Brethren, don’t let a dry spell discourage you. Have you been toiling but not seeing fruit? It may be that the Lord is simply holding back for a time in order to provide a windfall.

This may be in witnessing. It may be in other areas. Do not be distracted by the things of this world (1 Jn. 2:15-16). And continue to be “steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord” (1 Cor. 15:58).

Listen for the Lord to tell you when and where to let down your net, and it will end up full beyond its capacity. Remember, our salvation, and our fruit is not dependent upon our work, but upon Him who give grace to the one who believes.

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Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Devotions

Morning, October 8

"Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught." Luke 5:4

We learn from this narrative, the necessity of human agency. The draught of fishes was miraculous, yet neither the fisherman nor his boat, nor his fishing tackle were ignored; but all were used to take the fishes. So in the saving of souls, God worketh by means; and while the present economy of grace shall stand, God will be pleased by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. When God worketh without instruments, doubtless He is glorified; but He hath Himself selected the plan of instrumentality as being that by which He is most magnified in the earth. Means of themselves are utterly unavailing. "Master, we have toiled all the night and have taken nothing." What was the reason of this? Were they not fishermen plying their special calling? Verily, they were no raw hands; they understood the work. Had they gone about the toil unskillfully? No. Had they lacked industry? No, they had toiled. Had they lacked perseverance? No, they had toiled all the night. Was there a deficiency of fish in the sea? Certainly not, for as soon as the Master came, they swam to the net in shoals. What, then, is the reason? Is it because there is no power in the means of themselves apart from the presence of Jesus? "Without Him we can do nothing." But with Christ we can do all things. Christ's presence confers success. Jesus sat in Peter's boat, and His will, by a mysterious influence, drew the fish to the net. When Jesus is lifted up in His Church, His presence is the Church's power- the shout of a king is in the midst of her. "I, if I be lifted up, will draw all men unto me." Let us go out this morning on our work of soul fishing, looking up in faith, and around us in solemn anxiety. Let us toil till night comes, and we shall not labour in vain, for He who bids us let down the net, will fill it with fishes.

"2019 was the last great year for the world economy.
For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days - even hours - of when you decided you wanted it.
America made that happen, but now America has lost interest in keeping it going.
Globe-spanning supply chains are only possible with the protection of the U.S. Navy. The American dollar underpins internationalized energy and financial markets. Complex, innovative industries were created to satisfy American consumers. American security policy forced warring nations to lay down their arms. Billions of people have been fed and educated as the American-led trade system spread across the globe.
All of this was artificial. All this was temporary. All this is ending.
In The End of the World is Just the Beginning, author and geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan maps out the next world: a world where countries or regions will have no choice but to make their own goods, grow their own food, secure their own energy, fight their own battles, and do it all with populations that are both shrinking and aging.
The list of countries that make it all work is smaller than you think. Which means everything about our interconnected world - from how we manufacture products, to how we grow food, to how we keep the lights on, to how we shuttle stuff about, to how we pay for it all - is about to change."

https://www.amazon.com/End-World-Just-Beginning-Globalization-ebook/dp/B09C65JNPF

Believer, do you trust God fully, at all times? How often do we rely upon our own intellect, emotion, resources, anything but Him? Has He not promised always to provide our needs? (Mt. 6:25-33) Is He a man that He should lie, or a son of man that He should repent? (Num. 23:19)

We are told instead to "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." (Pro. 3:5-6) Such simple advice, but at times, so difficult to follow. Yet we know that He will not fail in His purpose; thus we need to remember to cling to Him, not this world which will pass away.
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Spurgeon's Morning and Evening Devotions

Evening, September 1

"Trust in Him at all times." Psalm 62:8

Faith is as much the rule of temporal as of spiritual life; we ought to have faith in God for our earthly affairs as well as for our heavenly business. It is only as we learn to trust in God for the supply of all our daily need that we shall live above the world. We are not to be idle, that would show we did not trust in God, who worketh hitherto, but in the devil, who is the father of idleness. We are not to be imprudent or rash; that were to trust chance, and not the living God, who is a God of economy and order. Acting in all prudence and uprightness, we are to rely simply and entirely upon the Lord at all times.

Let me commend to you a life of trust in God in temporal things. Trusting in God, you will not be compelled to mourn because you have used sinful means to grow rich. Serve God with integrity, and if you achieve no success, at least no sin will lie upon your conscience. Trusting God, you will not be guilty of self-contradiction. He who trusts in craft, sails this way today, and that way the next, like a vessel tossed about by the fickle wind; but he that trusteth in the Lord is like a vessel propelled by steam, she cuts through the waves, defies the wind, and makes one bright silvery straightforward track to her destined haven. Be you a man with living principles within; never bow to the varying customs of worldly wisdom. Walk in your path of integrity with steadfast steps, and show that you are invincibly strong in the strength which confidence in God alone can confer. Thus you will be delivered from carking care, you will not be troubled with evil tidings, your heart will be fixed, trusting in the Lord. How pleasant to float along the stream of providence! There is no more blessed way of living than a life of dependence upon a covenant-keeping God. We have no care, for He careth for us; we have no troubles, because we cast our burdens upon the Lord.

Intro to ‘The Globalists’ Plan to Make You a Digital Slave’
https://johnhouk.substack.com/p/intro-to-the-globalists-plan-to-make

SUMMARY: When governments digitize legal tender currency, then prepare for your life to controlled/mandated by your government. This discussion between Maria Zeee and Bill Armour on the 8/14/25 Daily Pulse highlight this potential slavery via digital money. They also discuss precious metals as the potential to resist digitized money.

Frankly, when a government is involved, my suspicion is precious metals will only be able to function in an underground economy. An underground economy will receive a push back even by Western-style governments. In the USA, a WE THE PEOPLE resistance possibility can resist government mandated digital money.

… I uploaded this Daily Pulse episode from Substack THE VIGILANT FOX… Maria Zeee & Bill Armour discuss Govt Digital Money leads to Digital Slavery… TAKE A LOOK!
#DigitalSlavery

JUST IN: President Trump Announces BIG Rally on May 30 to Celebrate Massive Investment in US Steel – Partnership with Nippon Steel will “Create at Least 70,000 jobs, and Add $14 Billion Dollars to the U.S. Economy”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/just-president-trump-announces-big-rally-may-30/

Jobs Crush Expectations: 228,000 Added In March as Trump Economy Defies Critics
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/04/04/jobs-crush-expectations-228000-added-in-march-as-trump-economy-defies-critics/

Hmmmm what is going on with the plane “crashes”. Is it another scare tactic that the demons are playing……for loss of economy…..What do you think???

Thank you for the article, Erik. Sharing.

America Has a CIA-Run Economy
So ... What Now?
https://badlands.substack.com/p/america-has-a-cia-run-economy?publication_id=1135129&post_id=154486901&isFreemail=true&r=1maoyr&triedRedirect=true

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/economy-narrative-fraud/2025/01/05/id/1193916/

They are getting on my nerves with this garbage.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/social-securitys-full-retirement-age-increasing-2025-what-know

After WWII, the US had defeated Japan. The US wanted to create an economy to give the population jobs in Japan . To this end they sent major banks and companies to fund and start companies. SONY, you’ve heard that name, do you know what it stands for; Standard Oil of New York, SONY. There are others. Good Evening all.

'Delusional': Whoopi Goldberg complains she, too, suffered under Biden economy, on $8 million yearly income
'I work for a living. If I had all the money in the world, I would not be here!' proclaims entertainer with $60 million net worth
https://www.wnd.com/2024/11/delusional-whoopi-goldberg-complains-she-too-suffered-under-biden-economy-on-8-million-yearly-income/