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The Pursuit of Happiness Daily Devotional -27

by David Joynt on January 29, 2021


PHILIPPIANS 3:10 | 10 I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death.

The v-shaped pattern of the Christian creeds is also the pattern for the Christian life. Just as Jesus’ humiliation and suffering led to exaltation and honor, so our sacrifices and eventual deaths will lead to resurrection and to glory. Philippians 2:5-11 is His pathway as well as ours.

How can Paul be “like Jesus in His death?” Partly this means being loyal and obedient no matter the cost. Partly this means living and dying in a way that serves and helps others. But there is also a sense that it is in extreme moments when the power of Jesus’ resurrection is most visible and evident. 

Has your life been v-shaped?

 

Tags: jesus, resurrection, death

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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