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Divine Imperatives August 26 Devotional

by David Joynt on August 26, 2023


MATTHEW 5:16 | 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

Everyone’s life speaks. When I am reviewing someone’s life with friends and family in preparations for a memorial service, this becomes very clear. Everyone seeks certain things, has particular goals, leaves some discernible impressions, and has identifiable impacts on others and the world. No life is ever really anonymous.

 

Jesus sets out a clear goal for us—we want people to look at our lives and praise God. We are to live for the praise of His glory.

 

What is your strategy for ensuring that at your memorial service, those who attend will want to glorify God?

 

 

Gracious God,

May I live for the praise of Your glory. May I not seek accolades for myself, or applause from others. Keep my focus on honoring You in all things.

Amen.

 

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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