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Divine Imperatives October 26 Devotional

by David Joynt on October 26, 2023


MATTHEW 6:20 | 20 but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal.

 

Jesus serves from harmful and fruitless things. He also saves us for great and permanent ones. The 2nd law of thermodynamics and the futility of mortal life do not apply to Kingdom of God. It would seem to say that our best deeds of love and generosity became mere memories that disappear when memories fade or the one who is recalling them dies. But no good or generous act is really lost. For there is one story which never ends, one plot that can include us, which is an eternal tale. Our righteous actions are part of the way God is bringing His creation to permanent perfection. His great redemption story will not end and when we participate in it our deeds will always remain as a small but beautiful portion of it. We’ll have and we will be treasures in heaven when we are made new.

 

Do you believe your life has permanent significance?

 

 

Gracious God,

Let me see Your Kingdom today. Help me believe my life has eternal value.

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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