Daily Devotion Archives - The Journey with Ron Moore

What to Leave Behind?

Apr 28, 2023

On my last trip overseas, I was determined to get everything in one midsized suitcase. No way was I going to lug two suitcases and my backpack around airports, hotels, and global workers’ homes. So, I had to make some decisions. After my first packing attempt, I needed a do-over. There were items I had to leave behind. After my second attempt, I needed a do-over-over. Finally, the bag shut without looking like the zipper was going to break apart! I was good to go. Peter tells us there are certain behaviors that we need to leave behind.

Invictus

Apr 27, 2023

Quoting the prophet Isaiah, Peter reminds us that our lives are as fleeting as the grass and flowers of the field. Some masters and captains we are…stuck in the process of withering and falling. But there is a place we can go for help, a place that is living and enduring, a place that stands forever in contrast to our temporal existence.

The Power of God’s Word

Apr 26, 2023

The Book of Eli is an apocalyptic story set thirty-some years after an event decimated the earth and left a small population wallowing in depravity. While the storyline of the movie does not fit into the Bible’s description of the end times, there is a powerful theme of the “living and abiding word of God.” Eli’s “book” is the last remaining copy of the Bible, and his mission from God is to take it “west.” Nothing will stop him, not even his nemesis, who understands the power of Scripture and wants it for less than noble purposes. One does not need to watch The Book of Eli to understand the power of God’s Word.

Beginning and Ending of Love

Apr 25, 2023

Christian love is both vertical and horizontal. It starts with our love for God. This love is established by our “obedience to the truth” of the gospel. The resulting new birth purifies us from the inside out. This love begins and ends in God. We love him only because he first loved us (1 John 4:19). Here’s how Peter explains it.

Now What Do I Do?

Apr 24, 2023

God created Adam and Eve and placed them in a perfect environment, the Garden of Eden. Then, in Genesis 3, they ate from the tree God had forbidden, and sin entered the world. And God said, “Oh no! Now what do I do? I must come up with another plan.” Not at all! God knew before creation that it would be necessary for Jesus to redeem humanity.

The Work of Jesus

Apr 23, 2023

Simon the Sorcerer from Samaria. Say that five times fast! Simon would have loved to hear his name spoken fast or slow. “He boasted that he was someone great” and was known as the “Great Power of God” (Acts 8:9-11 NIV). Upon hearing the gospel, he made a profession of faith and was baptized. However, Simon’s actions caused questions about the genuineness of his conversion.

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