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Soul Songs February 11 Devotional

by David Joynt on February 11, 2024

Soul Songs February 11 Devotional

PSALM 145:1-4 | 1 I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. 2 Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; his greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall extol your works to another and shall declare your mighty acts.

 

The Psalmist makes a promise to always bless God’s name, every single day. Now, there are times when this is easy and natural, moments when life is full and rich. Plans come to fruition, health is robust, life is full of blessings and opportunities. The marvelous hymn, It Is Well With My Soul acknowledges this in its very first line: “when peace like a river attendeth my way…” The author      Horatio Spafford had days brimming with success and joy. He and his wife, Anna, had four beautiful daughters. He was a lawyer in    Chicago that had a flourishing practice, and that led to significant real estate investments. He was wealthy, happy, and fulfilled.

 

Have you known periods where praise was easy?

 

Gracious God,

Thank You for life moments when the sun shines and fortune smiles. Let me never take blessings for granted but celebrate every good and perfect gift I am given.

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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