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Seven Last Words Daily Devotional -32

by David Joynt on March 20, 2021


MATTHEW 25:34-36 | 34 Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 35 for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’

 The Bible never downplays human misery in this life or suggests we should see it as unimportant in light of a future one. Jesus relieved suffering when He encountered it. The famished were fed. The lame, deaf, and blind, were given sight, sound, and movement. The demented were brought to their senses. He taught the confused and forgave the guilty and befriended the lonely.

Authentic churches must reflect this in their use of time, talent, and treasure. Relief can also be the first step to new life in Christ.

Pray for all Christian efforts aimed to relieve suffering in Jesus’ name.

 

Tags: jesus, suffering

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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