Overcoming the War Within You | Galatians 5:17
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Release Date: 04/24/2024
Why Am I Never Satisfied? | Esther 1:5–8
The Daily + Weekly by Vince Miller
Welcome to The Daily. I want to give a shout today to Andrew Bright from Highland Ranch, CO. Thanks for being a donor as we teach through every book of the Bible over 23 years. We cannot do this without you. Read more about . Our text today is And when these days were completed, the king gave for all the people present in Susa the citadel, both great and small, a feast lasting for seven days in the court of the garden of the king’s palace. There were white cotton curtains and violet hangings fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rods and marble pillars, and also couches...
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Why Am I Always Trying to Impress People? | Esther 1:1–4
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Welcome to The Daily. I want to give a shout today to Robert Beauchemin from Alexis, NC. Thanks for being a donor as we teach through every book of the Bible over 23 years. We cannot do this without you. Read more about . Our text today is Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces, in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa, the citadel, in the third year of his reign he gave a feast for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media and the nobles and governors of the provinces were before him,...
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How to Stay Faithful When Others Fall Away | Jude 20–25
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Welcome to The Daily. ESTHER: We will begin tomorrow. I have titled this one, FOR SUCH A TIME: Courage When God Seems Silent. Grab the now. If you are a donor giving $35/month or more, don't purchase one; we have already mailed it to you. Our text today is But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. And have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out...
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How Should Christians Respond to False Teaching? | A Bible Study of Jude
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How do you stand against false teaching without becoming cruel—and show mercy without compromising the truth? Summary: The Letter of Jude calls Christians to contend for the faith while refusing both compromise and cruelty. Jude warns that false teaching often enters quietly, twisting grace, rejecting Christ’s authority, and producing spiritual fruit that eventually exposes the deception. Believers are called to strengthen their own faith while moving toward those who doubt or drift with truth, wisdom, and mercy. Ultimately, our confidence is not in how tightly we hold onto God, but in the...
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How to Recognize Divisive People in the Church | Jude 14–19
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Welcome to The Daily. ESTHER: We will begin next Monday. I have titled this one, FOR SUCH A TIME: Courage When God Seems Silent. Grab the now. If you are a donor giving $35/month or more, do not purchase one; we have already sent this to you in the mail. Our text today is “It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, ‘Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed...
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How to Recognize Self-Serving Spiritual Leaders | Jude 11–13
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Our text today is Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam’s error and perished in Korah’s rebellion. These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted; wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever. — Not every spiritual voice wants to help you. Some want to use...
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When Spiritual Confidence Becomes Arrogance | Jude 8-10
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Welcome to The Daily. ESTHER: We will begin next Monday. I have titled this one, FOR SUCH A TIME: Courage When God Seems Silent. Grab the now. If you are a donor giving $35/month or more, do not purchase one; we have already sent this to you in the mail. Our text today is Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones. But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce...
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Grace Doesn’t Cancel Judgment | Jude 5-7
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Welcome to The Daily. ESTHER: We will begin next Monday. I have titled this one, FOR SUCH A TIME: Courage When God Seems Silent. Grab the now. If you are a donor giving $35/month or more, do not purchase one; we have already sent this to you in the mail. Our text today is Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper...
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Contend for the Faith Without Becoming Contentious | Jude 3-4
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Welcome to The Daily. ESTHER: We will begin next Monday. I have titled this one, FOR SUCH A TIME: Courage When God Seems Silent. Grab the now. If you are a donor giving $35/month or more, do not purchase one; we have already sent this to you in the mail. Our text today is Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were...
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You Are Called, Loved, and Kept | Jude 1-2
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Welcome to The Daily. ESTHER: We will begin next Monday. I have titled this one, FOR SUCH A TIME: Courage When God Seems Silent. Grab the now. If you are a donor giving $35/month or more, do not purchase one; we have already sent this to you in the mail. Our text today is Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ: May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you. — You will never contend for the faith well if you forget who you are....
info_outlineDo you sense the war that's raging within you?
Our call out today goes to all the men from Texas I spent time with this weekend at Rough Creek Lodge & Resort. I love you guys. Thanks for hosting me at this incredible location.
For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. — Galatians 5:17
This verse describes one of the harsh realities that often rudely awakens many new believers. We learn that Jesus's free gift of eternal life doesn't free us from our temporal struggles. Within us continues to rage an ongoing war.
The war within is a specific battle, one of the desires. One is a longing to fulfill our human desires, and the other is the longing of the Spirit and his desires. It's important to clarify that this is not a war between our flesh and our spirit. Rather, this is a war between our flesh and His Spirit, which by nature infers victory is within our reach.
You see, at the moment of our salvation, our eternal address was changed, but we were also given a divine gift, the Holy Spirit, who now resides within us. The Holy Spirit is the person of God who possesses the power of God. He equips us to combat the desires of our flesh as we await our ultimate salvation. Without the Holy Spirit, we would lead a life of daily defeat. But with the Spirit, we can engage in a daily battle. By learning to walk by the Spirit (as Paul mentioned in the previous verse), we can discover a path that leads to satisfaction in God, not in the flesh. This means that we can experience day-to-day victory when we obey the Spirit's will and desires.
So today, if you feel like a war is raging inside you. You are right. There is one. It's a battle between your fleshly desires and God's will for you. To overcome this, you are going to have to do some things differently, which Paul is going to make clear in the coming verses.
But for now, do this. Start by recognizing your will and the Spirit's will. Differentiating and discerning between these two wills is the first step to waging and winning the war within.
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ASK THIS:
- How can you actively discern between your own desires and the prompting of the Holy Spirit in your daily decisions and actions?
- What practical steps can you take today to align your will with God's will, thus gaining victory in the ongoing battle within your soul?
DO THIS: Start discerning the Spirit's will.
PRAY THIS: Father, grant me the wisdom and strength to discern and overcome the desires of my flesh, as I surrender to the leading of Your Holy Spirit within me. Guide me in walking faithfully on the path of victory over the internal battles that wage within my soul.
PLAY THIS: Whatever Your Plan Is.