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Soul Songs January 19 Devotional

by David Joynt on January 19, 2024


ISAIAH 41:10 | 10 do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.

 

“The Lord has promised good to me,

His word my hope secures.”

 

Faith is subjective and objective. By faith we feel God’s presence and see his grace at work in our lives, affirming it, and celebrating Him with joy and thanksgiving. But emotions vary, perception is unstable and there are times, for most disciples, when it is hard to feel God’s presence or see his work.

 

Then we turn to the objective reality and his promises. Scripture provides us with tangible promises. God binds himself to these wonderful words. We can trust him to follow through and deliver.

 

 

Memorize this great promise from Isaiah.

 

 

Gracious God,

Thank you for the hundreds of promises in scripture. Help me to trust them when my emotions shift and change.

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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