WARNING: Are you being watchful and prayerful?

Back in the 19th and 20th centuries, coal miners would place a canary (a yellow bird) in the mines to detect methane gas. Canary's are very sensitive to this gas and if the levels are too high, they will die. As a warning system, the miners used this technique so if the bird stopped singing and was found dead they would then evacuate the mines for safety. Do you see the warnings around you? Are you sensing the coming danger?

This posting is meant to encourage you to educate yourself in God's Word, the world, and current affairs. Despite our personal challenges, desires, dreams, and goals, there is much going on in the world today. The global economy is near depression, the U.S. dollar is at it's lowest point in recent history and social/political unrest is occurring in many countries. Oil futures prices are seemingly out of control and the supply and demand for oil balance in changing for the worse (e.g. more demand than supply).

We all studied the 1929 US Stock market crash but a global market crash is coming and it will be unprecedented and much worse than the 20th century's stock market collapse. Even then there were various scholars, political leaders, business leaders and even preachers warning the world of a pending calamity with global economic implications but no one seemed to listen. No one seems to really believe something like this can happen in our modern economy and world. For example, many people really believe that there's "someone" in charge when the reality is that no one person or entity is in charge that has world influence -at least not yet.

Countries, corporations, and individual investors all act as independent agents in today's global capital markets. Believe it or not, no one at the proverbial switch. Our global economy is a very delicate balancing act between large and small investors. All it takes is one major war, weather event, act of terrorism, oil shortage, etc and our economy as we know it will fall like a house of cards; consider the current sub-prime fiasco.

God said "...be not deceived: God is not mocked; whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.". This is God's ultimate axiom or law, that that as long as the earth remains there will always be a seed time and a harvest time. Many of today's economic seeds were planted long ago. Greed was the creed for the roaring 90's as Wall Street, Washington, and the world feasted on unprecedented success and prosperity. Even you enjoyed the benefits of this season. I am not suggesting you were greedy or did anything improper but that we all enjoyed this season of high home values, large gains in the stock market, jobs were aplenty, and nearly anyone qualified for a loan to buy cars and homes and etc.

So, am I saying that because our economy has taken a down turn, there will be no rebound? Am I suggesting that because times are tight now that they'll be this way forever? No. What I am saying is that you need to read the signs of the times. You need to now start learning more about your bible, biblical prophesy, and bolstering your relationship to God through His son, our Savior Jesus. Now is the time.

We may experience another "season of prosperity" before it's all over. But beware, God's anger is kindled and judgement is sure to come upon the earth. The world's financial markets will fall, the US dollar will fall, wars and rumors of wars are happening and this will give rise to a new world order -the season of the anti-Christ.

So what should you do? Pray and watch -which is EXACTLY what the bible tells us to do. Jesus told His disciples to NOT be afraid but that perilous times would come upon the earth and but He would NOT forsake us.

Do not do anything with yourself, finances, and family as a result of my comments but be wise and pray, seek God's direction. Did you know that TODAY, many of world's rich have fortified mountain retreats with security and stock piles of food as they see the coming financial disaster a far off? But there is no place for them to hide.

It's time to grow up now and get the facts and discern the changing times. Jesus REALLY IS coming back. His agenda, His primary agenda has been to build-up his church and bring to earth God's kingdom. If you happen to get rich while you're alive or before His return, GREAT! Jesus says the poor will always be among you and that it is our job to care for them.

Read, watch, fast, and pray. Read your bibles, study God's world, and get educated. Read the newspapers and pray to God for understanding and peace. Prepare your hearts and your family's hearts through prayer and devotion to God.

I have many dreams and I have material desires. But God comes first, then family, then friends and ministry partners, then money. God is asking us to start paying attention and get our houses in order. Do not get slack and think you have anymore time that what you have for the bible says no man knows the day or the hour or Lord cometh.