012Hebrews 8: 10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 11 None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. 12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
This passage references Jeremiah 31. Our Heavenly Father has taken on the responsibility of “writing” HIS Laws on our hearts. However we have the responsibility to take some actions ourselves.
“Having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus’” is somewhat mysterious to many. We have the right to go boldly into the presence of Our Heavenly Father. Our access is assured because of the blood of Jesus as the perfect sacrifice. When you come into the presence, you are affected by HIS Character. By exposing yourself on a a daily basis to the Character of Our Heavenly Father, you begin to take on HIS Ways. HIS Character and HIS Ways are based on Love. His Laws are based on Love and Jesus summed them up with the two Commandments of Love:
Matthew 22: 37 Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
If you want something written in your mind and on your heart, you need to expose yourself to it. You have a responsibility to flee youthful lusts, to pursue peace, to walk in Love. There are some who believe you simply sit around and wait for Our Heavenly Father to do HIS surgery on you and place HIS Laws on your heart. The Promised Land had to be conquered. Our Heavenly Father could have removed all the inhabitants Himself but HE required Joshua and the children of Israel to take action. We are called to overcome. One of the greatest battles each of us must deal with is with our own flesh. By immersing yourself in the study of Love, you take command over your ego. By walking in Love you establish authority over your flesh. By giving to others you plant seeds of blessing. Our Heavenly Father will insure your acts and focus will be rewarded by writing Love in your mind and heart.
As the Law of Love becomes a part of you, your view on the world changes. Enemies cease being adversaries. You have greater compassion for the unlovely. You try to understand the challenges that come before you as opportunities to grow in Love. You lawless deeds are replaced with righteous acts. Your thought processes and your priorities change. What was once important is no longer necessary. You view life with excitement. You will be transformed because the Law of Love is being written in your mind and in your heart. What a glorious journey!
Who do you trust?
August 15th, 2012The Internet has allowed experts around the world to publish their opinions for all to read, hear, or view. What a wealth on knowledge and information! You can gain knowledge and skill by researching facts, tips, and how-to videos. The problem is that we need two other facets to round out our life: wisdom and understanding.
I am amazed how people will listen to a wealthy person expounding on a topic where the wealthy person has little or no understanding. If you became wealthy by building widgets, why should I place any credibility on your speech about global warming? There is this belief among the masses that a wealthy person must have been “anointed” with understanding in all areas of life. Wrong! That person was good at one or two things and applied his skills along with Heaven’s willingness to allow his actions to bring forth wealth.
Over the years we find errors in the logic of experts. Their formulas for success no longer work. Their success was only achieved in a short window in time. The young Bill Gates of Microsoft tried to sell his Windows operating system to IBM for about $70,000. He needed the money. IBM passed on the deal and Gates went on to be a billionaire. He was fortunate they failed to see the potential. How brilliant was that attempt to sell the one asset that would make you rich?
As for me, I prefer to get my understanding and wisdom from above. What better source of wisdom and understanding than the One who created Heaven and earth:
Jeremiah 33:25-26 This is what the LORD says: ‘If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed laws of heaven and earth, then I will reject the descendants of Jacob and David my servant and will not choose one of his sons to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes and have compassion on them.’"
Our Heavenly Father confirmed HIS Covenant with the descendants of Jacob and David. HIS Covenant with me is as sure as the fixed laws of heaven and earth, day and night. I trust HIS Word, HIS precepts, HIS Law, and most of all, HIS Love. Who can compare to the Creator? Why do men go to and fro looking for the next big thing when you simply can go to your prayer closet and find what you ought to be focused on? When we truly trust in the LORD with all of our being, we know that we have the wisdom and understanding to guide us through this life. Does it get any better than that?
Attention!
August 14th, 2012A brother is in need. He is flat broke, has nothing, and has no job. I have seen him successful in business in the past. If you believe that Our Heavenly Father would have you assist in this situation, please send your donation to:
Servias Ministries, Inc.
Attn: 8/14 Need
PO Box 1471
Bethany, OK 73008
100% of monies received will go out to this brother. He believes in the restoration of all mankind. He could use a little Love and restoration himself now.
Recurrent Intensifying Financial Collapses
August 14th, 2012In the 1980’s, the Savings & Loan bailout was $150 Billion.
The Enron Era/Dot-Com Losses were $7 Trillion at the end of the 1990’s.
The 2008 Mortgage Bust was $11 Trillion (Household Sector only).
All three of these events had fraud at the core. The American people are increasing in their lawless conduct and the associated collapses are gaining intensity. You can see the parallel of this in the Book of Judges. The people become lawless, they repent, Our Heavenly Father sends a deliverer and returns the land back to normal. This lasts for short period of time and the cycle starts all over. The one difference is that deliverance is delayed a little longer each time.
What will trigger the next collapse? It is like an avalanche waiting to happen. There will be something to spook the markets and there will be a rush to the exits. The first guy out will save his principal and feel good about himself. The next guy will lose a little principal but feel relieved that he is out. The rest of the herd will suffer losses and begin to sell “grandma’s jewelry” to make margin calls. That is when it goes systemic. All paper assets will be at risk when the next collapse occurs. The Fed will respond by opening the spigots and pouring as much new money into the system in hopes of fighting the landslide. Which side would you bet on?
If there is no downside to fraud, it will continue and intensify. The consequences will be dire.