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Top X June 27, 2025 Devotional

by David Joynt on June 27, 2025


COLOSSIANS 3:23-24 | 23 Whatever task you must do, work as if your soul depends on it, as for the Lord and not for humans, 24 since you know that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward; you serve the Lord Christ.

 

Would you choose to work if you won the lottery? Some people never develop a deep reason for their work. We work sometimes to survive and provide life’s necessities. We also work to use our        special gifts and express our vital powers. We work in order to generate resources to help others, in our families, churches, and communities. We work diligently and ethically because our integrity is part of our witness and we carry the name of Jesus wherever we go and in whatever we are doing. Relationships at work provide opportunities for witness and the sharing of spiritual truth and for acts which demonstrate love and compassion.

 

Why do you work?

 

 

Gracious God,

Thank You for all of the dimensions of work. Grant me a high view of its possibilities. Let me sense Your presence and guidance as I work. Be my boss!

Amen.

 

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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