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Faithful, Faith Works, Day 53

by David Joynt on February 27, 2019

Faithful, Faith Works, Day 53

1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18 | Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Active faith is almost always growing faith, and when our faith works, our sense of gratitude to God also grows. Purpose animates us, and we become thankful for the task, thankful for God’s help, thankful for the people we work alongside, thankful for the results. Expressing gratitude to God, and to others, deepens our relationships.

We even feel grateful for ourselves! It is one of life’s greatest feelings when we sense God using us for his purposes and providing the insight and compassion we need to solve a problem or to bless someone else.

Express gratitude for God for some of the reasons catalogued in today’s meditation.

Thank God for the way he has used you this week. Be specific!

 

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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