

Solid Joys Daily Devotional
Desiring God
Solid Joys is a daily devotional written and read by John Piper. These short and substantive readings will feed your joy in Jesus every day of the year. Discover more from Piper at desiringGod.org.
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Sep 9, 2024 • 3min
Grace Must Be Free
If you treated your salvation no longer as a gift, but as a purchase, God would no longer be the free benefactor.

Sep 8, 2024 • 5min
How to Repay God
Discover the profound truth about grace and gratitude. The discussion unpacks the common misconception of repaying God for His blessings. Instead, it emphasizes that our talents and abilities are gifts from above, inviting us to embrace a heart of thanksgiving. Delve into scripture that highlights the beauty of unearned gifts and the importance of recognizing His boundless generosity.

Sep 7, 2024 • 4min
God-Given Foes and God-Given Faith
Fear not. Your adversaries can do no more than God grants. And he will grant you the faith you need. Those are gospel promises.

Sep 6, 2024 • 5min
Present and Powerful Love
Nothing will separate us from the love of Christ because Christ is alive and is still loving us right now.

Sep 5, 2024 • 5min
The Goal of Christ’s Love
God loves us so much that he will not allow our preciousness to become our god.

Sep 4, 2024 • 4min
What’s New About the New Covenant
In the old covenant, the gracious enabling power to obey God was not poured out as fully as it is since Jesus.

Sep 3, 2024 • 5min
The “I Will” of God
If you feel vulnerable, you can say to God, “Lord, help me. I’m not even sure how to pray.” Trust that he will respond and will help you.

Sep 2, 2024 • 4min
Devastated and Delighted
This is one of the beauties of the biblical doctrines of grace: their worst devastations prepare us for their greatest delights.

Sep 1, 2024 • 4min
He Does All That He Pleases
God is never forced into a situation where he must do something in which he cannot rejoice.

Aug 31, 2024 • 3min
The Lion and the Lamb
The worth and beauty of the Son come not just from his majesty, nor just from his meekness, but from the way these mingle in perfect proportion.