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Divine Imperatives November 24 Devotional

by David Joynt on November 24, 2023


MATTHEW 7:26 | 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

 

There are many ways to avoid the divine building code. Some opt for a go with the flow approach and just adopt the goals and lifestyle of whatever cohort and culture they live within. Some try to live in sheer spontaneity, making up values and purposes in the moment depending on instant discernment and moral intuition. Some seek pleasure, power, approval, or success, in various combinations. Some adopt a radical creed or religious ideology, losing themselves in “the movement,” “the tribe,” or “the caliphate.” 

 

 

What sandy things have you seen people build their lives around?

 

 

Gracious God,

Help me to recognize the things that are temporary and transient and to invest in things that are stable and lasting.

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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