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Everyday Saints Devotional 31

by David Joynt on February 01, 2022


LUKE 22:41 | 41 Then he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and prayed,

In the Garden of Gethsemene, Jesus bowed down to pray. When we are in great agony of Spirit this is a profound practice.

Jesus faced unjust condemnation, torture, public humiliation and death. All of it was undeserved. He also knew that his suffering was sacrificial, that he would be bearing the weight of others’ sin and soul sickness. In the garden he prayed that this bitter cup would be removed, but as he spoke he knelt as a sign of submission. Even before he said “not my will but yours” his body language said need and acquiescence.

Have you ever prayed under great pressure?

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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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