The Daily + Weekly by Vince Miller

Are people conspiring against you? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we have read  1 Samuel 18 . I've titled this chapter  "Allies and Adversaries." In yesterday's devotional, we explored how David's unwavering faith enabled him to overcome Saul's impossible task and demonstrate his value to Michal and Israel. Today, we discover how all this worked out for Saul and David in ...

Are you dealing with deceitful people? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are reading  1 Samuel 18 . I've titled this chapter  "Allies and Adversaries." In yesterday's devotional, we discovered how Saul's jealousy led him to set David up for failure by assigning him an impossible task. Yet, David's unwavering faith and anchored identity in God turned the challenge into a r...

Are you being set up for an impossible task? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are reading  1 Samuel 18 . I've titled this chapter  "Allies and Adversaries." Yesterday, we explored the time bomb of jealousy and anger through the actions of Saul and David in contrast. Now let's see how David moves through this experience in verses 12-16: Saul was afraid of David because th...

Are you dealing with your anger and insecurity? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are reading  1 Samuel 18 . I've titled this chapter  "Allies and Adversaries." At this point, jealousy is ticking down in King Saul against David, and let's see how this turns out in verses 9-12: And Saul eyed David from that day on. The next day a harmful spirit from God rushed upon Saul, a...

Is jealousy about to explode within you? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are reading  1 Samuel 18 . I've titled this chapter  "Allies and Adversaries." David returns from defeating Goliath and builds an instant ally with Jonathan, but an adversary will rise from inside the ranks. Let's see the plot thicken in 5-9: And David went out and was successful wherever Saul sent...

Are you perverting or forsaking experiences in love? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are reading 1 Samuel 18. I've titled this chapter "Allies and Adversaries." David comes back from defeating Goliath and speaks with King Saul with the head of Goliath in his hand, and we pick up in verse 1: As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to th...

Do you feel attacked by adversaries? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are reading 1 Samuel 18. I've titled this chapter "Allies and Adversaries." In this chapter, we will get an inside look into the King's house and see the chemistry between David and Saul's family. The tension between them is palpable, like watching an episode of The Kardashians. We will watch as some w...

Are you missing God's plan? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we have read through 1 Samuel 17. I've titled this chapter "Battling Giants." David has now come to the battle, engaged in the battle, run into the battle, and won the battle. However, the last three verses replay the previous scene from King Saul's perspective with additional details. Let's read 55-58: As soon as...

Do you want victory in your battle? Then, you need to have the right perspective. Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 17 . I've titled this chapter  "Battling Giants." David comes upon the line of battle between the Philistines and Israelites. He is ushered before King Saul, and today, he heads onto the battlefield. Let's read 41-54: And the Philistine move...

Do you confuse spiritual confidence with self-confidence? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in 1 Samuel 17. I've titled this chapter "Battling Giants." We have the battle scene. In today's text, David approaches the King before running to the battle. Let's read 31-40: When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul, and he sent for him. And...

Are you a courageous leader? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 17 . I've titled this chapter  "Battling Giants." So far, we have the battle scene. In today's text, David will head out to battle. As I read, I want you to notice David's curiosity. Let's read 19-30: Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Phi...

Have you ever asked: "When will I find my calling?" Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 17 . I've titled this chapter  "Battling Giants." Yesterday, we got our first look at the battle scene and the giant Goliath. Today, we look to another scene a few miles from the battle. The home of David of Bethlehem. Let's read 12-18: Now David was the son of an Ephrat...

Do current events have you living in fear? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 17 . I've titled this chapter  "Battling Giants." Let's dive in straight in today, beginning in verse 1: Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle. And they were gathered at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. And Saul...

Are you battling a giant? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 17 . I've titled this chapter  "Battling Giants." The key verse of this chapter is  1 Samuel 17:45 , which reads: Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israe...

Are you working on both your internal and external qualifications? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in 1 Samuel 16. I've titled this chapter "God's Criteria for Choosing Leaders." Yesterday, we discovered a rush of the Spirit onto David and off Saul. The problem is so noticeable that King Saul's aids have a potential and interesting solution to the problem. Here is i...

There is no neutral ground in leadership with God. Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 16 . I've titled this chapter  "God's Criteria for Choosing Leaders." Here's the context for this moment. Samuel has gone to Bethelem for what looks like a sacrifice of atonement, but it's a sacrifice of anointment. Here, he is going to anoint David, king of Israel. The t...

Are you desperate for an answer from God but not getting an answer? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 16 . I've titled this chapter  "God's Criteria for Choosing Leaders." In yesterday's text, we discovered that Samuel's obedience, despite his fear and grief, revealed God's story and plan in Bethlehem. Today, we are going to see that process and David's a...

When you are obedient, you are participating in God's divine plan and story. Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 16 . I've titled this chapter  "God's Criteria for Choosing Leaders." In yesterday's text, we discovered how grief and fear can consume us, making it challenging to see God's plan. The principle we discovered is that in difficult times, our obedi...

Does God really regret and repent? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. In our reading through 1 Samuel 15. Someone wrote in a question. Let's call this gentleman Mark DuVal. Here was his question: "In Chapter 15, God regrets anointing Saul as king. There are other places where God has similar regrets. How does God regret something he knows in advance will happen when he is omniscient?" G...

Are there consuming emotions that prevent you from seeing God's plan? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 16 . I've titled this chapter  "God's Criteria for Choosing Leaders." Today, we pick up right after Samuel had done two things: First, he told King Saul God had rejected him. Second, he hacked Agag to pieces because King Saul had not done it. Today, we...

We know how you choose leaders, but do you know how God chooses leaders? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we start a new chapter,  1 Samuel 16 . I've titled this chapter  "God's Criteria for Choosing Leaders." The key verse of Chapter 16 is verse 7. It reads: But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected...

Do you grieve our national leaders? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 15 . I've titled this chapter  "The Consequences of Disobedience." In yesterday's devotional, we saw how Saul's insecurity led him to disobedience by prioritizing the people's voice over God's, which resulted in his leadership being torn from him and given to the man we will read about...

Are you leading others toward following God's voice, or are they leading you? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in 1 Samuel 15. I've titled this chapter "The Consequences of Disobedience." In yesterday's devotional, we discussed how Saul's insecurity led him to disobedience, masking his fears with empty sacrifices. We explored the importance of confessing our insecuri...

Are you sacrificing your insecurities to the Lord, or are you only bringing sins of insecurity to him? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in 1 Samuel 15. I've titled this chapter "The Consequences of Disobedience." Today, I am going to read a moment where Samuel is going to call King Saul out. Let's dive into 17-23: And Samuel said, "Though you are little in your own e...

Don't be intentionally arrogant and ignorant. Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 15 . I've titled this chapter  "The Consequences of Disobedience." Today, I am going to read quite a bit of text. First, here's the context. King Saul is commanded to strike down the Amalekites, but he does not complete the task. He spares Agag, the leader of the Amalekites, a...