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Are you a leader who can claim victory with restraint? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in 1 Samuel 11. I've titled this chapter "The First Test of Saul's Leadership." At this point in the story, Saul has defeated his first enemy. Nahash and the Ammonite army. But now he has to deal with a battle within. Here is the text in verses 12-13: Then the people said to Samue...

Are you surrounded by an enemy and feel like giving up? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in 1 Samuel 11. I've titled this chapter "The First Test of Saul's Leadership." Here's what's happening in this chapter. Saul has been appointed king. He returned to family farming because his time for fighting had not yet come. Then, the Ammonite enemy, Nahash, came against an I...

Are you surrounded by defeat? Salvation is coming. Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in 1 Samuel 11. I've titled this chapter "The First Test of Saul's Leadership." Let's set up the scene. Saul has been appointed king. Nahash has besieged Jabesh-Gilead. Saul gives the nation orders to gather and come to the aid of the people of Jabesh-gilead. Then here is what happens...

Do you feel torn between two different callings? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in 1 Samuel 11. I've titled this chapter "The First Test of Saul's Leadership." To set up the moment. Saul has just been appointed king, and everyone was sent to their home. We are not sure how much time has transpired, but Nahash, an Ammonite enemy, has besieged Jabesh-Gilead. And now...

Don't be deceived by slippery alliances. Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 11 . I've titled this chapter  "The First Test of Saul's Leadership." I am going to be reading verses 1-4 today, which state: Then Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead, and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you." But N...

Are you ready to have your leadership tested from beginning to end? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in 1 Samuel 11. I've titled this chapter "The First Test of Saul's Leadership." The key verse of this chapter is verse 13, which reads: But Saul said, "Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today the Lord has worked salvation in Israel." — 1 Samuel 11:13 This...

If you are reluctant to lead, trust the divine pecking order. Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 10 . I've titled this chapter  "The Appointed But Reluctant Leader." Today, we conclude Chapter 10, in verses 25-27: Then Samuel told the people the rights and duties of the kingship, and he wrote them in a book and laid it up before the Lord. Then Samuel sent...

Your strategies are never as good as God's plan. Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 10 . I've titled this chapter  "The Appointed But Reluctant Leader." Today, we continue the story. Samuel is going to gather the nation again at Mizpah as he did in Chapter 7 after the Ark of Covenant was recovered from the Philistines. But on this day, Samuel is going to a...

Are you ready to break the deceptive silence about your faith in God? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in 1 Samuel 10. I've titled this chapter "The Appointed But Reluctant Leader." Today, we continue the story. Saul arrives back home, and this is what happens in verses 10-16: When they came to Gibeah, behold, a group of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God rushed...

Do you know your leadership boundaries? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in 1 Samuel 10. I've titled this chapter "The Appointed But Reluctant Leader." Today, we continue the story where Samuel anoints Saul in a significant moment and foretells a series of events that will shape his leadership journey. He also issues instructions for the upcoming week until Saul reac...

Are you desperate to know God's call for your life? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 10 . I've titled this chapter  "The Appointed But Reluctant Leader." Today, we pick up the story where Samuel has anointed Saul, the first king of Israel. But Samuel wants Saul to know that this is not something he has made up. It is the Word of the Lord. Therefore, he g...

Is God calling you to call something out or to a calling of greater capacity? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 10 . I've titled this chapter  "The Appointed But Reluctant Leader." Today, we pick up the story in verse one: Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head and kissed him and said, "Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince over hi...

Are you embracing your calling with spiritual confidence or reluctantly? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 10 . I've titled this chapter  "The Appointed But Reluctant Leader." The key verse of this chapter is verse 6, which reads: Then the Spirit of the  Lord  will rush upon you,  and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man.  —  1 Samue...

Read the update on  Everett. Would you like to know God's providential leading for your life? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 9 . I've titled this chapter  "Guided By God." Today, we pick up at the point of the story where Saul and Samuel have now completed their meal and are making their way back to town. Saul still does not quite understand what is go...

Are you recognizing God's providential guidance in the circumstances of life? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 9 . I've titled this chapter  "Guided By God." Today, we pick up at the point of the story where Saul and his servant are out looking for their father's lost donkeys and decide to see the prophet Samuel to get some help finding them. And now the...

What if, on this ordinary day, God revealed something extraordinary to you? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in 1 Samuel 9. I've titled this chapter "Guided By God." Today, we pick up at the point of the story where Saul and his servant are out looking for their father's lost donkeys and decide to go see the prophet Samuel to get some help in finding them. Our text p...

Are you overlooking God's divine providence? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 9 . I've titled this chapter  "Guided By God." Today, we pick up at the point of the story where Saul and his servant are out looking for their father's lost donkeys. They have exhausted their efforts, but they have heard there is a man of God close by, so they decide to inquir...

Are you looking for God's guidance today? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 9 . I've titled this chapter  "Guided By God." Today, our text is  1 Samuel 9:3-6 , which reads: Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. So Kish said to Saul his son, "Take one of the young men with you, and arise, go and look for the donkeys."   And he passed through t...

What signs are you looking for when seeking God's direction? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in 1 Samuel 9. I've titled this chapter "Guided By God." Today, our text is 1 Samuel 9:1-2, which reads: There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite, a man of wealth. And he had a son whose na...

Do you have a big decision in front of you and need direction from God? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 9 . I've titled this chapter  "Guided By God." Over the next four chapters, we will resolve one major question:  What kind of leader does God want? And the key text of this chapter reveals God's answer. It is  1 Samuel 9:17 , which reads: When Samuel...

Have you recently made a bad decision? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in 1 Samuel 8. I've titled this chapter "When Our Insecurities Define Us." Today, our text is 1 Samuel 8:21-22, which reads: And when Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the Lord. And the Lord said to Samuel, "Obey their voice and make them a king." Samue...

Have personal insecurities made you stubborn and unreceptive to God's plan? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in 1 Samuel 8. I've titled this chapter "When Our Insecurities Define Us." Today, our text is 1 Samuel 8:19-20, which reads: But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, "No! But there shall be a king over us, that we also may be like all...

Are you sure you want to do that? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in 1 Samuel 8. I've titled this chapter "When Our Insecurities Define Us." Today, our text is 1 Samuel 8:10-18, which reads: So Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking for a king from him. He said, "These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take yo...

Are you insecure and about to make a stupid request or decision? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in  1 Samuel 8 . I've titled this chapter  "When Our Insecurities Define Us." Today, our text is  1 Samuel 8:7-9 , which reads: And the Lord said to Samuel, "Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected...

Are insecurities driving you to your own solutions? Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller. This week, we are in 1 Samuel 8. I've titled this chapter "When Our Insecurities Define Us." Today, our text is 1 Samuel 8:4-6, which reads: Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah and said to him, "Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now app...