Servias Ministries Blog

Will the EU keep all its members through the summer?  That is the question the markets are asking?  Greece, Italy, and Spain all have systemic problems that won’t be solved by taking the path of austerity.  The people won’t allow it.  Even though the  mainstream media in the U.S. does not provide much coverage of the situation, thankfully the Internet allows the flow of information to reach our shores.  In Spain, the workers 25 years old and under have an unemployment rate of over 50%.  In Greece, some families are putting children up for adoption because they have no means to support them.  Depositors have begun taking their money out of the banks in these countries at an increasing rate.  Moody’s Rating Service has responded by downgrading several Spanish banks on Thursday evening.  See http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/fears-of-bank-runs-increase-in-europe-a-833879.html

The smart money started moving a major portion of deposits out of the banks months’ ago.  Now, the  average depositor perceives the risk as well.  This is an indication that a change is near.  None of the countries are willing to suffer through a self-imposed austerity program to deal with decades of deficits.

Let’s consider the reality.  Man does not know how to manage an economy and eliminate contractions.  Moving to a fiat money system forty-one years ago was a test.  For one generation it looked like a good idea.  The future generations will look back and wonder what were those in power thinking?   Just as in the Book of Judges where the children of Israel would get delivered from their enemies and do right in their own eyes afterward, the current society is doing the same thing in parallel.  Each time the children of Israel would return to lawlessness a short time after their deliverance.  Today is no different except that we have Jesus Christ as the Door into Kingdom Economics.  Once we have been restored to Our Heavenly Father through Christ, we have access to successful principles of Economics that will work for all mankind.  Why?  It is designed with the intent of Love rather than greed.  When Love abounds, new inventions are embraced and help all mankind.  When greed is the primary motivator, the current mess is the result.  Eyes will soon be opened to the difference.  Mankind will be presented with the Kingdom-based Economic system.  I believe they will respond.

Judges 6:11  And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which [was] in Ophrah, that [pertained] unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide [it] from the Midianites. KJV

The story of Gideon starts out with Gideon minding his own business and living a quiet life.  The Midianites (meaning strife and confusion) were in control of the current economic system and he had no interest in confronting them.  Suddenly that changed when the angel appeared to him.  The timing of this story would indicate that Pentecost had past for he was threshing wheat and Tabernacles had not yet been fulfilled since he was using the winepress as the location for the threshing.

Gideon had gifts and a calling but the calling had not yet been fully activated.  He was the youngest son of Joash and the fifth Judge of Israel, the number five being an indication of the Grace of Our Heavenly Father.  As with many of us, Gideon needed confirmation even though he was a mighty man of valor.  He had the skills as a warrior and was well-trained and seasoned.  His issue concerned the fact that Our Heavenly Father had forsaken or abandoned Israel.  The judgment of Israel had been concluded.  Now the LORD Himself said “Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?”

Gideon is explicitly told of his calling for the LORD said HE SENT him.  We have all questioned Our Heavenly Father concerning our calling.  When I first received the vision in 1987, I thought it would manifest immediately.  Wrong!  Here we are 25 years later.  In 1987 the Pentecostal Age had not been completed but I needed to begin preparation and gain maturity.  After awhile, I became comfortable in my current state knowing that when the time came, Our Heavenly Father would begin deployment of those called to bring forth the Kingdom.

Gideon needed a confirmation, a sign.  I suspect he thought many times that he was being activated for his calling only to suffer defeat and failure.  He prepared a sacrifice and the Angel consumed the sacrifice with fire.  Gideon exclaimed, “Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.”  I would suggest that this was the angel Peniel which means “Face of GOD”, the angel associated with Tabernacles.

However Gideon needed a second and third witness by using a fleece.  After all, he was putting his life on the line and wanted to make sure that he wasn’t under judgment.  Gideon’s activation was at hand.

At the same time, other men had been prepared for the fullness of their calling.  Each man was hand picked by Our Heavenly Father to accompany Gideon in overtaking the Midianites even though Gideon was not yet aware of which men would accompany him.  The Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon and he issued the call to muster an army.  Thirty-two thousand men responded to the call but the LORD said that was too many.  Gideon told those who were fearful needed to go home.  Twenty-two thousand men went back to their homes.  Ten thousand men remained and they all had noble aspirations of doing the LORD’S bidding.  They were not afraid of the Midianites.  There were still too many men for this particular call.

Gideon needed to reduce the number and separate the men with noble aspirations from the men who were actually called to this deployment.  There is no question that all ten thousand possessed gifts and the willingness to fight the Midianites but Gideon needed to identify those who were ready.  The LORD had him send the men down to the water and drink.  Three hundred men drank the water by dipping their hand in the water and lapping the water.  This was an indication of their maturity of staying vigilant even though they needed a drink.  The rest had bowed down and exposed themselves to risk.  Gideon now had those who were called to join him in ending the strife and confusion.

The call is coming soon.  Those who are called will respond.  Not only with noble aspirations, those who respond know their calling and know their place.  They have been prepared for such a time as this.

This weekend the network news magazines were focusing on the Gay and Lesbian political issue.  I have no comment on the political issue.  Our Heavenly Father created every man and woman on earth and HE Loves them all.  My views are intended to align with Biblical Principles for that is the framework of my belief system.  I purpose to base my actions on the revelations I have received through Scripture and direct communication with My Heavenly Father.  My belief system is constantly evolving as my eyes are opened to greater and deeper revelation.  Maturity is realizing that you don’t have all the revelations yet and some new revelation may dispel earlier beliefs.

Most everyone looks at this issue of Gays and Lesbians and relates it to the story of Sodom in Genesis.  Gomorrah was equally judged with Sodom.  Gomorrah comes from the root word with one of its meanings “to manipulate, deal tyrannically with”.  It is used twice as the English word “merchandise”.

The American Economic system is the epitome of Gomorrah.  It did not start out that way but now it is in full force.  The investment banks continue to manipulate Congress with huge donations.  Politicians manipulate voters with the media’s help.  Corporations manipulate consumers attempting to extract every last dime out of their pockets.  It has become a system of adversaries.  You are  always defending your own interests because everybody else is trying to manipulate away your assets from you.  Having been in the tax system for over 40 years, I can tell you that deductions were eliminated with the justification of offsetting the change with lower taxes only to later raise the taxes without reinstating those deductions.  In the end, those actions translated to a higher tax rate.  Manipulation is everywhere.  In the Court system, the best attorney manipulates the Law to further his purpose (and pocketbook).  I have been in several consumer class action suits over the years without personal consent.  American Airlines attempted to rewrite their rewards program (as I recall) and in doing so members would lose earned miles.  A law firm took up the case and made millions in legal fees.  I received a discount coupon if I spent more than xxx dollars.  Let me see, who was the winner and loser in this deal?  This “sanctioned” manipulation has infiltrated the entire economy.  If you have been with a cable company for any length of time you are probably paying too much.  Their modus operandi is to raise your rates slowly while giving new customers better deals and rates.  If you call in, they transfer you to their “loyalty” or “VIP” department and after threatening to move your account,  they will lower your rate for twelve months.  The process starts all over again.  Pawn shops exploit the desperate.  They seem to be able to get away with charging over 30% to those who can least afford it.  And we all  worry about saving a nickel at the gas pump?

Gomorrah received the same judgment as Sodom.  Our Heavenly Father did not distinguish between sins of the flesh and the sins of exploitation.  It does not bode well for the U.S. for it appears that there are many similarities.  Let the righteous remain steadfast during the coming times of judgment.  It may just save your city. 

We’re at 22% unemployment based on raw government statistics.  This number includes discouraged workers who can’t find a job.  The government’s widely reported unemployment 8.1% rate excludes many discouraged workers who have yet to find a job.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is also misleading.  The CPI impacts cost of living adjustments for Social Security recipients thus if it is underreported, the government saves money and the recipients is robbed of needed increases to make ends meet.  Disposable income is not growing and the debt crisis continues to plague the housing market.  Hyperinflation may come to a reality in 2014.

Evidence is accumulating that the current economic thinking is flawed.  The Federal Reserve manages by looking through the rearview mirror.  They create inflation (money supply  growth) and it takes time to evolve into price inflation of goods and services we purchase.  Directed attempts to bypass the natural cycles of expansion and compression have failed.  Misunderstanding the most fundamental aspects of life are now creating an expected, deepening recession.

More countries are moving towards “bartering” directly with other countries.  This direction will ultimately move towards a gold standard.  Investment firms currently ignore unexpected risks aka swan events.  Ignoring these risks allow these firms to greater leverage their assets at the same time create a greater risk of collapse.  Failure to allocate risks of swan events will ultimately expose the investment firm to be a part of systemic collapse similar to the 2008 meltdown.  The gold standard would curtail such risky positions.

This move to bartering will ultimately move the globe back to the gold standard.  The day of the U.S. Dollar being the preferred global currency is fading away at a rapid rate.  James Rickard in his book “Currency Wars” poses the scenario that other economic powers will use a gold standard against the U.S. in economic terms.  Economic warfare by Russia, China, and/or India may promote such a path.  Investors will then be put in a position of deciding between un-backed U.S. Government Securities and gold-backed instruments.  At a minimum investors will diversify and increase the demand for gold.  The writing is appearing on the wall.

Those in control of the current economic system would have us all believe that life is good and the current system is in recovery.  Mass psychology manipulation is at work.  Investors are frustrated with 0% interest rates.  The $54 Trillion in U.S. debt will come home to roost for the piper must be paid.  Global population expansion will demand more energy and commodities.  Until the current system is replaced with the Kingdom economy, gold will increase in value and oil prices will rise.  There will be unintended consequences from the past decisions to borrow and leverage sovereign balance sheets.  Europe has not solved any of its problems and their bond yields reflect this reality.  The U.S. debt has had a reprieve due to the European debt focus.

There are plenty of resources around the globe to sustain life.  The primary issue is that those in control have non-Kingdom agendas based upon personal illusions of grandeur.  They live and breath exploitation of the masses.  They would throw their mother under the bus if it were necessary to insure the next business deal.  Their appetite for “things” is an addiction that is never satisfied.  They judge others’ actions but judge themselves by their intentions, not actions.  Prophetically speaking, I believe we are nearing the end of this age dominated by man’s ego.  It will give way to Love dominated decisions.  The illusions will be burned away and will be revealed for what they are.

The large investment banks continue to suppress both gold and silver.  But think about it, producing gold and selling it at $1,600 per ounce creates tremendous earnings and cash flow for mining stocks.  Based on fundamentals, they should be at record highs, not 52 week lows.  If you believe as I do that ultimately they will move to reasonable stock price levels, then you can look at the current environment as buying opportunities to add to your position.  Time like this is why I recommend against leverage.  When portfolio values are down there is no pressure to meet margin calls.  It is simply a waiting game.  At some point the market will wake up and see that the sea of debt will consume paper money’s value.  At that point they will look for the only insurance out there: gold and silver.  History will prove to be right once again.

In the meantime, focus your attention towards Loving others.  Brighten someone’s day by some expression of Love.  With unemployment over 20% (based on the raw numbers), people need encouragement.  Give them something whether it be tangible or intangible.  Express Our Heavenly Father’s Love to them that your joy may be full.