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Under Construction, Week 4, Day 26

by David Joynt on September 05, 2019

Under Construction, Week 4, Day 26

LUKE 6:48b |When a flood arose, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built.

The promise in this half verse has a realistic backdrop.  Our Lord does not say obedience to him will insulate us from storms and floods, from difficulties and challenges in this burdened and besieged world we occupy.  But he does promise a life dedicated to him is ultimately unshakeable, immune to evil and disaster.

Doubts?  The scriptures bring light and truth.  Guilt?  The Savior brings forgiveness. Fear? The victory he won over death and darkness is shared and experienced by his followers.

How well built is your house?

When was your last “storm”?

 

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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