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Real Devotional 20

by David Joynt on May 20, 2022

Real Devotional 20

JAMES 1:16-17b | 16 Do not be deceived, my beloved. 17b Every    generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above,

This is the positive way of saying that God is not a tempter. The reason is that He is the ultimate giver. He is the giver of every perfect gift, natural and supernatural, spiritual and material. Jesus taught that like a loving parent, God is eager and delighted to be able to bless us. He wants to give us, most of all, His spirit, which is to say, His life and presence and power.

Make a list of five things God has given you, starting with one of your own gifts and passions.

Praise Him for His generosity.

Tags: generosity, gifts, passions

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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