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Dwell in the House of the Lord Volume 2, Day 49

by David Joynt on July 25, 2020

Dwell in the House of the Lord Volume 2, Day 49

HEBREWS 12:2 | 2 looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

 Psalm 23:6a, viewed in the light of Jesus’ life, becomes true in a deeper way. For Jesus follows behind us—He is the perfecter of our lives. Projects we don’t finish, dreams we don’t fulfill—He sees them through. Mistakes we make, harm we do unintentionally—He corrects and repairs. Good deeds done have knock-on and ripple effects we could never imagine through His power and providence. He follows us and makes whole and beautiful things from our small offerings.

 When have you experienced Jesus as “Perfecter”?

 What does this mean for “parental guilt”?

Tags: deeds, perfecter

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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