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The Divine Whisper Daily Devotional- 26

by David Joynt on September 02, 2021

The Divine Whisper Daily Devotional- 26

MATTHEW 13:8 | 8 Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

Our effectiveness and impact as disciples is directly proportionate to our ability to root Jesus’ teaching in our lives. This helps us withstand evil’s assaults, life’s tragedies, and the world’s distractions. We must do two things in order to root His life and teaching into our own life and story.

We must listen and grasp the truth and import of His teaching and direction. Then we must apply it and live it out, in trust and obedience. Obedience without understanding is ineffective.          Understanding without obedience is barren.

Understanding and obedience together produces a gigantic impact. Perhaps this is why the Savior is so profligate!

Which is harder for you—understanding or applying?

Tags: understanding, applying

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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