by Ron Moore | Jan 24, 2025 | Daily Devotion, Genesis Gods Story in You
In our study of Genesis, we have seen two consistent threads of truth introduced in the first chapter and continuing through subsequent chapters. We are learning about the powerful Person of God and being reminded of how he personally works in the lives of his people. The promise given in Genesis 3:15 that God would send One to crush Satan has now developed into the story of the people through whom the One who will accomplish this comes. In Genesis, this family line is known to be blessed by God and is relatively small. The land that God promised them is occupied by other countries. God’s people are wanderers in the land, moving from place to place.
by Ron Moore | Jan 23, 2025 | Daily Devotion, Genesis Gods Story in You
So far in the book of Genesis, we have learned many amazing truths about God. He is Elohim, the powerful Creator of all things. He spoke the world into existence! He is Yahweh, the personal God who stooped down to breathe life into man. He is El Shaddai, the Almighty God. Nothing is impossible with him. He is El Roi, the God who sees us and comes to our aid. He is Yahweh Yireh, the God who always provides. Throughout Genesis, we see the powerful Person of God and how he intimately works in the lives of his people. God is sovereign over all, and he allows us to make decisions that impact generations. We will see that in today’s passage.
by Ron Moore | Jan 22, 2025 | Daily Devotion, Genesis Gods Story in You
Have you ever been tested by God? A challenge to handle. A decision to make. An obstacle to navigate. The test stood before you like a great mountain. Why do these tests even come into our lives? Isn’t life with Jesus supposed to be all smooth sailing?
Today, in our study of Genesis, we come to a great test. Let’s see what we can learn and apply.
by Ron Moore | Jan 21, 2025 | podcast
Jeff and Tricia Bradford on the journey of regret, forgiveness, and hope after an abortion.
by Ron Moore | Jan 21, 2025 | Daily Devotion, Genesis Gods Story in You
Someone has said that God is seldom early. He is never late. He is always right on time. By human standards, God was late with the birth of a son to Abraham and Sarah. After all, they were both well past the child-bearing age. But God does not always set his clock to correspond to our digital watches. In today’s passage, proving that nothing is impossible with God, the son of promise was born.
by Ron Moore | Jan 20, 2025 | Daily Devotion, Genesis Gods Story in You
For years, Lori and I have had three ongoing prayer requests for our children. Now, we pray the same things for our grandchildren. First, we pray that each one would have a deep faith in Jesus that results in their lives honoring him. Second, we pray for good friends who will sharpen their faith. Finally, we pray for their future spouses and families to carry the good news into the next generation. Faith, friends, and family—those three components have been the basis of our prayers. In today’s passage, we see why these three areas are so important.
by Ron Moore | Jan 19, 2025 | Daily Devotion, Genesis Gods Story in You
Have you ever been spiritually stalled? A little lethargic? You feel like there’s just not much gas in the spiritual tank? Maybe it’s due to your lack of spiritual discipline. Maybe you are disappointed in God. Maybe you feel God hasn’t kept his promises to you. Maybe you have had to come to grips with the emotions of an unfulfilled lifelong dream. Today’s passage in Genesis 18 reminds us that God is on our side. He never forgets his promises. His timing is…his timing. And he will accomplish what he sets out to do.
by Ron Moore | Jan 18, 2025 | Daily Devotion, Genesis Gods Story in You
Think back to a time in your life when God showed up in a big way. There was something you needed, and he delivered. You knew then and know now that your situation was beyond you. You were totally dependent on God. In Scripture, God uses those times as markers to remind us that he is at work in our lives. Today, we see how God instructs Abram to mark his people by grace.
by Ron Moore | Jan 17, 2025 | Daily Devotion, Genesis Gods Story in You
Do you ever get tired of waiting on God? Waiting for a job that isn’t materializing. Waiting for recovery from an illness. Waiting for marriage with no prospect in sight. Waiting for a prodigal child to come back home. You’ve spent plenty of time in prayer crying out to God, but you are stalled.
by Ron Moore | Jan 16, 2025 | Daily Devotion, Genesis Gods Story in You
To this point in our study of Genesis, God has made three covenants with his people: the covenant of Eden, the covenant with Adam, and the covenant with Noah, indicated by a rainbow in the sky. Today, we will consider another covenant called the covenant with Abraham or the Abrahamic covenant.
by Ron Moore | Jan 15, 2025 | Daily Devotion, Genesis Gods Story in You
Today we are going to consider Genesis 13-14, where Moses provides an account of Abram rescuing his nephew Lot. I will summarize that story and focus on a very interesting encounter that Abram had with a priest and king named Melchizedek.
by Ron Moore | Jan 14, 2025 | podcast
Paul Schaeber on the journey through sickness and the journey forward after loss.
by Ron Moore | Jan 14, 2025 | Daily Devotion, Genesis Gods Story in You
God’s call on Abram was radical. He was to leave everything familiar—his country, his extended family, and his father’s house. God’s call was a call of faith. God simply told Abram to go to “the land that I will show you.”
by Ron Moore | Jan 13, 2025 | Daily Devotion, Genesis Gods Story in You
Today we will end the second section, with the account of God dealing with man’s pride. But before we get there, let’s wrap up Noah’s story. We know that after the flood, two truths continue. First, man is born in God’s image. Second, sin remains fixed in the human heart. After the flood, God said, “The intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth” (Genesis 8:21).
by Ron Moore | Jan 12, 2025 | Daily Devotion, Genesis Gods Story in You
As you begin to understand that God is writing his story in you, one thing you will learn is that God always keeps his promises. Whatever he says, he will do. Sometimes God’s promises are given in the form of a covenant—an agreement between God and man.
by Ron Moore | Jan 11, 2025 | Daily Devotion, Genesis Gods Story in You
There are two key threads of truth that run throughout the book of Genesis. The first thread is the powerful Person of God; the second thread is God’s personal and powerful work in our lives. Actually, these threads run from Genesis to Revelation. That’s why understanding Genesis is essential to understanding the entire Bible and essential to understanding how God is writing his story in you.
by Ron Moore | Jan 10, 2025 | Daily Devotion, Genesis Gods Story in You
Today we consider Genesis 6:1-8, a passage of Scripture describing superhuman beings that precipitated wickedness on the earth’s inhabitants. The ensuing evil that invaded the earth resulted in God’s decision to reset mankind. The particulars of this passage have been undoubtedly debated, so let me point out the highlights.
by Ron Moore | Jan 9, 2025 | Daily Devotion, Genesis Gods Story in You
In Genesis 4, we considered the first murder recorded in biblical history. Cain killed his brother Abel. Of course, this was devasting to Adam and Eve, and they knew that their sin was the foundation for the death of their son. In his timing, God graciously provided another son.
by Ron Moore | Jan 8, 2025 | Daily Devotion, Genesis Gods Story in You
God created the heavens and the earth, and everything he created was “good.” Everything God made was conducive to life. Yahweh Elohim created man in his image and stooped down to breathe into Adam the breath of life. God placed Adam and Eve in a beautiful, bountiful garden with only one command. In Genesis 3, they listened to Satan’s lies and disobeyed God. Sin entered the world, and now life on earth is not the way it was meant to be.
by Ron Moore | Jan 7, 2025 | podcast
Kathy Edmiston on rebuilding life after love leaves.
