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Body Building Daily Devotional- 69

by David Joynt on November 19, 2021


HEBREWS 12:2a | 2a looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith.

Faith prior to Jesus was incomplete and so imperfect. The great catalogue of faithful Old Testament heroes all had enormous trust in God’s promises. But not until Jesus were the promises fulfilled. The promised land becomes the kingdom of God. The dream of a new covenant is realized and the gift of God’s spirit made available. Repeated rituals give way to one final sacrifice able to eliminate every vestige of sin. Hope for life beyond life becomes tangible in His resurrection, the desire for healing in His touch. Our faith in Him, and in His faithfulness, replaces trust in our own obedience. Law gives way to grace.

Do you trust Jesus to perfect your imperfections?

Tags: jesus, trust, imperfections

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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