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Stress Test Devotional May 11

by David Joynt on May 11, 2024


JOHN 8:12 | 12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”

We grow when we are yoked to Christ, engaged together in building the kingdom, and learning from Him. We have a lifetime to grow, an eternity to live, and a community to help. We also have an internal guide. As we make decisions, as we read scripture, as we weigh our words, we have the Holy Spirit to guide us.

 

Facing the many galleries in a great museum, I don’t know where to go or where to start. Sometimes I latch onto a guide for direction. Knowing the exhibits, the history, the artists, she leads me onwards and I leave enriched. Jesus is the ultimate docent.

 

Listen today for the voice and direction of the ultimate guide.

 

 

Gracious God,

Guide my steps. Help me listen for Your voice as I weigh words, make decisions, and read scripture.

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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