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Soul Songs February 14 Devotional

by David Joynt on February 14, 2024


JOHN 14:27 | 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.

 

“Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, it is well, it is well with my soul.” There is a peace that passes understanding and is independent of circumstances. It is not stoic acceptance of the bad with the good. It is not bitter acquiescence to misfortune. It is a deep assurance that in life and death we belong to God and nothing can separate us from His loving embrace.

 

Jesus promises this peace to His disciples in John 14. All worldly peace is temporary, a respite from conflict, or a pause in work. Divine peace is deeper, longer, and richer and will eventually extend everywhere. Our Lord wants us to taste it now through His Spirit.

 

Have you ever been stoic?

 

 

Gracious God,

We hold onto the promise of Your peace and the gift of Your presence. Strengthen our faith in trial and our trust in difficulty.

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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