The God Who Carried You All Along | Hosea 11:2-3
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Welcome to The Daily. Partner with us in . Grab your Our text today is : The more they were called, the more they went away; they kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols. Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk; I took them up by their arms, but they did not know that I healed them. — One of the strangest things about human nature is how quickly we forget who carried us. “The more they were called, the more they went away.” God kept pursuing His people, and they kept running. He called them, protected them, provided for them, healed them,...
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The Father We Keep Running From | Hosea 11:1
The Daily + Weekly by Vince Miller
Welcome to The Daily. Partner with us in Project23. Grab your Hosea Scripture Journal. Our text today is Hosea 11:1: When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. — Hosea 11:1 One of the hardest things for people to believe is that God genuinely loves them. Even believers sometimes carry the wrong view of God and His love for them. God does not merely tolerate us. God does not reluctantly put up with us. God does not accept us unwillingly. God perfectly loves those who are His. “When Israel was a child, I loved him.” Notice where this chapter starts. God looks...
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How Collapse Happens | Hosea 10:13-15
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Welcome to The Daily. Partner with us in . Grab your Our text today is Hosea 10:13-15: You have plowed iniquity; you have reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your warriors, therefore the tumult of war shall arise among your people, and all your fortresses shall be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle; mothers were dashed in pieces with their children. Thus it shall be done to you, O Bethel, because of your great evil. At dawn the king of Israel shall be utterly cut off. —...
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When Prosperity Becomes Poison | Hosea 10
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The greatest threat to your soul may not be suffering—but success. Summary warns that prosperity can quietly poison the soul when success replaces dependence on God. Israel’s blessings led not to gratitude and worship, but to entitlement, divided loyalties, and spiritual drift. The chapter exposes how comfort, entertainment, materialism, and self-sufficiency slowly harden hearts and weaken holiness. Yet Hosea also points toward hope, calling believers to gratitude, repentance, deeper dependence, and renewed trust in God before collapse comes. Reflection & Small Group Discussion...
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How Your Heart Slowly Hardens | Hosea 10:9-12
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Welcome to The Daily. Partner with us in . Grab your Our text today is : From the days of Gibeah, you have sinned, O Israel; there they have continued. Shall not the war against the unjust overtake them in Gibeah? When I please, I will discipline them, and nations shall be gathered against them when they are bound up for their double iniquity. Ephraim was a trained calf that loved to thresh, and I spared her fair neck; but I will put Ephraim to the yoke; Judah must plow; Jacob must harrow for himself. Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your...
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What Happens When False Security Fails | Hosea 10:7-8
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Welcome to The Daily. Today, I want to give a shoutout to Julie Peterson from Palmetto, FL. Thank you so much for your partnership with us in . Grab your Our text today is : Samaria's king shall perish like a twig on the face of the waters. The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed. Thorn and thistle shall grow up on their altars, and they shall say to the mountains, “Cover us,” and to the hills, “Fall on us.” — Most people feel secure until the thing they trust starts shuddering. That’s what Hosea is...
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Your Family Doesn’t Need a Hero | The Armory of Leadership
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Your family does not need you to be the hero. They need you to be a faithful man who points them to the Father. In this short teaching from The Armory of Leadership, Vince Miller challenges Christian men, husbands, and fathers to stop carrying the burden of perfection and start leading their homes from sonship, humility, and trust in God. Get the book: https://beresolute.org/product/the-armory-of-leadership/ #ChristianFatherhood #ChristianDad #BiblicalManhood
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What You Trust Most Is Controlling You | Hosea 10:5-6
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Welcome to The Daily. Today, I want to give a shoutout to Brian Long from Tullahome, TN. Thank you so much for your partnership with us in . Grab your Our text today is : The inhabitants of Samaria tremble for the calf of Beth-aven. Its people mourn for it, and so do its idolatrous priests— those who rejoiced over it and over its glory— for it has departed from them. The thing itself shall be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim shall be put to shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his idol. — It’s amazing how attached we...
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The Fire Is Not Punishment. It’s Preparation.
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Culture has taught men to post heat, but God teaches men to endure it. The fire is not punishment. It is preparation. God forges men before He uses them. Get The Armory of Leadership: https://beresolute.org/product/the-armory-of-leadership/
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Why Leaders Keep Failing Us | Hosea 10:3-4
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Welcome to The Daily. Today, I want to give a shoutout to Jeff Fox from Airdrie, Alberta. Thank you so much for your partnership with us in . Grab your Our text today is : For now they will say: “We have no king, for we do not fear the Lord; and a king—what could he do for us?” They utter mere words; with empty oaths they make covenants; so judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field. — People frequently blame bad leadership without asking what kind of culture produced it. Hosea goes deeper than politics. Israel’s...
info_outlineThe storm you’re asking God to stop… might be the one you planted.
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Hosea 8 delivers a hard truth: you don’t just experience storms—you often sow them. Israel planted rebellion through empty religion, self-made authority, idolatry, compromise, and forgetfulness of God, and the consequences returned with greater force. The same principle still applies today—what is sown privately will eventually surface publicly. Yet the chapter also offers hope: if destructive seeds grow, so can seeds of repentance, truth, and obedience.
Reflection & Small Group Discussion Questions:
1. Why do people often ask God to remove consequences instead of changing behavior?
2. What does “they sow the wind and reap the whirlwind” (Hosea 8:7) teach about cause and effect?
3. How can someone practice “empty religion” while still appearing spiritually active?
4. What are examples of “self-made authority” in a person’s life today?
5. Why are modern idols harder to recognize than ancient ones?
6. What does it mean that idols begin in the heart before appearing in actions?
7. How does compromise slowly gain control over a person’s life?
8. Why is forgetting God described as the root of all other storms?
9. What storm in your life might be the result of seeds planted over time?
10. What is one “good seed” you can begin sowing today that leads toward restoration?