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Here and Beyond Devo Nov 12

by David Joynt on November 12, 2022


PSALM 19:1-4 | 1The heavens are telling the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. 2 Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge. 3 There is no speech, nor are there words; their voice is not heard; 4 yet their voice goes out through all the earth and their words to the end of the world. In the heavens he has set a tent for the sun.

Have you ever had a sample in a restaurant? Not certain if you will like a dish or drink, you are given a small taste to see what you think and gauge your reaction. Sometimes the sample is wonderful and so you look forward to the full experience.

God gives us samples of life beyond this life right here and now. Have you sensed a new truth, had a breakthrough insight that clarified a problem? Have you had a moment where your eyes welled up in response to something lovely? Have you known a connection to someone that was deep and genuine? Moments of beauty, truth, and love are samples of heaven.

When was your last experience of beauty, truth, or love?

 

Tags: truth, love

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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