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The Pursuit of Happiness Daily Devotional -28

by David Joynt on January 30, 2021


PHILIPPIANS 3:11 | 11 if somehow I may attain the
resurrection from the dead.

While we avoid thinking of death and suffering, Paul rejoiced in them, examining them from the perspective at the Resurrection. Jesus was the “first fruits,” the great exemplar pioneer, of those who will also be resurrected.

Paul’s current experiences of God’s Spirit, whether felt as inspiration, direction, or healing, were foretastes and previews. Imagine your body without tiredness or pain. Your mind without confusion or ignorance. Your faith without doubt. Your heart filled with love that knows no fear. Resurrection!

Spend some time contemplating Jesus’ Resurrection and your own.

 

Tags: resurrection, god's spirit

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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