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Seven Last Words Daily Devotional -50

by David Joynt on April 07, 2021

Seven Last Words Daily Devotional -50

MATTHEW 28:16-17 | 16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.

 The final words offered to and about Jesus on the cross are mocking and derisive. Admiration and devotion for His mighty deeds and wonderful teaching gave way to verbal abuse. His kingship claims have ended on the cross, and leaders, soldiers, and no doubt onlookers pile on to denigrate His supposed pretensions. The one who wanted to save others is powerless and impotent to save Himself, claim the critics. How surprised they would be that no one is more honored! That His worship takes place in every time zone, in hundreds of languages, every single day!

 Some today still mock Him, and others vilify His name, but eventually every knee shall bow and every tongue confess, Jesus Christ is Lord.

 Do you know anyone who mocks faith in Christ?

 Can faith and doubt coexist? (See verse 17).

 

Tags: faith, doubt, coexist

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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