Discerning the Times

To be the light of the world that we are called to be, we need to be a
city set on a hill, a community that is an example to the world. What
we build, even a separate kingdom economy, is not to withdraw from the
world but to help it. We are called to be different and to do things
differently in some very profound ways. However, some of these things we cannot do until we become the
community we are called to be, which in some ways must be separate and
distinct. We are called a holy nation, and the word holy means to
be separate, distinct. This will begin to take place in preparation for
the coming of the kingdom, but we will fail if the mentality or motives
are monastic, rather than to be a blessing and light to the world. We
prepare the way for the Lord by building a highway, and the highway is
so that the nations can come to Him.

What I was prophetically shown was similar to the Jews during the
Middle Ages when they were scattered about in the nations. They had
their own separate communities and commerce, but they did a lot of
business with the nations they were in and helped develop the commerce
of those nations. They were a community within the larger community,
but they maintained their uniqueness and, to some degree, separateness,
while being a blessing to all the nations they were sojourning in. The
body of Christ is going to begin to do the same.

God will help us to be a light in what is now darkness or, at best,
confusion. It is obvious the world governments do not really understand
the current financial situation yet, but we understand it, and we have
a plan that could help correct it. However, we need to start by
demonstrating it within our own community.

I believe that the only economic foundation that will not be shaken in
the future will be an asset-based economy rather than a credit-based
economy. However, we will not be able to get there all at once. We need
a wise, practical, step-by-step plan to get there. Our ultimate goal is
to raise up the strongest possible Christians in our church community,
who are on the strongest possible foundations in every area of their
lives, including being financially independent.

Being financially independent does not necessarily mean that we will
have to have a certain amount of wealth, but it does mean that we are
so free that we never have to make a decision based on whether we have
enough money or not, but simply on whether something is God's will or
not. To do this, we all need to begin by getting out of debt. Not many
will be able to do this in one year, but if you do not start, you will
never get there. This is the year to start, and the ultimate result
will be freedom.

We see in the Book of Revelation that when the mark of the beast comes,
it is so that you can buy, sell, or trade (see Revelation 13:17). Those
who have been faithful to the Lord and built their lives on the kingdom
that is coming, instead of the kingdoms of this world, will not care if
they can buy, sell, or trade in this world because they will have
another Source and will have built their lives on another economy. It
will actually be far simpler to do this than it is to live in today's
complicated economy.

To build on the kingdom economy requires wisdom, faithfulness,
discipline, and, at times, sacrifice. Ultimately, this will put us in a
place of unprecedented and true prosperity that has much more benefit
than just acquiring more stuff—it will put the people of God in a place
to actually lend to many nations and not have to borrow, just as the
Word declares.

This is going to come to pass—why not be a part of it? The result of
starting down the path to it will result in immediate simplicity and
freedom to be who we are called to be in Christ, which is our highest
purpose. It does require us, however, to embrace change.

One definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing while
expecting a different result. We are going to have to do some things
differently, and to some extent it will be a lifestyle change, but it
will lead to a much better life. All we have to lose are the yokes that
bind us.

Morning Star Ministries