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Dwell in the House of the Lord Volume 1, Day 27

by David Joynt on July 03, 2020

Dwell in the House of the Lord Volume 1, Day 27

Ephesians 1:12 | 12 so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory.

 One of the deepest occurrences along the righteous way is motivational. Slowly self-concern gets dislodged. As our souls awaken, what we seek shifts and what we want changes. We stop desiring attention and applause and approval—those unstable human rewards. We don’t crave status of success. We begin to pursue God’s glory. We rejoice when He is honored, when His name is celebrated, when He is known and loved and revered. We walk “for His name’s sake,” and wonder of wonders, we begin to shine with reflected light.

 Glorify God with your praises today.

 Ask Him to help you glorify Him with your life.

Tags: glorify, shine

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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