KFLCC Kingdom Economics

I NTRODUCTION

arly in the year 1999, one of my intercessors named Emie Piper came to see me at our international ministry center. She and her husband Bob would sometimes drop in to chat and hear an update on our most recent conference. But this day was different. Instead of coming to hear a report from the evangelistic field, she came to bring me information she received from the Holy Spirit while praying in the early hours of the morning. E Emie wasted no time telling me, “I was praying much of the night about the economy in America. There is going to be trouble in the future, and it will greatly impact the stock market. The Lord impressed me that in the future, gold will be over $1,000 an ounce, and you and I should invest in it now while the price is low.” I knew two things about Emie. First, she had a strong prayer life; and second, she did receive inspiration and spiritual illumination during her private prayer time. I wanted to share her information with a friend who deals with jewelry, gold, and silver. Within ten minutes we were standing in his jewelry store and Emie was repeating what the Lord had shown her in prayer. My friend sat at his computer where he could review stocks and commodities. A dedicated Christian, the owner smiled and said, “Today gold is selling at $270 an ounce. I can see it going up to four hundred dollars in the future, and perhaps even five hundred; but not a thousand dollars an ounce.” Emie didn’t miss a beat. She understood that, if God is concerned about the sparrow that falls to the ground, He is certainly concerned about the future of His own children, and making sure they discern the times and are properly aligned for God’s blessings. She replied, “I know what I felt after praying about God’s financial blessings, and you’d better go buy some gold while the price is low. When stocks fall in the future, gold will be high.” As an update, the gold that was selling for $270 an ounce in 1999 is selling, as of this writing, for $1,600 an ounce, for a profit of over thirteen hundred dollars an ounce.

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