Posts by Josh Moody
Psalm 50: He Does Not Keep Silence!
Numbers 5-6, Psalm 50, Matthew 22:1-14, Romans 2 Psalm 50: Have you ever thought that God is silent? You can’t hear him or know what it is that he is saying? Perhaps you have a problem for which you are looking for an answer. Or perhaps you are longing to know what God is saying to you about…
Read MorePsalm 49: Hear This, All Peoples!
Numbers 3-4, Psalm 49, Matthew 21:33-46, Romans 1:18-32 Psalm 49: “Hear this, all peoples!” (49:1). What is about to follow is very important. Will you listen? The psalmist wants to make sure that we hear this, pay attention to it, and give it our full attention. “Hear this, all peoples!” It is so easy to be distracted, and…
Read MorePsalm 48: The City of God
Numbers 1-2, Psalm 48, Matthew 21:23-32, Romans 1:1-17 Psalm 48: Today it is not uncommon to think that the institution of the church is unappealing. People may be in favor of Jesus, but they are less enamored by Jesus’ church. But in the Bible the connection between God and the corporate identity of God’s people—the city of Jerusalem,…
Read MoreFebruary 26-28, 2026
With the Bible reading plan we are using, the last days of each month are designated as “free days.” February 26-28 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 this…
Read MoreThe Times They Are A-Changin’. Again.
“The times they are a-changin’.” So sang Bob Dylan. “Change” was a prophetic theme when the song first came out. And change is upon us once more, albeit this time a different kind of change. The times they are a-changin’. Ever since the 1960s, America – and I suppose most of the quote-unquote “Western World”…
Read MorePsalm 47: He Is Highly Exalted
Leviticus 26-27, Psalm 47, Matthew 21:12-22, Acts 28:17-31 Psalm 47: Songs of praise have a way of entering into our bones with the marrow of joy. None better than this Psalm: “Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy!” Note that there is nothing wrong with exuberance in worship. While when we gather…
Read MorePsalm 46: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Leviticus 24-25, Psalm 46, Matthew 21:1-11, Acts 28:1-16 Psalm 46: This great psalm, made more latterly famous by Martin Luther’s famous A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, throbs with confidence. “God is our refuge and strength … therefore we will not fear” (46:1-2). There are many reasons to fear in this world. We live particularly these days in…
Read MorePsalm 45: Rejoice with Gladness
Leviticus 21-23, Psalm 45, Matthew 20:17-34, Acts 27:27-44 Psalm 45: This psalm is apparently a “love song” (as the ascription puts it) and also written as “verses to the king” (45:1). At one level, the psalm ascribes to the king that he is the “most handsome of the sons of men” (45:2). It tells us that the princess,…
Read MorePsalm 44: God’s Love
Leviticus 18-20, Psalm 44, Matthew 20:1-16, Acts 27:1-26 Psalm 44: Sometimes it can seem as if you do all the right things, say the right things, believe the right things, but still you suffer. Why is that? The psalmist is struggling with that very question. He remembers the “days of old,” from verses 1 to 3, where the…
Read MorePsalm 43: Light and Truth
Leviticus 16-17, Psalm 43, Matthew 19:16-30, Acts 26:19-32 Psalm 43: Psalm 43 and Psalm 42 belong together. Psalm 43 ends with the same refrain that was repeated in Psalm 42: “Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him My salvation and…
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