{"id":434,"date":"2026-03-09T22:56:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T22:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waynesworldview.com\/?p=434"},"modified":"2026-05-14T12:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T12:34:51","slug":"global-energy-markets-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegciproject.com\/briefing\/2026\/03\/09\/global-energy-markets-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Oil Is More Valuable?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-medium-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">History has a funny way of repeating itself\u2014usually right at the pump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of this morning, March 9, 2026, the news is dominated by the conflict in Iran and the \u201cStrait of Hormuz crunch.\u201d We\u2019ve watched the national average jump toward $3.50 while crude oil pushes $120 a barrel. One day you\u2019re paying $2.40. The next, you\u2019re staring at the pump wondering if you need a HELOC to fill the tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But here\u2019s the thing: we\u2019ve been here before. And we made it through just fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 19-Cent Dream<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I remember a time when \u201cgas wars\u201d didn\u2019t involve missiles; they involved two guys on opposite corners in small-town America trying to undercut each other\u2019s prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 1960s, gas was a service. For 19 cents a gallon, a uniformed attendant would fill your tank, scrub your windshield, and check your oil before you could even ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Golden Ticket of \u201979<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the spring of 1979, the dream was over. I was moving from Florida to California, and the trip across I-10 became a five-day dystopian movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Florida, gas was about 65 cents. By the time I hit West Texas, the numbers were spinning. When I finally arrived in Los Angeles, it hit 90 cents\u2014a price we thought might break the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California had odd-even rationing. If your license plate ended in an odd number, you couldn\u2019t buy gas on even days. But I had Florida plates. That made me the most popular guy in the office. People were literally asking to rent my license plate so they could stand in line and fill their tanks. Funny how quickly desperation changes the rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market Price vs. Eternal Value<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today the world is once again obsessed with the price of a barrel. But while the price of crude oil is dictated by war and logistics, there is another kind of oil that is far more valuable\u2014the spiritual oil in our hearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In \u201979, people were desperate for extra oil\u2014or at least a Florida plate that could get it. In the Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25, the story is similar. When the darkness comes, there is no borrowing someone else\u2019s supply. No renting a license plate. You either have oil in your lamp, or you don\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s the difference:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The world\u2019s oil<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spikes with every headline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moves a machine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eventually runs out<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Spirit\u2019s oil<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bought without money<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moves a soul<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Never runs dry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Road Ahead<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don\u2019t have a crystal ball for commodity prices. But I do have a Book that tells me something about the road ahead. It\u2019s called the Bible. And it reminds us that \u201cwars and rumors of wars\u201d are part of a larger story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re interested in how current world events may be aligning with biblical prophecy, I\u2019ve put together something called the Global Convergence Index. It\u2019s a simple way to track the geopolitical, economic, and cultural signals many students of prophecy are watching today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can explore it here: <a href=\"https:\/\/waynesworldview.ddns.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/waynesworldview.ddns.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The journey might get rough. We may find ourselves forced off-road by high prices or global tension. But don\u2019t let the price of a barrel steal the peace in your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The price per gallon changes. The Provider doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So keep your lamp full. We\u2019re going to reach the destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I\u2019m Wayne \u2014 and that\u2019s my world view. What\u2019s yours?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As fuel prices surge again amid Middle East tensions, a memory from the 1979 gas crisis points to a deeper question: which oil is truly more valuable\u2014the kind that powers engines, or the kind that keeps a soul ready?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[46],"tags":[267,42,227,263,262,266,264,265,41],"class_list":["post-434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-categ","tag-biblicalprophecy","tag-christianperspective","tag-faith","tag-gasprices","tag-iran","tag-matthew25","tag-oilprices","tag-straitofhormuz","tag-worldevents"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thegciproject.com\/briefing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/which-oil-is-more-valuable-gas-pump-vs-oil-lamp-scaled.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegciproject.com\/briefing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegciproject.com\/briefing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegciproject.com\/briefing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegciproject.com\/briefing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegciproject.com\/briefing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thegciproject.com\/briefing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":436,"href":"https:\/\/thegciproject.com\/briefing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434\/revisions\/436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegciproject.com\/briefing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegciproject.com\/briefing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegciproject.com\/briefing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegciproject.com\/briefing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}