Finding Clarity Through Humility | 1 Samuel 6:20-21
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Release Date: 06/22/2024
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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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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 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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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....
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Welcome to the Daily Devo. I am Vince Miller.
This week, we are reading 1 Samuel 6. I've titled this chapter "From Confusion to Clarity."
In chapter 6, the Ark of God is taken and returned. Seventy men of Beth-shemesh have been struck dead, and the chapter closes with this declaration and resolution. Verses 20-21 read:
Then the men of Beth-shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God? And to whom shall he go up away from us?” So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of the Lord. Come down and take it up to you.” — 1 Samuel 6:20-21
Clarity In Humility
Sometimes, when we read the text, we don't fully connect with the severity of such moments. But God is serious—very serious. Both the Philistines and the Israelites made themselves enemies of God. They chose to live outside his righteousness, so they became the focus of his justice. Their arrogance and disobedience only added to their problems, creating more confusion to the point that they just wanted to be rid of the Ark of God.
I cannot imagine how the terror these people felt.
If you are living through a season of confusion, the only place you will ever find clarity is in humility before God. Once in a while, you might find your way through confusion with a tactic, strategy, or clever ingenuity. But occasionally, the confusion in your life will be so intense and immense that it will humiliate you. And the only proper response in these moments is to go low before the Holy God. It's to get on your knees and tell God you don't know what to do and are ready to do only what he wants you to do. This is usually a humiliating and terrifying experience, yet it's right here where men are transformed from being their own man to being God's man.
Are you confused today? Go low before the Holy God, for no man can stand before him.
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Ask This:
How can you cultivate a more profound sense of humility in your daily life, especially during times of confusion or uncertainty?
Reflect on a recent experience where you faced confusion or difficulty. How did your response align with seeking God's clarity, and what adjustments can you make moving forward?
Do This:
Go low!
Pray This:
Father, in moments of confusion, I humble myself before You. Please give me clarity of mind and heart to discern Your will and follow Your direction faithfully. Amen.
Play This:
Gracefully Broken.