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Pray Without Ceasing, Week 8, Day 50

by David Joynt on July 21, 2019


PSALM 139:1 | O Lord, you have searched me and known me.

We are conflicted creatures! Sometimes we fear being known and strive hard to keep secret our weaknesses, failures, and unholy habits. Presenting a public self that is healthy, successful and happy consumes much of our time and energy. But we also fear not being known. Isolation is the worst punishment in prisons. We crave intimacy and are made to know and be known. The idea that we are known by God can either increase or alleviate these twin fears. God’s knowledge of us is complete and comprehensive, including all our secret thoughts and feelings. This can either panic us or reassure us. Despite our dark sides, we are loved by the one who knows us best, so knowing that we are known becomes a blessing.

Does this verse increase or alleviate your fears?

What do you know about God’s knowledge of you

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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