Expected Shift in Healthcare: Part 1

October 13th, 2009

For the last 70+ years the healthcare industry has based its treatment on the petrochemical based paradigm.  The pharmaceutical industry has embraced products that treat symptoms rather than focus on the source of the problem.  For instance, chemotherapy is designed to kill cancer cells in the patient but does not address what caused a change in function of those cells in the first place.  It is critical that we understand the following truth- a change in function precedes a change in structure.  With improvements in technology, the scientific community has discovered the extreme complexity of a single cell in our bodies.  The Genome Mapping Project failed to provide the answers researchers were hoping for thus the Epigenome Mapping Project ensued.

A chromosome (our genetic material) is made up of genes.  Genes account for hair color, eye color, and all those other characteristics supplied by our parents.  However, scientists have discovered that something is going on between the genes that effect their activities.  They continue to drill down deeper into the cellular structure hoping to find a precise “key” that will unlock the mysteries of health and disease.  It is my expectation that they will discover the impact of wave forms and will conclude that the pharmaceutical method of treatment has been a great failed experiment that has cost millions of lives and maimed a like number.  Administering a pharmaceutical is an attempt to only “suppress” symptoms but at the same time introduces a toxic side effect that may cause unintended consequences to the patient.  Every person on earth is unique in their genetic structure and exposure to chemicals, vapors, bacteria, viruses, allergens, etc.  Drug companies cannot conclusively determine the petrochemical impact on any one person since they are not privy to that person’s life history.  When they conduct their “double-blind” studies, they use statistical assumptions that fail to guarantee the safety of the patient.  This is why you see all of the contradictions listed on the warning labels.

What is the solution?  There must be a method of identifying interferences within the cellular structure.  Surely the body has some mechanism for dealing with these sub-cellular “triggers” that cause the cell to function improperly.  I believe there is.  Homeopathic remedies were used prior to the petrochemical paradigm.  Those remedies had reasonable success in dealing with many illnesses and chronic conditions.  They still did not produce the results medical practitioners had hope for.  The complexity of our bodies demands a technology that can focus on multiple interferences residing in various parts of our bodies.  Unfortunately each of us has an abundance of “interferences” in our bodies.  How many chemicals has the average person been exposed to?  Gasoline, cement, auto exhaust, cleaning chemicals, mercury from those old thermometers and tooth fillings, chlorine in pools, the list goes on.  What about bacteria, viruses, allergens, fungi, and other external stimuli?  Even though our bodies may remove a toxic chemical through the liver, its wave form (or imprint) may continue to reside inside the cell structure and produce a negative impact on its function.  Once the function changes, the structure changes.  Cancer starts growing or our heart begins to develop an arrhythmia.  That chemical trigger caused a misfiring of heart muscle. 

We rely on electrocardiograms to provide us invaluable information in analyzing the heart’s irregularity by tapping into the body’s own electrical system.  The sun generates electromagnetic waves that react with the human body where a chemical reaction takes place and produces vitamin D.  The body has a rather complex electrical system that operates in low voltage and is very effective in sending information down the pathways.  What if we could tap into those pathways and analyze the information being transmitted by the various bio-systems such as the liver, heart, intestine, lymphatic, etc.?

Good news!  Those pathways are accessible because they come close to the skin at specific, identifiable points.  Over thousands of years, the Chinese mapped out the points and developed the discipline of acupuncture.  In the last 40 years, researchers have been able to confirm these points by comparing known electromagnetic signals with those found at specific “meridians”.

What if we could find the source of the cancer “trigger”?  What if we could find the “interference” causing an irregular heartbeat?  By removing the toxic influence at a specific focus point, it is reasonable for us to expect a favorable outcome.  Removal of a toxin does not heal the patient, the body is designed to heal itself.  If you remove a splinter from your finger with a pair of tweezers, the wound begins to heal.  The tweezers did not heal you, your body did once the splinter was removed.  Researchers and practitioners have technology available to them that can measure “interferences” at these meridian points and compare those signals against a table of known signals.  This information can be used to develop a method to cancel out those toxic signals and effectively remove them.  There are hundreds, maybe thousands of external stimuli found in the body of an average person.  Those signals have been acquired over the lifetime of that person.  Inside the egg and sperm are signals transmitted through the body water of the parents, grandparents, on up the family tree.  Though it may be hard to believe, your parents’ exposure to toxic, viral, and bacterial signals may have been passed to you at the moment of conception.

Reality favors no one.  It is the consistent, measurable, unbiased, and uniformly predictable nature of existence.  The job of science is to observe, experience, and report reality honestly.  Fundamental reality is available to everyone.  If the medical community really wants to solve the healthcare crisis rather than just make money at the expense of all, then we must pursue and fund the research that looks for “triggers” rather than just suppression of symptoms.

Circumcision of the Heart

October 9th, 2009

The desire of the Overcomers is to be empowered by Our Heavenly Father to operate in a calling without leaven (or sin).  The Church Age has fulfilled its leavened ministry which disallows it to enter into the Holy of Holies for sin cannot stand before Our Heavenly Father.  There has been much writing describing the three Feasts and all of their implications and attributes so I will not rehash them here.  My focus has been and will be on the “barley” company, those who are called into the first squadron by Our Heavenly Father.

In 1996, I was asleep one Sunday morning in August and both of my calves cramped.  I immediately awoke and hopped out of bed to relieve the cramping.  It was successful.  Never before had that event happened.  This coincided with my study in the Book of Malachi.  In chapter 3 there were two types of followers: the disgruntled (the Pentecostal church, wheat company) and the obedient (the Overcomers, barley company).  The following Scripture was a prophetic reference to the cramps:

Mal 4:2
“But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.  (NLT)

The day this happened to me, a Pentecostal prophet from Iowa had come to the church we were attending and preached on the same passages I had been studying.  Our Heavenly Father told us in Malachi chapter 3, the messenger was coming: For He [is] like a refiner’s fire And like launderers’ soap.  He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver.  Further: And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness Against sorcerers, Against adulterers, Against perjurers, Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans, And against those who turn away an alien– Because they do not fear Me,” Says the LORD of hosts.

The Church prophet had attempted to assign the obedient ones in Chapter 3 to be likened to the Pentecostal church today but Our Heavenly Father had already revealed to me that they were the disobedient ones.  The prophet read Malachi 3 and when he came to the “obedient” followers, he solicited a verbal response to his question: “And who are these people that are obedient?”  The congregation responded, “The Church”.  For emphasis, he asked the question again.  And again the congregation responded, “The Church”.  A third time, he walked from the other side of the sanctuary over to the section I sat in and pointed directly at me and said, “Who do you say it is?”  As he was walking toward my section, Our Heavenly Father told me “not to challenge Saul’s anointing”.  I responded, “The Church”.  At the end of that month, Our Heavenly Father removed us from the Pentecostal church.  That was 13 years ago.  Our removal was necessary in order that we would receive direct instruction from Our Heavenly Father without an intermediary “telling” us what Our Heavenly Father said.  Don’t get me wrong, I am not critical of the church or its five-fold ministers.  It was time for me and my family to move to a different realm of revelation and understanding associated with our callings.

This year during the night of the Feast of Trumpets, we were in Norfolk, Nebraska for a birthday celebration.  In the middle of the night I was awoken once again by the cramping of both calves, however it only happened long enough to wake me up without forcing me to jump out of bed for relief.  Thank you Lord!  I said nothing about the event.  That morning our friends shared that the wife had awoken early at 5:05 AM and was given the Scripture Psalm 50:5.  That day was the celebration at a hilltop state park visitor center in Iowa with an excellent 360 degree view.  At the end of the party, my wife and I were watching the sun setting. We could see downtown Omaha in the distance.  There were many clouds in the sky but one drew our attention for it was uniquely luminous with various shades of colors from white, yellow, orange, pink, and purple.  It looked like an open book and did not change shapes.  Another cloud caught my wife’s attention.  Suddenly, she saw a vision.  There were large, purple arms extending from the cloud and had a “scooping or gathering” motion.  She looked away for a few moments and then looked back.  The arms reappeared with the same motion.  Later that night she told me of the vision.

The next day, Our Heavenly Father directed us to Deut 30:1-6:

1 “NOW it shall come to pass, when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the LORD your God drives you,

2 “and you return to the LORD your God and obey His voice, according to all that I command you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul,

3 “that the LORD your God will bring you back from captivity, and have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the nations where the LORD your God has scattered you.

4 “If any of you are driven out to the farthest parts under heaven, from there the LORD your God will gather you, and from there He will bring you.

5 “Then the LORD your God will bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it. He will prosper you and multiply you more than your fathers.

6 “And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. (NKJV)

The sign of the cramps were an indication of a new move and understanding.  The vision was an indication that the “gathering in” was now at hand.  We were instructed by Our Heavenly Father to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles with friends in Virginia thus we had to fly to Norfolk, Virginia. When notifying our friends of our intention, the husband called a small meeting for me to share.  Our Heavenly Father instructed me to share on the “Circumcision of the Heart” and to disclose the events of the “other” Norfolk.  This was done on the 1st day of Tabernacles and was to be a double witness of the events.

The cloud we saw was a reference to Rev 10:  I saw still another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud

Its book-like shape is found in the same chapter: He had a little book open in his hand.

The vision referenced Psalm 50:5 Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

I believe we are now in the “circumcision” phase of entering into the Promised Land.  Before Joshua could conquer the land, all the men had to be circumcised.  The flesh had to be removed and It took 3 days to heal.  In order for us to satisfy Deut 30:6, we must go through a circumcision.  It may be painful but that will pass.  The reward will be the ability to love Our Heavenly Father in a way we currently don’t fully comprehend.  In addition, we have been given a promise, “that we may live”.  Selah.

The Economic Sign of September 24th, 2009

September 28th, 2009

The following interview reveals the unannounced intent of the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh.  Gold is money and fiat currency survives on perception and the willingness of society to put confidence in a governing entity.  The intent is to bring forth a global currency and let the dollar die a slow death. With over $60 Trillion in liabilities, the U.S. is between a rock and a hard place.  The IMF is the anointed entity by the powers of the current system to be the global bank and is a precursor to a one world government.

James G. Rickards is Senior Managing Director for Market Intelligence at Omnis.  He provides a clear and concise assessment of the battle raging in the markets relative to the U.S. Dollar vs. gold & silver.  One must remember that the market is bigger than any government and will ultimately win the battle.

Can the Fed control an orderly decline of the U.S. Dollar?  Their track record suggests that they can’t.

Will the market remain asleep during this decline?  History tells us that volatility and sleepless nights are ahead for many.

 

 

Kevin Warsh, Fed Governor’s op-ed piece: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204488304574433041058334138.html

 

The most applicable phrase in Scripture for this sign is: “Then suddenly”!

From Consumer to Saver

September 25th, 2009

The average American family is in defense mode.  The days of lavish spending are over and the consumer is now demanding lower prices with his actions.  The Administration is trying to keep the wheels on the wagon by ramping up Federal spending to take up some of the slack but it is not working too well.  Leaders are trying to change our psychology by telling us the worst is over but I don’t think it is working.  The American culture has operated on either greed or fear and after a few decades of decadent behavior, fear has replaced greed.  Purchases are being delayed or eliminated.  After everyone’s 401K has become “201K”, the baby boomers are now attempting to hoard what is left of their retirement.

The commercial real estate tsunami is arriving soon.  Luxury hotels have a real problem in getting people to occupy their $850 rooms.  Restaurants that had wait times last year have immediate seating available.  Panera Bread restaurants’ traffic is down based on my unofficial survey whereas Chick-Fil-A restaurants are growing with their value menu at a $5 price point.  Home gardening will continue to flourish while $$-$$$$ restaurants will be offering specials and a new lower priced menu in an attempt to attract patrons.

I have been preaching that “Cash is King” for the last few years.  Those with cash may soon be able to buy assets at a deeply discounted level.  However, one must question if they even need the assets that will become available.  Another theme of mine has been to “simplify”.  With that path comes a reduction in “things” that were bought on emotion and have very little usefulness to the household other than collecting dust.  People are now finding that there is no need for all of that stuff that is simply taking up space.  As people get rid of the surplus, there will be less desire to increase living space.  And the cycle of reduction continues….  The unwinding of the decades of consumption will take some time before new consumption will surface.  People will have to forget about these times before the consumption cycle begins again.  In the meantime, the Administration will continue to create money and credit to entice the people to spend again.

Obama is taking this opportunity to push through an energy policy that will surely push energy prices through the roof.  In his budget, he is eliminating intangible drilling cost (IDC) and depletion deductions.  That may not mean much to you but it is the one incentive for investment dollars to fund drilling programs.  If these deductions are eliminated, most independent oil & gas exploration in the U.S. will cease thus increasing the decline curve of our production.  As production decreases, the prices of existing oil & gas will increase.  The oil & gas industry is a capital intensive industry that supports manufacturing, services, and provides a notable tax base for many state and county budgets.  Obama’s advisors don’t seem to understand that “going green” requires an orderly transition and you don’t cut off your current source of energy until the replacement (whatever it may be) is ramped up.  What are these guys thinking?  Building optimistic budgeting/financial scenarios on a PC rarely reflects reality and their assumption will come back and bite them as well as the American public.

Interest rates are where the battle lines will be drawn.  Savers would rather make 1 to 3% on their money than to risk the principal.  Consider this, if you have a 6% note on your home mortgage, you make more money by paying on it than risking your money in the market.  In the end, you own your home and have one less thing to worry about.  When alternatives promised higher returns, there was no incentive to pay off the home loan but times have changed.

Gold took a notable drop while the G20 is in town.  Once again, the boys have orchestrated a perception that the Dollar is recovering.  With the U.S. continuing to go hyperbolic with budget deficits that have not been seen in over 60 years, the dollar will be sacrificed to keep the politicians in office.  Restraint is not in the politicians’ dictionary.

I expect a “black swan” event to take place soon, maybe within 24-36 months.  An unexpected event has a dramatic psychological effect on the population and takes its focus off of the current pain and redirects it to a new, patriotic path.  The current Administration is starting a trade war with China, our largest creditor.  We may win the battle but lose the war on this economic front.  Whatever happens, I recommend that you continue the path of simplification, low or no debt, and minimize cash outflows where ever possible.  Remember the days when we didn’t have air conditioning and slept with the windows open?

The "W" in Recession

September 13th, 2009

Many economists were projecting a “V” shaped recession and the Fed has already said that the worst is over.  You may have missed the 60 Minutes story on the next phase of the bubble bursting so I have added it below.  I disagree with the final statement of the interviewee.  Wall Street may be forward looking but that does not necessarily translate to profits for the average investor.  I believe we are in a bear market rally only to plunge again once the sentiment of the public turns south again.

 

 

The Waterfall Effect of Control

September 12th, 2009

Throughout history we can see the effects of control over people.  Governing bodies start out with noble intentions but human nature takes over and ultimately causes collapse.  Only when the governing body is led by Our Heavenly Father can the intent and direction of the “system” or group be sustained and maintained.  The group can be as small as two- husband and wife.  In the U.S., the divorce rate is high and among Christians it is regrettably at the same level as the overall.  In looking at the fundamental issue of failure, we only have to look as far as the pattern of King Saul in Scripture.  King Saul’s reign started because the people wanted a king, an intermediary between them and The Lord God Almighty.  They rejected the idea of “hearing” Our Heavenly Father but wanted another means to communicate with the Creator of Heaven and Earth.  They wanted to exist under the control of a man rather than under the command of Our Heavenly Father.  They acknowledged HIM but wanted to keep their distance, similar to the time in the wilderness where Moses took the position of intermediary.  The conferred their authority to man.

The cycle begins with some type of enticement of the eyes and promise of prosperity.  Saul’s physical qualities were appealing to the people and his father was a mighty man of power.  Often, man assumes that GOD must have favored a person with good looks, wealth, or intelligence thus entitling him to be the leader of the people.  Saul was such a man:

1 Samuel 9:2  And he had a son, whose name [was] Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and [there was] not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward [he was] higher than any of the people.

Saul’s father was named “Kish” whose name comes from a root word meaning “to lay bait or lure, lay a snare, lure”.  That should have been our first clue that Saul’s kingdom would not end well.

The next phase of the cycle is to seek out another man’s revelation as your basis of action rather than hearing the voice of Our Heavenly Father for yourself.  Men tend to be lazy and will attach themselves to those who appear to have a direct line to Our Heavenly Father.  During the last 100 years, there have been many ministries who have had loyal followings and attained great wealth because of this reality.  Massive church buildings have been erected only to see them become empty once the twilight of the ministry arrived.  Relying on another man’s ability to hear, subjects you to his weaknesses as well as his revelation.  Saul lacked revelation and did what any man would do, find someone that has it:

1Samuel 9:6 And he said unto him, Behold now, [there is] in this city a man of God, and [he is] an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.

Samuel was able to hear the voice of Our Heavenly Father and his fruit proved it.  The problem we encounter today is that we have selective memories when it comes to fruitfulness, especially of ourselves.  We judge ourselves by our intentions and everyone else by their actions.  The recent prosperity message in the church centered around the “give to get” mentality.  If you will give into my ministry, you will be financially blessed.  This was Saul’s orientation.  He felt he must pay for revelation:

1Samuel 9:7 Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, [if] we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and [there is] not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?

The third phase of the cycle will be temporary success.  This is viewed as a sign of an endorsement from the Throne of GOD.  Our Heavenly Father will use a man or a group to fulfill a need of the Kingdom even when their conscious intention or purpose may appear to oppose the Kingdom.  The idols of their heart ensnare them and ultimately bring forth death and destruction.  Saul was encouraged by “the Spirit of the Lord” coming upon him, he was empowered to fulfill this .  Everything seemed to be going well until Samuel revealed the reality of their direction:

1Samuel 10:19  And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, [Nay], but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.

This phase may last for days or centuries.  Our Heavenly Father will expose the hearts of the people during this time.  Repentance can change the course of events destined to take place.  Death and destruction are not necessary.  Our Heavenly Father’s longsuffering allows us to see the error of our ways and avoid the required judgment of continuing on the path of error.  The path of judgment may at time appear to be the path of blessing.  Our Heavenly Father will spare no expense to expose the idols in our hearts.  He will use our tendency to “assume” during the exposure process.  Soon gratitude is replaced with arrogance and those in charge will walk around “believing their own press”.  Their stated desire to serve is replaced with their entitlement to rule.

Samuel spoke to the people and reminded them of their sin for they were given a second chance.  They did repent.  Samuel then put them on notice:

1Samuel 12:15  But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as [it was] against your fathers.

However, King Saul usurped the covenant made:

1Sa 13:13-14
13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him [to be] captain over his people, because thou hast not kept [that] which the LORD commanded thee.

Phase four of the cycle produces the “Waterfall Effect”.  King Saul continues his “entitled” position and exploits the people by taking the best for himself at the expense of others.  This begins the process of removing the protective covering of Our Heavenly Father.  Saul’s controlling spirit tries to kill David, the anointed of Our Heavenly Father in order to protect the “status quo”.  Government will begin to look at anyone who challenges their current path as being an enemy of the state.  They will be placed in the “conspiracy” category.  Free speech is replaced with “politically acceptable” rhetoric.  I’m ok, you’re ok.  Sin is now redefined at alternative lifestyle.  The desire to hear Our Heavenly Father evaporates.  Government promises the world only to deliver bondage.  Government no longer lives by the foundation of its beginnings.  Previous vows, covenants, and commitments go by the wayside and slowly the government takes on a life of its own and rebels against its original mandate:

1Samuel 15:23 For rebellion [is as] the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness [is as] iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from [being] king.

1Samuel 16:23 And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit from God was upon Saul…

Once the covering of Our Heavenly Father was lifted, Saul became plagued by an evil spirit.  How would you like to be subject to someone in charge with these problems?  Samuel anointed David to replace Saul which was like placing a target on his back.  Saul’s quest for power meant that he must eliminate anyone who would challenge his authority, the hallmark of a controlling spirit.  Saul is finally notified of who is adversary is:

1Samuel 28:16 Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?

How would you like to be classified as an enemy of THE LORD?  Once the determination was made, Saul’s days were numbered.  His kingdom did not die a slow death but ended abruptly with his suicide.

When we listen to our egos rather than seek to hear Our Father’s voice, we begin our path to destruction.  The ego will produce a counterfeit reality that may last awhile, but the direction is assured.  Adam walked with GOD.  He didn’t need volumes of information from the internet nor did he need to communicate only by written or texted word.  He enjoyed a face to face relationship in the Garden.  Once the Word of GOD was judged to be wrong and man partook of the fruit, he was removed from this close relationship.  His goatlike ego had proved to be his downfall.  Jesus, the last Adam, restored our ability to fellowship with Our Heavenly Father.  We do not need another man to be our intermediary for Christ has satisfied that need.

From a macroeconomic view, this cycle plays out throughout history.  Rome enjoyed a multi-century empire only to fall within a short period of time.  Empires never die a slow death but are known in Scripture by the sub-title “Then suddenly”.  Each of us should do a fruit assessment to see if we are pursuing a counterfeit reality or seeking to walk with Our Heavenly Father.  Are we relying on a surrogate to do our “hearing”?  If so, make things right with Our Heavenly Father.  Pursuit of the alternative will only bring forth disappointment in your life.  The time is short.

U.S. Dollar 911

September 11th, 2009

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Gold closed at $1,006.20.  China is buying gold with its Dollar Reserves.  Previous attempts by the Plunge Protection Team to keep the price of gold under $1,000 succeeded until this week.  This is the highest weekly close for gold ever.  The above chart looks pretty bullish.

Kingdom Economics 101

September 9th, 2009

The Kingdom of GOD is based on abundance, the kingdom of man is based on scarcity.

This website has provided much detail about the current financial system since after all, we are operating in this system.  All of us want to obtain or retain wealth so that we can carry on the affairs of our lives.  Food, shelter, and clothing are all necessities that require payment of some kind.  In the kingdom of scarcity, there are those in control who want to dictate who gets what, the King Saul mentality.  It is important for us to view the other system which supersedes this system: The Kingdom of GOD.

Healthcare:  The U.S. spends trillions in healthcare every year and the Administration wants to establish a $2 Trillion guaranteed healthcare plan.  Healthcare costs in the Kingdom: $0.  Jesus healed the multitudes.  The following provides us a list of HIS healthcare ministry

  • Healing of a nobleman’s son (John 4:46-54)
  • Delivering a man in the synagogue from demonic spirits (Mark 1:21-28; Luke 4:31-37)
  • Healing Peter’s mother-in-law (Mark 1:29-31; Luke 4:38-39; Matthew 8:14-15)
  • Cleansing a leper (Mark 1:40-45; Matthew 8:1-4)
  • Healing a paralytic (Mark 2:1-12; Matthew 9:2-8; Luke 5:17-26)
  • Healing of the man at Bethesda (John 5:1-15)
  • Healing a man with a withered hand (Luke 6:6-11; Matthew 12:9-13; Mark 3:1-5)
  • Healing the Centurion’s servant (Luke 7: 1-10; Matthew 8:5-13)
  • Raising the widow’s son (Luke 7:11-16)
  • Casting out a dumb and blind spirit (Luke 11:14-26; Matthew 12:22-32; Mark 3:22-30)
  • Healing a man possessed by demons at Gadara (Mark 5:1-20; Matthew 8:28; Luke 8:26)
  • Healing a woman with an issue of blood (Mark 5:25-34; Matthew 9:18-26; Luke 8:40-56)
  • Raising Jairus’ daughter (Mark 5:21-43)
  • Healing of two blind men (Matthew 9:27-31
  • Casting out a spirit (Matthew 9:32-34)
  • Delivering the Syrophoenician’s daughter (Matthew 15:21-28)
  • Healing a deaf and dumb man (Mark 7:31-37)
  • Healing the blind man of Bethsaida (Mark 8:22-26)
  • Casting demons out of a lunatic boy (Mark 9:14-29; Matthew 17:14-21; Luke 9:37-42)
  • Healing a man born blind (John 9:1-41)
  • Healing a woman with an 18-year infirmity (Luke 13:10-17)
  • Healing a man with dropsy (or edema) (Luke 14:1-6)
  • Raising Lazarus (John 11:1-46)
  • Cleansing of ten lepers (Luke 17:11-19)
  • Healing blind Bartimeaus (Mark 10:46-52)
  • Healing of Malchus’ ear (Luke 22:49-51)

Shouldn’t we be focusing on “alternative” healthcare?  As my colleague Dr. Vince Speckhart has said, “The body is designed to heal itself”.  The current economic system is chemical based and generates thousands of toxins that are absorbed into our bodies and cause our bodies to malfunction.  Our current solution is to treat the results of toxic interference with pharmaceuticals that add to the toxic overload.  We each have a unique history of toxic absorption and require a uniquely formed solution.  Jesus’ healing ministry tended to focus on “acute” problems.  Could it be that we are expected to resolve chronic problems before they turn into acute problems?  Isn’t that what stewardship is all about?  Cleansing the body is just one facet of The Kingdom Economy.  What would happen if our bodies were detoxified and operated as designed?  What would the average healthcare cost per family be reduced to if most of the chronic conditions were resolved and brought to conclusion?  My guess is a hundred bucks per month, max!

We should focus on two things in this area:

1. unlocking the healing ministry of Jesus which will only come by the revelation of Love.

2. pursuing revelation of reversing the toxic accumulation of the body.

Fruitfulness

September 9th, 2009

Economics is all about producing good fruit.

Mat 7:15-18

15  “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 

16  “You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 

17  “Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

18  “A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

19  “Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

In the 1980’s I learned a valuable lesson in understanding the Kingdom of God versus the kingdom of man: fruitfulness.  I was in a situation with another person where both of us thought we heard Our Heavenly Father concerning a subject of interest to both of us.  However, the other person’s view was the opposite view to mine.  We both loved the Lord and sought to walk according to HIS principles but one of us was right and the other was wrong.  That was the reality.  I sought Our Heavenly Father for an answer to this situation.  I didn’t mind being wrong, I just wanted to know the truth of the matter.  HIS answer was, “Look at the fruit in both of your lives in this area, the one who has produced good fruit in this particular area has the revelation, the other does not”.  Little did I know at the time that this nugget of wisdom was so needful in my walk throughout the following decades.  We cannot judge the person but we are to judge the fruit.

Gen 1:11  And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so

When Our Heavenly Father created this world, HE set a law in place: a tree will yield fruit after his kind.  An apple tree cannot yield oranges, you can count on it.  This is a simple reality but in human affairs it does require some discernment and often one must take a few steps back and consider the big picture.  As Christians we are always looking for a connection with others and hoping that the next connection will bring forth The Kingdom of God thus we place our faith in the future rather than the “now”.  Often the connection being sought after has some scarce resource tied to it, usually money, but sometimes it is a prophecy or a vision.  If we could just make the connection, our ship of prosperity will come in.  Unfortunately that is not how it works.

Hearing from Our Heavenly Father and acting on His Word produces revelation, faith, and fruitfulness.  So often, we try to attach ourselves to the revelation of others hoping to enjoy the same fruit as them.  We emulate their success expecting the same but it never seems to work out that way.  Why?  It is because their success is based on their gifts and calling.  When we try to attach ourselves to their calling, we become usurpers and receive Our Heavenly Father’s judgment and correction for that action.  What we effectively do is substitute “hearing Our Heavenly Father” with another person’s revelation only to find that unfruitful results are produced.  When you try to align yourself with another person because of a prophetic word given to him or her, you exalt that person above Our Heavenly Father and that can produce disastrous results.  Yes we should appreciate someone else’s gifts but moreover we should focus on the gift giver.  The people exalted King Saul and his Pentecostal mentality is alive and well today among the brethren.

We must be quiet in order to hear Our Heavenly Father.  We must stop our minds from racing through all of those scenarios that constantly vie for our attention.  We must set aside all of those burdens that would redirect our attention.  We must declutter our lives in order to hear and we must prepare ourselves for answers that may take us out of our comfort zone.  A revelation is an answer to our problem or situation that exists at a higher level of understanding.  The solution to the problem is never found at the level where the problem was created.  Have you ever wondered why a person who is in the midst of a problem just cannot see the solution when it is so obvious to you?  If they could just rise above the problem, the solution becomes obvious.  Since Our Heavenly Father operates in the highest realm, why not listen to HIS solution and direction.

Faith requires that once we hear from Our Heavenly Father, we act accordingly.  “Faith without works or fruit is dead.”  When Our Heavenly Father tells us to do something, our biggest challenge is to be obedient.  Obedience does not add to His Word but simply carries it out.  Our ego wants to take control of Our Father’s Word and effectively judge it to be insufficient.  Isn’t that what happened in the Garden of Eden?  Oftentimes Our Heavenly Father will require us to walk by faith knowing that this walk will be tried and tested.  We must resist the temptation to add or subtract what Our Heavenly Father spoke to us and walk out His Word as directed.  This is overcoming our ego so that we will mature and be given greater things to do for the Kingdom.  A good steward faithfully takes direction and fulfills the wishes of his Lord.  He does not go back to his Lord and negotiate in an attempt to manipulate the Lord’s plan.  If you keep asking Our Heavenly Father the same question, HE will give you the answer according to the idols of your heart.  Jesus revealed that there are multiple levels of faith: no faith, little faith, great faith.  The soldier of great faith saw no need to negotiate a different “word” from Jesus in order to satisfy his ego.

Once we hear and by faith walk out the revelation given, good fruit will come forth.  There will not be a lot of confusion or noise surrounding this fruit.  There will be no question whether you heard Our Heavenly Father speak for His Word does not return to Him void.  If you are being plagued by problems, hindrances, failures, etc. you must become a fruit inspector and stop the path you are on.  Some men rationalize unfruitfulness by assuming they have taken on an Old Testament prophet’s mantle.  Did not the Blood of Jesus eliminate the need to operate in the Old Testament fashion?  Isn’t our Covenant a better one?  Was Jesus required to carry around a wooden yoke to suffer in a prophetic manner on our behalf?  The fruitfulness of Jesus should be our standard of comparison, not other men.  It is no wonder that there were four Gospels written about His earthly ministry.  Each Gospel provided another view of His example.

Are you bearing good fruit, bad fruit, or no fruit at all?  Do not be dismayed, it can be easily corrected.  Repent, turn from your current path.  Be still and listen.  I knew one man who waited two weeks after he isolated himself from “the world” before he could hear anything.  For each of us it is different.  Write down all the issues you are dealing with.  In another column, write down your “good fruit”.  Be open and truthful.  Have you been living a lie?  Once you repent, you now open yourself up to start afresh.  Our Heavenly Father’s mercy is greater than anything you are guilty of.  Quit looking at other men or women when defining your life.  Their gifts are not your gifts.  Our Heavenly Father may bring you together with others to satisfy a need of the Kingdom but don’t assume that just because they have a calling similar to yours that they will automatically participate with you.  Both of you will find peace when the need to work together arises.  In the meantime, you should love all men.  You should not be a stumblingblock by allowing your ego to hinder their progress.  There is plenty of room in the Kingdom for all to participate and be fruitful.  When Our Heavenly Father puts you together with another person, be content and focus on the mission at hand.  If you are not immediately fruitful, it may be a timing issue.  You may need to mature before the fruitfulness comes.  Jesus spent 33 1/2 years to complete His earthly calling.  Don’t be impatient.  If you are operating in your calling, you will produce good fruit.  You may require some adjustment in your thinking along the way but be assured as you become a man after GOD’S own Heart, good fruit will come forth.

Are you sharing your good fruit with others or hoarding it for yourself?  As you sow good fruit into other people’s lives, more fruit will abound!  That is the economic effect of The Kingdom of GOD!

Creating Derivatives for "Death", etc.

September 8th, 2009

At last, Wall Street has figured out how to make money on “Death”.  They are planning a new product that will securitize life insurance policies thus tapping into the $26 Trillion life insurance market.  I have personally seen an elderly person taking out a life insurance policy and selling it for a discounted portion of the proceeds that will be paid out at his death.  The beneficiaries pay the premiums on behalf of the elderly, relying on the actuary tables to protect their investment.  Put a bunch of these policies together and create a security called “life settlement bond” you can sell in the market.  What will they think of next?  See: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/life-settlements-could-be-wall-streets-next-act-2009-09-06

Solving the Debt Crisis with more Debt?

As of the 1st quarter of 2009, the total net debt versus the U.S. Gross Domestic Product stood at 372%, the highest ever.  This compares to 301.4% in 1933 during the Great Depression.  Back then, we were a manufacturing country but that is no longer the case.  The self interest of elected officials dictates that the electorate feel no pain so that each official can be reelected.  This prevailing attitude of self interest is perpetuated by future promises of wealth.  You can simply track net worth of most past elected officials and see a surprising success of growth in net worth.  Whether it be $5 million book deals or prestigious positions on the Board of Directors of major corporations, it is uncanny how smart public servants become while in office.  Getting elected is all about personal economics it seems and it matters not to what political affiliation you belong.

The current system mentality looks at the “free lunch” method of economics as the preferred path.  Past trade agreements opened the borders to allow corporations to easily exploit other labor pools for a short term flush of profit.  After all, their bonuses depended on attaining profit goals with regard to the long term effects.  Jack Welch of GE fame was well regarded in business circles due to his innovative management strategies and leadership style.  His net worth is estimated at $720 Million.  He moved the company away from manufacturing to financial paper products and GE Credit contributed substantially to his success.  Now GE is suspected by some industry observers of having notable derivative problems.  Only time and disclosure will tell.

China may default on derivatives

China is losing patience with the arrogant behavior of the American view of financial markets.  They are taking steps to prepare themselves for life after the U.S. Dollar. See: http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14365060

China is now encouraging its citizens to invest in gold and silver

What would happen if you added 1.3 billion potential investors to a particular market?  China understands the economics behind the “Golden Rule”: He who has the gold, rules.  Americans have been duped into investing in paper investments and giving up their hard assets.  This has allowed Wall Street to exploit paper asset value and extract wealth from the individual participants with the help of little or no regulation over their predatory business practices.  China has been burnt by Wall Street but may have the last laugh.  The dollar-centric world may be on its last leg.  If China did read the history books of how the U.S. Dollar became the world’s reserve currency, they would conclude that whoever owns the most gold can force the others to conform to that nation’s economic direction.  As the U.S. is creating a bigger black hole of debt, China is buying up commodities around the world.  With over $2 Trillion in reserves, they can put a floor in the price of most commodities, especially gold.  By the way, gold just surpassed $1,000 for a third time.

China may eliminate exports of certain critical metals including those critical to computer disk drive manufacturing.  Russia and China have the world’s only source of rare earth minerals that are used in building hybrid automobiles. See: http://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/news/2301/arafura-resources-is-well-placed-as-china-tightens-rare-earths-global-supplies-2301.html

One thing is clear, China is growing in strength and the U.S. is declining.

Rev 16:12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

Are the “kings of the east” China?

Does the river Euphrates mean that the “Fruitfulness” of the West is drying up?  Another meaning of Euphrates is “Sweet Water”.

Selah!