{"podcast":{"title":"The Daily + Weekly by Vince Miller","slug":"the-daily-weekly-by-vince-miller-525491","podcast_index_feed_id":525491,"rss_url":"https://resolute.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://beresolute.org/vincemillerspeaker","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/5/1/7/9517476838cac621d959afa2a1bf1c87/Vince_Libsyn_Square.jpg","author":"Vince Miller","episode_count":997,"summary":"Get ready to be inspired and transformed with Vince Miller, a renowned author and speaker who has dedicated his life to teaching through the Bible. With over 36 books under his belt, Vince has become a leading voice in the field of manhood, masculinity, fatherhood, mentorship, and leadership. He has been featured on major video and radio platforms such as RightNow Media, Faithlife TV, FaithRadio, and YouVersion, reaching men all over the world. Vince's Daily Devotional has touched the lives of hundreds of thousands of providing them with a daily dose of inspiration and guidance. With over 30 years of experience in ministry, Vince is the founder of Resolute. www.vincemiller.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T14:18:48.245715+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-weekly-by-vince-miller-525491"},"episode":{"title":"Why Money, Success, and Control Won't Save You | Hosea 8:5-6","slug":"why-money-success-and-control-won-t-save-you-hosea-8-5-6","published_at":"2026-06-30T05:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-weekly-by-vince-miller-525491/why-money-success-and-control-won-t-save-you-hosea-8-5-6","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-weekly-by-vince-miller-525491","url":"https://resolute.libsyn.com/why-money-success-and-control-wont-save-you-hosea-85-6","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/resolute/Why_Money_Success_and_Control_Wont_Save_You__H.mp3?dest-id=387547","summary":"Welcome to The Daily , where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about our mission to teach every verse of the bible in what we call Project23 . Grab your Hosea Scripture Journal. Our text today is Hosea 8:5-6 : I have spurned your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence? For it is from Israel; a craftsman made it; it is not God. The calf of Samaria shall be broken to pieces. — Hosea 8:5-6 Why do people trust idols more than God? Because idols are easier. They do not correct you, confront you, or call you to repent. They do not ask for surrender. They say nothing and demand nothing. You can shape them, place them where you want, and remain in control. That is what the nation of Israel had done. They made a calf in Samaria, their capital, and trusted it like a savior. It was something they created, something they could see, something they could manage. And that was the attraction. A false god never challenges your life. A false god never exposes your sin. A false god always lets you stay on the throne. So God says, \"A craftsman made it; it is not God.\" The issue was bigger than a statue. Israel trusted what came from their hands more than the God who made their hands. And don't be too quick to judge, because we still do the same. We trust money, plans, technology, status, success, influence, and ourselves. We often feel safer with what we can build than with the God we must obey. But spoiler alert, Hosea gives the conclusion for every idol: \"The calf of Samaria shall be broken to pieces.\" Everything we make is temporary. Wealth fades. Systems fail. Bodies weaken. Reputations disappear. Nations rise and fall. Idols do not last. But God does. His word stands. His kingdom remains. Hi…","meta_description":"Welcome to The Daily , where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about our mission to teach every verse of the bib…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":220,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-weekly-by-vince-miller-525491/episodes/why-money-success-and-control-won-t-save-you-hosea-8-5-6/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-weekly-by-vince-miller-525491/why-money-success-and-control-won-t-save-you-hosea-8-5-6.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}