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Real Devotional 21

by David Joynt on May 21, 2022

Real Devotional 21

JAMES 1:17b-18 | 17b coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. 18 In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

God’s giving is never done randomly or for an ulterior motive. It is always intended to enhance joy, promote truth, and bring life. His purpose is to restore and redeem and make new the entire creation, including us and fill it full of glory.

We sometimes give gifts on impulse or to impress someone or to assuage a guilty conscience, or to win over an ally or customer. God’s giving always serves the purposes of His enduring love. God did not hesitate to give up His son for us! Will He not give us, with Him, everything else we could ever need!? (Romans 8:32)

What pleases you most about giving?

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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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