When God Says Go—Will You Move? | Judges 1:1-2
The Daily Devotional by Vince Miller
Release Date: 08/24/2025
When Men Don’t Step Up, God Provides a Leader | Judges 4:4–5
The Daily Devotional by Vince Miller
Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Support our mission to teach every verse of the Bible. Read more here: Our text today is : Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment. — What happens when men shrink back from the leadership God has called them to? In the middle of Israel’s chaos, God raises an unexpected...
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When Old Sins Come Knocking Again | Judges 4:1–3
The Daily Devotional by Vince Miller
Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Support our mission to teach every verse of the Bible. Read more here: Our text today is : And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord after Ehud died. And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim. Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help, for he had 900 chariots of iron, and he oppressed the people of Israel cruelly for twenty years....
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One Verse. One Man. One Massive Impact. | Judges 3:31
The Daily Devotional by Vince Miller
Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Support our mission to teach every verse of the Bible. Read more here: Our text today is After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed 600 of the Philistines with an oxgoad, and he also saved Israel. — Can one person really make a difference? Shamgar barely gets a verse. No long backstory. No detailed battle plan. Just a man with an oxgoad—a farmer’s tool, not a warrior’s weapon. Yet with it, he struck down 600 Philistines and saved Israel. That’s it. No fanfare....
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One Man’s Faith Sparks a Nation’s Victory | Judges 3:24–30
The Daily Devotional by Vince Miller
Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Support our mission to teach every verse of the Bible. Read more here: Our text today is When he had gone, the servants came, and when they saw that the doors of the roof chamber were locked, they thought, “Surely he is relieving himself in the closet of the cool chamber.” And they waited till they were embarrassed. But when he still did not open the doors of the roof chamber, they took the key and opened them, and there lay their lord dead on the floor. Ehud escaped while they...
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Ehud: God’s Unlikely Hero with an Unlikely Plan | Judges 3:12-23
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Support our mission to teach every verse of the Bible. Read more here: Our text today is And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and went and defeated Israel. And they took possession of the city of palms. And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen...
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Othniel: Ordinary Man, Extraordinary God | Judges 3:9-11
The Daily Devotional by Vince Miller
Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Support our mission to teach every verse of the Bible. Read more here: Our text today is But when the people of Israel cried out to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for the people of Israel, who saved them, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. The Spirit of the Lord was upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the Lord gave Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. And his hand prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim. So the land had rest...
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Forgetting God Leads to Chains | Judges 3:7–8
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Support our mission to teach every verse of the Bible in Project23. Read more here: Our text today is And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. They forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth. Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia. And the people of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years. — What happens when God lets you have the...
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The Slow Fade of Compromise | Judges 3:5–6
The Daily Devotional by Vince Miller
Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Today’s shout-out goes to Andrew Nippert from Woodbury, MN. Thank you for your partnership with us through Project23. Your commitment is helping deliver God’s Word with clarity and conviction. This one’s for you. Our text today is . So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. And their daughters they took to themselves for wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons, and they...
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Why Does God Leave Battles Unfought? | Judges 3:1-4
The Daily Devotional by Vince Miller
Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Today’s shout-out goes to Stan Jackson from Farmington, MO. Thank you for your partnership with us through . Your commitment is helping deliver God’s Word with clarity and conviction. This one’s for you. Our text today is . Now these are the nations that the Lord left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had not experienced all the wars in Canaan. It was only in order that the generations of the people of Israel might know war, to teach war to those...
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Faith That Fails—And What Comes Next | Judges 2:19-23
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Support our mission to teach every verse of the Bible on video over the next 23 years. Read more about it here: Our text today is : But whenever the judge died, they turned back and were more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods, serving them and bowing down to them. They did not drop any of their practices or their stubborn ways. So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he said, 'Because this people have transgressed my covenant that I commanded their...
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Our text today is Judges 1:1-2:
"After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel inquired of the Lord, 'Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?' The Lord said, 'Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.'" — Judges 1:1-2
The book opens in a moment of loss. Joshua is gone. The strong leader. The voice of God’s direction. The man who filled Moses’ sandals and led battles with divine clarity. Now? Silence. No commander. No plan. Just questions.
But the people do something right—they ask God. And he answers.
"Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand."
Notice that God doesn’t give them a detailed strategy. He just tells them who goes first. And that was enough. Judah. The tribe whose name means praise. The tribe from which kings would come. And eventually—Jesus.
Notice God’s tense in the statement: "I have given." Not will give. He speaks with certainty. It's the assumptive sale! That’s the language of divine sovereignty. Faith isn’t based on circumstance—it’s based on God’s character.
But here’s the rub: Inquiring is easy. Hearing is easy. Obeying is hard.
You’ve probably asked God for direction lately. Maybe about your job, your marriage, your next move. You’ve prayed, and maybe you’ve even sensed what God's telling you. But have you moved?
God isn’t asking for your full understanding. He’s asking for your next step. Obedience doesn’t require a detailed map—just faith in the One giving the directions.
Take one small step forward today, even if it’s just that—small. With God, the land and the territory have already been given.
ASK THIS:
- Where do I feel unsure about my next step?
- Have I truly asked God, or just tried to figure it out on my own?
- What’s something God has already spoken that I’m hesitating to obey?
- What would faith look like in motion today?
DO THIS:
Take one obedient step today in the direction God has already spoken.
PRAY THIS:
Father, thank you for leading even when I feel uncertain. Help me trust your voice and act on what you’ve already said. Amen
PLAY THIS:
"Same God."