Posts by Josh Moody
January 26-31, 2024
In the Bible reading plan we are using, the last days of each month are designated as “free days.” January 26-31 then are intended to allow you to catch up on reading you may have missed or to study passages more in depth that intrigued you during the first 25 days of the month. With…
Read MoreGod Centered Living
by Josh Moody We are made by God. We are not our own. Whether we live abundantly wicked lives, or good old fashioned clean living lives, a life that is not surrendered to God is not life as the Bible defines it. We are the walking dead even if we physically live if our life…
Read MoreDecember 26-31, 2023
In keeping with the Bible reading plan we are using, the last days of each month are designated as “free days.” December 26-31 then are intended to allow you to catch up on reading you may have missed or to study passages more in depth that intrigued you during the first 25 days of the month.…
Read MoreRevelation 19: King of Kings and Lord of Lords
John 20:19-23, Revelation 19, Job 40, Zechariah 1-5 Revelation 19: Having described the great Babylon – the military and economic powers ranged against God and his people – and its fall, John now turns to describe the final judgment, this time in terms of a great last battle. The first part of chapter 19 describes the song of…
Read MoreRevelation 18: Faithful with Joy
John 20:10-18, Revelation 18, Job 39, Haggai 1-2 Revelation 18: We are still in the section when John is describing Babylon. Babylon is symbolic of the military and economic might, of the Roman Empire and other nations in rebellion against God. Babylon is opposed to the work of Christ and to his people, killing God’s prophets and people:…
Read MoreRevelation 17: Babylon
John 20:1-9, Revelation 17, Job 38:22-41, Zephaniah 3 Revelation 17: We now come to the part of Revelation where John’s revelation describes three different ways that the end will come. The first, from Revelation 17 to 19, describes Babylon. The way John describes Babylon, as a beautiful woman who is drunk with the blood of the martyrs (17:6)…
Read MoreDivine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility
Revelation 1:9-20: Six Parts of John’s Vision
Hosea 4-6, Job 24, John 14:15-21, Revelation 1:9-20 Revelation 1:9-20: For an introduction to the Book of Revelation as a whole, see the previous devotional on the first part of chapter 1. Here we begin to get into the content of the book proper, and we are entering into the substance of John’s vision. Note, the five parts…
Read MoreNovember 26-30, 2023
In keeping with the Bible reading plan we are using, the last days of each month are designated as “free days.” November 26-30 then are intended to allow you to catch up on reading you may have missed or to study passages more in depth that intrigued you during the first 25 days of the month.…
Read More9 Ways to Prioritize God’s Word
At God Centered Life, why do we have this priority of centering our lives on God? In the shifting cultural context of our world, solid biblical truth can be found in the Word. You can in turn communicate and proclaim it to others. Ecclesiastes 12:13 tells us, “Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty…
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