Posts by Josh Moody
Psalm 1: A Tree Planted by Streams of Water
Genesis 1-2, Psalm 1, Matthew 1:1-17, Acts 1:1-11 Psalm 1: The hymn book of the church. The panoply of praise. The treasury of David. It has been given various names, but this collection of Psalms, songs, and reflections are built upon two great truths. First, God is real. Second, his covenant is reliable. Therefore, the Psalms…
Read MoreDecember 26-31, 2025
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 MoreJohn 21:15-25: Do You Love Me?
John 21:15-25, Revelation 22, Job 42, Malachi 1-4 John 21:15-25: The end of the story, but not without a punch of rhetorical power and application impact. First, the famous three questions to Peter about whether he loves Jesus. The much misused underlying Greek differentiation between different words for “love” is not indicative of the kind of love that…
Read MoreEndless Joy
Today’s article is an excerpt from The Joy of Jesus: 25 Devotional Readings for Christmas by Josh Moody, published by Christian Focus Publishers, 2024. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. –John 3:16 What better summary…
Read MoreJohn 21:1-14: Wondering, Worshiping, and at Peace
Job 41:12-34, Hosea 10-14, John 21:1-14, Revelation 21 John 21:1-14: Again Jesus reveals himself (John 21:1). This time his disciples are going fishing (John 21:3). There is no suggestion in the text that they have abandoned their vocation by going back to the fishing business and moving away from the apostle calling. They are simply…
Read MoreJohn 20:24-31: My Lord and My God!
Hosea 6-9, Job 41:1-11, John 20:24-31, Revelation 20 John 20:24-31: The story of “doubting” Thomas is at once a strange one, and at the same time an encouraging one. It is encouraging because for many people they find themselves at one point or another in their lives in the shoes of Thomas. It is encouraging…
Read MoreJohn 20:19-23: The Disciples Were Glad
Job 40, Zechariah 1-5, John 20:19-23, Revelation 19 John 20:19-23: Somehow, the doors being locked, Jesus came and stood among them. Jesus’ resurrection body is recognizably him, but yet that body is now able to move through a locked door. This resurrection body is a template of the “spiritual body” (1 Corinthians 15:44) that those who believe…
Read MoreJohn 20:10-18: I Have Seen the Lord
Job 39, Haggai 1-2, John 20:10-18, Revelation 18 John 20:10-18: While the other disciples went home, Mary Magdalene, overcome with grief, stood outside the tomb weeping. Still weeping, she looked into the tomb and saw two angels. They were sitting where Jesus’ body had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. What a sight…
Read MoreJohn 20:1-9: He Is Risen
Job 38:22-41, Zephaniah 3, John 20:1-9, Revelation 17 John 20:1-9: Oh, glorious day, when the stone was rolled away! But what does it mean? Could it all have been invented? And if it was true, then what implications does it have? John introduces us to the reaction of three firsthand eyewitnesses to show us how to respond.…
Read MoreJohn 19:38-42: Secret Disciple
John 19:38-42, Revelation 16, Job 38:1-21, Zephaniah 1-2 John 19:38-42: Many legends have been told of Joseph of Arimathea, but so little is truly known about him. Yet what we do know of him is itself instructive. He was a secret disciple of Jesus. But that he was secret—out of fear of the Jewish leaders’ reprimands and reprisals—did…
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