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Dwell in the House of the Lord Volume 1, Day 15

by David Joynt on June 21, 2020

Dwell in the House of the Lord Volume 1, Day 15

PSALM 23:3 | 3 he restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

 Life can be depleting. Human beings can degrade like batteries, which gradually lose the capacity for a full charge. If our sleep is interrupted or fitful, if our work is too exhausting, if we are under pressure or helpless or battling a health condition we can run out of energy. In fact even vigorous women and men are fragile—we can only survive a limited time without rest, recovery, and replenishment. Even at full charge our batteries can be insufficient for some demands or for multiple tasks.

 A good shepherd is always planning ahead for his sheep, seeking pasture and water, observing the status of the flock.

 How charged is your battery?

What depletes you?

 

Tags: fragile, plan ahead

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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