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Dwell in the House of the Lord Volume 1, Day 21

by David Joynt on June 27, 2020

Dwell in the House of the Lord Volume 1, Day 21

Psalm 23:3a | 3 he restores my soul.

 God is a master at restoration. In the lives of all patriarchs,
prophets, heroes, and disciples there were moments of
restoration. Abraham and Sarah lost faith in the promise and God rekindled it. Moses was unable to see himself as a leader but God restored his confidence. David was a moral failure forgiven by God.

 God never forgets his intention that we shine with his goodness and glory. Like a restorer removing soot from the Sistine Chapel ceiling, he wants to reveal the original beauty and vibrancy of his creation.

 Think of a biblical character. How has God worked in his or her restoration?

Tags: beauty, restoration

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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