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David Moyes
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Inspirational thoughts for those who love the Van Life, recorded at many locations across Australia. https://linktr.ee/vanlifedevotions

  1. Is The Bible Reliable?

    2월 14일

    Is The Bible Reliable?

    Hi there and welcome to Van Life Devotions. In a world of everchanging opinions, the Bible stands as a remarkably reliable foundation. It wasn’t written by one person in one generation. It was written by over forty authors across 1,500 years—shepherds, kings, prophets, doctors, fishermen.    Since we don’t have the original letters and scrolls, can what I have in my hands, this Bible, be trusted?    Now, this is incredible. The Bible is the most well-attested ancient document in the world. We possess thousands of New Testament manuscripts, some dating within decades of the original writings. When scholars compare them, they find remarkable consistency. In fact, we have far more manuscript evidence for the Bible than for works by Plato, Tacitus, and Caesar.   What about all the names, places, dates, events that are recorded in the Bible? Are any made up? Here’s another amazing fact: Archaeology has repeatedly confirmed biblical places, rulers, and customs once doubted by critics. Cities like Jericho, the Pool of Bethesda, and the existence of Pontius Pilate were all questioned—until discoveries affirmed the biblical record.   Then there is prophecy. The Old Testament, written centuries before Christ, contains detailed predictions about the Messiah—His birthplace (Micah 5:2), His suffering (Isaiah 53), even the manner of His death (Psalm 22). These are not vague spiritual ideas, but specific claims written down.   The Bible says that they “did not follow cleverly devised stories… but were eyewitnesses” (2 Peter 1:16 NIV). Christianity bases its spiritual claims on real events and people that have happened in history.    The Bible invites investigation. And when examined honestly, it proves to be not only spiritually compelling but intellectually credible. Check out the links in the description for further study.   The greatest testimony to the Bible’s reliability is its transforming power. For generations, people have encountered its message and been changed - hearts softened, lives redirected, hope restored.   The Bible says, “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever” (Isaiah 40:8 NIV).       The Bible is not just an ancient book—it is a reliable foundation of God’s Word for faith, truth, and life.   You are welcome to pray with me.   Our Father in heaven. Thank you for giving us Your Word, the Bible. For the searching may they find You in its pages. For the sceptical, may Your truth be revealed how inspiring the Bible is. It’s in Jesus name that we pray. Amen.     David Moyes   https://www.wesleyhuff.com/can-i-trust-the-bible https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/resources/are-biblical-manuscripts-reliable/ https://youtu.be/LCwrXcC52Co?si=UkfC28RlPNZbcR1j https://youtu.be/bs4s2i_bWEw?si=xu8NO_fITEYJJiM6

    4분
  2. Does God Exist?

    2월 7일

    Does God Exist?

    Hello and welcome to Van Life Devotions. In this fifth season, I’m exploring why we believe what we believe.   What do you believe about God? Do you believe there is a God, or some kind of supernatural force? The Bible is all about God — who He is, what He has done, and why He does what He does.   A natural question that you may have ask is does the God of the Bible exist? And if so, what’s the evidence?    There is much material supporting the existence of God. Believers use arguments such as the Moral Argument, the Kalam Cosmological Argument, or the Argument from Reason to support the case that God exists. In the description are links for further study. For now, I share why I believe the God of the Bible exist.   The Bible admits that apart from Jesus, “No one has ever seen God” (John 1:18; 1 John 4:12). So how do I know He exists? This may sound simplistic, but although we cannot see the wind, we can see and feel its effects. Trees sway; flags flap, dust and clouds are pushed along.   In the same way, while I cannot see God, I feel and see His presence.   When I am anxious, I feel His peace. When I grieve, I feel His comfort. When I am uncertain, I feel His hope.   When I was saved, I saw His grace. When prayers are answered, I see His goodness When I look at creation, I see His handiwork    What I have seen and felt aligns with what God promised and fulfilled in the Bible. The God who acted then is the same God who acts today.   And even when the wind is still, it hasn’t disappeared. Likewise, when God seems silent doesn’t mean He is absent. It means my trust must rest on who He is, not on what I can see or feel.   The Bible invites you to, “Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people!” (Psalms 66:5 NLT).   What I have seen and heard, matched with the Bible, and adding some trust, reveals to me that the God of the Bible exists. As you search, I hope that you too will encounter His presence.   Please pray with me:   God in heaven. Even though we can’t see you, help us to feel and see Your presence in tangible ways and when we can’t help us to trust who You are as taught in the Bible. In Jesus name. Amen.  https://amzn.asia/d/01LcNrQA https://amzn.asia/d/0c8MDXrg https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/resources/what-scientific-proof-do-we-have-that-there-is-a-god/

    3분
  3. Is Christianity Rational?

    1월 31일

    Is Christianity Rational?

    Hello and welcome to our fifth season of Van Life Devotions. This season we are exploring Knowing  Why You Believe What You Believe.    We all have a belief system, whatever they may be. Over several episodes, I share reasons for the Christian faith that will encourage you in your spiritual search.   Christianity doesn’t ask you to switch off your minds to follow Jesus. In fact, it invites you to think deeply and honestly. The Bible says, “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have…” (1 Peter 3:15 NIV).     Many ask, “Is Christianity rational?” In one sense, it seems illogical. Miracles defy natural laws, and the idea that God would send His Son to die for sinners can seem unreasonable. Yet Christianity is deeply rooted in reason. Jesus pointed to evidence, fulfilled prophecy, and eyewitness testimony. The apostles, like Paul, reasoned with people, and Luke carefully investigated the facts before writing his Gospel.    Beyond the Bible, historical evidence supports the Christian faith which we explore in other episodes. Christianity also addresses life’s biggest questions—why we exist, why we long for love, and why suffering exists.   Yet faith remains essential. Reason can take us far, but faith steps in where understanding reaches its limits. Following Jesus is not anti-intellectual; it is a faith that welcomes questions, engages the mind, and calls the heart to trust. Jesus taught to love God not only with your heart and soul—but also with your mind (Matthew 22:37).   You are welcome to pray with me.    God. We ask for guidance to help the searching to find evidence supporting Christianity and understand how it offers answers about life. For any unresolved questions, help us to place trust in You. In Jesus's name. Amen.   David and Leisl Moyes   For more information on this topic: https://www.amazon.com.au/Know-Why-Believe-Paul-Little/dp/0830834222 https://biblicalscienceinstitute.com/logic/is-christianity-irrational/ https://www.youtube.com/@UCC321oNTD2yrszfYoz3-X1w

    3분
  4. Amazing Facts About Christmas - God Came To Save Us

    2025. 12. 24.

    Amazing Facts About Christmas - God Came To Save Us

    It is amazing to think that on that first Christmas, God came down to save us.

    3분
  5. 6 Amazing Facts About Christmas - 3. God Chose The Ordinary

    2025. 12. 20.

    6 Amazing Facts About Christmas - 3. God Chose The Ordinary

    Hello and welcome to Van Life Devotions. Here’s an amazing Christmas fact: God chose ordinary people to play a part in His great story.   When God selected a mother for His Son—the One who would become the Saviour of the world—He didn’t go to the fashion boutiques or the tanning salons. He didn’t visit the jewellery stalls displaying diamonds and gold. Instead, He went to an insignificant village called Nazareth and found a young peasant girl named Mary. She didn’t wear designer clothes or have an impressive education. But she was humble, and God chose her to be the mother of His only Son. The angel told her she had found favour with God.   When Mary gave birth to the King of kings and Lord of lords in Bethlehem, one of the biggest events in human history, the governor of Judah didn’t receive the announcement. The High Priest in Jerusalem wasn’t informed. Caesar and his royal court didn’t hear the news. The palace didn’t hear. The temple didn’t hear. Jerusalem didn’t hear.   Instead, God sent the birth announcement to a group of shepherds. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and they were terrified—not only because an angel showed up, but because the “glory of the Lord shone around them,” a brilliant light from God’s presence. Shepherds were outcasts in their society. Experiences like this didn’t happen to people like them. Yet heaven lit up for the ordinary, and the arrival of the Saviour was announced to them first. The fact that God chose the ordinary to play a part in His story shows that He doesn’t build His kingdom through the impressive but through the humble. And here’s another amazing fact: God still delights in using ordinary people who say “yes” to Him.

    2분
  6. 6 Amazing Facts About Christmas - 2. God Stepped Down To Us

    2025. 12. 13.

    6 Amazing Facts About Christmas - 2. God Stepped Down To Us

    Here’s an amazing Christmas fact. When Jesus was born, God stepped into our world. It is an amazing truth that bears significant consequences.   If you look across history, mythology, and world religions, the idea of a god assuming human form is not uncommon. In Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Norse myths, the gods sometimes disguise themselves as humans or take on a temporary form or they were part human part animal. But they do not become fully human, nor do they suffer, bleed, or die in any meaningful, historical way.    Only Christianity teaches that God literally became human. The Bible says about God the Son, “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14 NIV). Christianity’s claim is unique: God didn’t just appear human — He became human; He did not abandon His divinity — He added humanity; He entered history at a real place and a real time.    The incarnation is not myth, metaphor, or symbolism. It is God entering our world - fully God, fully man - in the person of Jesus Christ.   The early Christians were stunned by this truth. No religion had ever claimed that God walked among us; ate with us; suffered with us; died for us; and rose again. In Jesus, God did not send a representative - He came Himself.   And because God stepped into our world, He understands your struggles; He can represent you perfectly; and His sacrifice is enough to save you.   In Christianity, the incarnation is not just a doctrine — it is the miracle of Christmas: God didn’t ask you to climb up to Him. He came down to you.

    2분
  7. 6 Amazing Facts About Christmas - 1. God Fulfilled Many Promises

    2025. 12. 06.

    6 Amazing Facts About Christmas - 1. God Fulfilled Many Promises

    Hello and welcome to Van Life Devotions. Here’s an amazing Christmas fact. Long before Mary ever held Jesus in her arms, God spoke, promising that a Savior would come.    The very first prophecy of the coming Messiah appears in the first book of the Bible. After Adam and Eve sinned, when darkness entered the world, God spoke a promise saying that the seed of the woman would one day crush the serpent’s head.   Think about that: Before judgment came, God gave hope. Before they left Eden, God gave a promise. Before the first sin was punished, the first Savior was promised.   A few thousand years later, God added details to His promise. A prophet named Isaiah declared: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14 NIV). For 700 years this sounded impossible… until the angel appeared to Mary and said the Holy Spirit would overshadow her. Jesus’ birth would be unlike any other human. He came as God and man.     Around the same time as Isaiah, God spoke again saying the specific birthplace location of Bethlehem (Micah 5:2), which was a small and insignificant town. And here is what’s incredible: Mary and Joseph didn’t live in Bethlehem. They lived over 4-days away by foot in Nazareth. But God orchestrated an entire Roman census to move them to the exact place the prophecy declared.    While these prophecies are about Christ’s birth, there’s even more about what He would do, who He is, and even His sacrificial death.    It is a fact that Jesus’ birth was no coincidence, nor chance, nor luck or myth. It was a long-standing prophetic tapestry woven together by the hand of God — fulfilled perfectly in Jesus Christ, God’s Son.    David Moyes

    2분
  8. Hope In 60 Seconds - Being Grateful

    2025. 11. 29.

    Hope In 60 Seconds - Being Grateful

    Welcome to Van Life Devotions. This weekend in the USA is Thanksgiving - a wonderful 404-year tradition. The thing about gratitude is not just a reaction to good moments. It is a posture of the heart. When we choose to be grateful, we are choosing to see God’s hand in our lives even in the ordinary and the difficult. The Bible says, “Give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV) not because every moment is good, but because God is always good in every moment. Gratitude shifts our focus. Instead of staring at what is missing, we begin to see what God has already done. We start noticing the people who care for us, the doors God has opened, the lessons He has taught us, and the strength He has carried us with. When your mind starts to complain or compare, pause and say: “Lord, thank You.” Thank You for today. Thank You for being with me. Thank You for not giving up on me. Gratitude doesn’t just change your attitude. It changes your perspective. It reminds you that you are held by a God who is faithful, generous, and near. David Moyes

    2분
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