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Under Construction, Week 4, Day 28

by David Joynt on September 07, 2019

Under Construction, Week 4, Day 28

LUKE 6:49b | When the river burst against it, immediately it fell, and great was the ruin of that house.

Warnings are a sign of God’s love for us.  Just as parents warn children about hot stoves, dangerous traffic, or precipitous falls, Jesus warns us about adopting a fatal life strategy.

Living through a hurricane, and seeing the effects of a deluge, reinforces the truth of this verse.  Storms reveal the quality and strength of buildings and their foundations.  Shortcuts lead to disaster and destruction.

Jesus promises a life entrusted to his direction will last and be full of joy and meaning.  He warns against other life plans.

As you live your life today, notice the warnings around you.

If you could warn someone of something what would it be?

 

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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