Solid Joys Daily Devotional

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Klaas de Vries
 Jul 23, 2018
Short, strong and thought provoking little nuggets, I love it!

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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.

Episode Date
A Future for Failures
Apr 19, 2024
God, Touch Our Hearts
Apr 18, 2024
Embracing Jesus
Apr 17, 2024
Mercy for Today
Apr 16, 2024
Don’t Be Like the Mule
Apr 15, 2024
Pray for His Fame
Apr 14, 2024
Talk to Your Tears
Apr 13, 2024
You Cannot Lose in the End
Apr 12, 2024
The Great King’s Wine
Apr 11, 2024
What Is Well-Placed Shame?
Apr 10, 2024
Talk to God, Not Just About Him
Apr 09, 2024
Make Satan Know His Defeat
Apr 08, 2024
What It Means to Pray for Your Enemy
Apr 07, 2024
Two Ways to Remember Jesus
Apr 06, 2024
The Books at the Judgment
Apr 05, 2024
God Strengthens Us Through Others
Apr 04, 2024
How to Respond When You Falter
Apr 03, 2024
Better Than Everest
Apr 02, 2024
Two of Our Deepest Needs
Apr 01, 2024
What Binds the Hands of Love?
Mar 31, 2024
If He Calls, He Keeps
Mar 30, 2024
As Sure as God’s Love for His Son
Mar 29, 2024
When Everyone Deserts You
Mar 28, 2024
10 Results of the Resurrection
Mar 27, 2024
How to Delight in God’s Word
Mar 26, 2024
Forever Satisfied
Mar 25, 2024
Ministry and the Fear of Man
Mar 24, 2024
Ignorance Guarantees Ungodliness
Mar 23, 2024
Satan’s Candy Store
Mar 22, 2024
God’s Best Promise
Mar 21, 2024
Jesus Died for This Moment
Mar 20, 2024
A Six-Point Summary of the Gospel
Mar 19, 2024
Why We Must Hold Fast Our Hope
Mar 18, 2024
Prayer’s Exclamation Point
Mar 17, 2024
Jesus Will Finish the Mission
Mar 16, 2024
Subversive for the Savior
Mar 15, 2024
The Triumph Is Sure
Mar 14, 2024
Jesus Is God’s Amen
Mar 13, 2024
When the Potter Is for Us
Mar 12, 2024
Two Infinitely Strong and Tender Truths
Mar 11, 2024
Let Us Adore the Lamb
Mar 10, 2024
God Cares for You
Mar 09, 2024
Open the Windows of Your Heart
Mar 08, 2024
How Can I Be Filled with the Spirit?
Mar 07, 2024
God Regards the Lowly
Mar 06, 2024
Look to Jesus for Your Joy
Mar 05, 2024
God Rejoices to Do You Good
Mar 04, 2024
God Works Through Good Resolves
Mar 03, 2024
Arm Yourself with Promises
Mar 02, 2024
Where Our Comfort Comes From
Mar 01, 2024
Five Rewards for Generosity
Feb 29, 2024
Finally and Totally Justified
Feb 28, 2024
Radical Effects of the Resurrection
Feb 27, 2024
When God Becomes 100% for Us
Feb 26, 2024
You Are Greatly Loved
Feb 25, 2024
God Opens the Heart
Feb 24, 2024
The Hour of Unusual Threat
Feb 23, 2024
Enjoying His Fullness
Feb 22, 2024
Our Servant, Jesus
Feb 21, 2024
Amazed at the Resurrection
Feb 20, 2024
The Kind of Cold That Kills
Feb 19, 2024
When You Are Immortal
Feb 18, 2024
The Sweet Designs of God
Feb 17, 2024
When Obedience Feels Impossible
Feb 16, 2024
Every Calvary Step Was Love
Feb 15, 2024
Christ as Means and End
Feb 14, 2024
The Perfect City
Feb 13, 2024
Lincoln’s Providence
Feb 12, 2024
The Best Form of Slavery
Feb 11, 2024
Saving Faith Isn’t Easily Satisfied
Feb 10, 2024
Better Than Money, Sex, and Power
Feb 09, 2024
Are You Glad You Are Not God?
Feb 08, 2024
Eleventh-Hour Breakthroughs
Feb 07, 2024
Reviled Here, Rewarded There
Feb 06, 2024
The Main Purpose of Ministry
Feb 05, 2024
Five Ways Affliction Helps
Feb 04, 2024
The Greatest Love
Feb 03, 2024
The Forgiveness Cycle
Feb 02, 2024
Included in the Covenant
Feb 01, 2024
Five Purposes for Suffering
Jan 31, 2024
Prevailing Grace
Jan 30, 2024
Caused to Return
Jan 29, 2024
How to Repent
Jan 28, 2024
He Knows Your Need
Jan 27, 2024
The Giver Gets the Glory
Jan 26, 2024
Delayed Deliverances
Jan 25, 2024
Served in Serving Others
Jan 24, 2024
Go Directly to God
Jan 23, 2024
We Will Rule All Things
Jan 22, 2024
The Anchor of Joy
Jan 21, 2024
The Battle to Remind
Jan 20, 2024
How to Serve a Bad Boss
Jan 19, 2024
The Remedy for Pride
Jan 18, 2024
Authentic Faith Is Eager for Christ to Come
Jan 17, 2024
Words for the Wind
Jan 16, 2024
The Freeness of Grace
Jan 15, 2024
The Window of the Heart
Jan 14, 2024
The Command That Creates
Jan 13, 2024
The Experiential Key
Jan 12, 2024
Passionate for God and Truth
Jan 11, 2024
How Believers Will Be Judged
Jan 10, 2024
Only a Little While
Jan 09, 2024
Gain What You Cannot Lose
Jan 08, 2024
Grace Denied and Supplied
Jan 07, 2024
God’s Will Is That You Draw Near
Jan 06, 2024
Our Toothless Enemy
Jan 05, 2024
Hope for Imperfect Christians
Jan 04, 2024
The Smallest Faith
Jan 03, 2024
What Jesus Did to Death
Jan 02, 2024
Grace for the New Year
Jan 01, 2024
Death Rehearsal
Dec 31, 2023
Outfitted and Empowered
Dec 30, 2023
A Horrible Destiny
Dec 29, 2023
Glory Is the Goal
Dec 28, 2023
What Is Your Aim?
Dec 27, 2023
How to Contemplate Calamity
Dec 26, 2023
Three Christmas Presents
Dec 25, 2023
Two Purposes for Christmas
Dec 24, 2023
God’s Indescribable Gift
Dec 23, 2023
That You May Believe
Dec 22, 2023
The Birth of the Ancient of Days
Dec 21, 2023
Christmas Solidarity
Dec 20, 2023
Christmas Is for Freedom
Dec 19, 2023
The Christmas Model for Missions
Dec 18, 2023
The Greatest Salvation Imaginable
Dec 17, 2023
God’s Most Successful Setback
Dec 16, 2023
Life and Death at Christmas
Dec 15, 2023
Making It Real for His People
Dec 14, 2023
The Final Reality Is Here
Dec 13, 2023
Replacing the Shadows
Dec 12, 2023
Why Jesus Came
Dec 11, 2023
Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh
Dec 10, 2023
Two Kinds of Opposition to Jesus
Dec 09, 2023
Bethlehem’s Supernatural Star
Dec 08, 2023
Messiah for the Magi
Dec 07, 2023
Peace to Those with Whom He Is Pleased
Dec 06, 2023
No Detour from Calvary
Dec 05, 2023
For God’s Little People
Dec 04, 2023
The Long-Awaited Visitation
Dec 03, 2023
Mary’s Magnificent God
Dec 02, 2023
Prepare the Way
Dec 01, 2023
The Triumphant Shame of the Cross
Nov 30, 2023
The Only Conscience-Cleanser
Nov 29, 2023
The Root of Ingratitude
Nov 28, 2023
How to Magnify God
Nov 27, 2023
Jesus Prays for Us
Nov 26, 2023
Glorify God by Giving Thanks
Nov 25, 2023
Hold Fast to Your Hope
Nov 24, 2023
When God Swears by God
Nov 23, 2023
The Key to Spiritual Maturity
Nov 22, 2023
The Gravity of Gratitude
Nov 21, 2023
Five Reasons Death Is Gain
Nov 20, 2023
We All Need Help
Nov 19, 2023
The Piercing Power of the Word
Nov 18, 2023
Change Is Possible
Nov 17, 2023
When I Am Anxious
Nov 16, 2023
Fighting Words
Nov 15, 2023
The Marvel of Creation
Nov 14, 2023
Do Not Harden Your Heart
Nov 13, 2023
How Satan Serves God
Nov 12, 2023
We Are His House
Nov 11, 2023
Wipe Your Fears Away
Nov 10, 2023
Marveling at the End of History
Nov 09, 2023
We Honor What We Enjoy
Nov 08, 2023
Is God’s Love Conditional?
Nov 07, 2023
Love One Another Gladly
Nov 06, 2023
Do You Neglect Your Salvation?
Nov 05, 2023
The Real Problem with Anxiety
Nov 04, 2023
The Meaning of Suffering
Nov 03, 2023
Rejoicing in Pain
Nov 02, 2023
Christ’s Sufferings in Us
Nov 01, 2023
The Seminary of Suffering
Oct 31, 2023
The Danger of Drifting
Oct 30, 2023
Sin, Satan, Sickness, or Sabotage
Oct 29, 2023
Radical Recompense
Oct 28, 2023
Possible with God
Oct 27, 2023
Medicine for the Missionary
Oct 26, 2023
The Great Missionary Hope
Oct 25, 2023
Christ Is Like Sunlight
Oct 24, 2023
God’s Final, Decisive Word
Oct 23, 2023
Hedonism for Husbands and Wives
Oct 22, 2023
The Mystery of Marriage
Oct 21, 2023
Prayer’s First Priority
Oct 20, 2023
Love’s Greatest Happiness
Oct 19, 2023
Jesus’s Joy in Marriage
Oct 18, 2023
The Purpose of Prosperity
Oct 17, 2023
Fear and Hope in God’s Jealousy
Oct 16, 2023
Plan for Prayer
Oct 15, 2023
God Heals by Humbling
Oct 14, 2023
The Master Servant
Oct 13, 2023
Beware of Serving God
Oct 12, 2023
We Can Do Nothing
Oct 11, 2023
Best Passage Ever
Oct 10, 2023
God’s Wise Mercy
Oct 09, 2023
Our Good Is God’s Delight
Oct 08, 2023
We Wait, He Works
Oct 07, 2023
The Happy God
Oct 06, 2023
Justice Will Be Done
Oct 05, 2023
Joy Unbound
Oct 04, 2023
Absolute, Sovereign, Almighty Love
Oct 03, 2023
God Isn’t Gloomy
Oct 02, 2023
The All-Satisfying Object
Oct 01, 2023
The Most Liberating Discovery
Sep 30, 2023
Make War with Unbelief
Sep 29, 2023
Our Good Is His Glory
Sep 28, 2023
The Power of a Superior Promise
Sep 27, 2023
Live Confident in God’s Sovereign Power
Sep 26, 2023
Life Hangs on the Word of God
Sep 25, 2023
Jesus’s Pursuit of Joy
Sep 24, 2023
Hope for the Worst of Sinners
Sep 23, 2023
Let Goods and Kindred Go
Sep 22, 2023
Ammunition Against Anxiety
Sep 21, 2023
Not Nearly Hedonistic Enough
Sep 20, 2023
Our Unspeakable Privilege
Sep 19, 2023
The Only True Freedom
Sep 18, 2023
Worship in a Lightning Storm
Sep 17, 2023
The Soul’s Final Feast
Sep 16, 2023
The Only Enduring Happiness
Sep 15, 2023
God Will Supply All Your Needs
Sep 14, 2023
7 Reasons Not to Worry, Part 3
Sep 13, 2023
7 Reasons Not to Worry, Part 2
Sep 12, 2023
7 Reasons Not to Worry, Part 1
Sep 11, 2023
How to Fight Anxiety
Sep 10, 2023
Grace Must Be Free
Sep 09, 2023
How to Repay God
Sep 08, 2023
God-Given Foes and God-Given Faith
Sep 07, 2023
Present and Powerful Love
Sep 06, 2023
The Goal of Christ’s Love
Sep 05, 2023
What’s New About the New Covenant
Sep 04, 2023
The “I Will” of God
Sep 03, 2023
Devastated and Delighted
Sep 02, 2023
He Does All That He Pleases
Sep 01, 2023
The Lion and the Lamb
Aug 31, 2023
Church Growth God’s Way
Aug 30, 2023
Six Things It Means to Be in Christ Jesus
Aug 29, 2023
Forgiven for Jesus’s Sake
Aug 28, 2023
Jesus Will Trample All Our Enemies
Aug 27, 2023
Shadows and Streams
Aug 26, 2023
When God’s Love Is Sweetest
Aug 25, 2023
The Message of Creation
Aug 24, 2023
God Is Not an Idolater
Aug 23, 2023
Pleased to Praise
Aug 22, 2023
An Unshakably Happy God
Aug 21, 2023
Jesus Is Who You’re Looking For
Aug 20, 2023
What the Resurrection Means for Us
Aug 19, 2023
Hope to Obey Hard Commands
Aug 18, 2023
What It Means to Bless the Lord
Aug 17, 2023
Why You Give In to Sexual Sin
Aug 16, 2023
What We Were Made For
Aug 15, 2023
God Forgives and Is Still Just
Aug 14, 2023
Three Examples of How Faith Fulfills Good Resolves
Aug 13, 2023
My Soul Thirsts for God
Aug 12, 2023
The Different Tenses of Grace
Aug 11, 2023
Have Mercy on Me, O God
Aug 10, 2023
The End of the Gospel
Aug 09, 2023
Ruler of All Nature
Aug 08, 2023
The Point of Creation
Aug 07, 2023
Jesus Bought Your Endurance
Aug 06, 2023
10 Things “Yahweh” Means
Aug 05, 2023
As Secure as God Is Faithful
Aug 04, 2023
Why You Have a Body
Aug 03, 2023
Afraid of Death No More
Aug 02, 2023
Our Weakness Reveals His Worth
Aug 01, 2023
Suffering That Crushes Faith
Jul 31, 2023
Suffering That Strengthens Faith
Jul 30, 2023
God’s Plan for Martyrs
Jul 29, 2023
Why We Don’t Lose Heart
Jul 28, 2023
If You Don’t Fight Lust
Jul 27, 2023
What It Means to Love Money
Jul 26, 2023
Satan’s Strategy and Your Defense
Jul 25, 2023
Jesus Keeps His Sheep
Jul 24, 2023
How to Defy Sinful Desire
Jul 23, 2023
Preach to Yourself
Jul 22, 2023
Models for Combating Discouragement
Jul 21, 2023
Grace for Every Need
Jul 20, 2023
His Timing Is Perfect
Jul 19, 2023
God’s Grace in Spiritual Gifts
Jul 18, 2023
The Power to Profess Christ
Jul 17, 2023
Energy for Today’s To-Dos
Jul 16, 2023
We Work by Grace
Jul 15, 2023
Ministry — More Important Than Life
Jul 14, 2023
What Moves You to Minister?
Jul 13, 2023
Faith Expels Guilt, Greed, and Fear
Jul 12, 2023
We Experience the Spirit Through Faith
Jul 11, 2023
Proud Works vs. Humble Faith
Jul 10, 2023
Six Ways Jesus Fought Depression
Jul 09, 2023
Saving Faith Loves Forgiveness
Jul 08, 2023
When Another Christian Hurts You
Jul 07, 2023
How Christ Conquered Bitterness
Jul 06, 2023
Give God Your Revenge
Jul 05, 2023
When Will I Be Satisfied?
Jul 04, 2023
Good News: God Is Happy
Jul 03, 2023
How Well Do You Know God?
Jul 02, 2023
God’s Pleasure to Do You Good
Jul 01, 2023
Heaven’s Relief in the Coming Wrath
Jun 30, 2023
The Powerful Root of Practical Love
Jun 29, 2023
Enduring When Obeying Hurts
Jun 28, 2023
A Hiding Place for the Helpless
Jun 27, 2023
The Fear That Draws Us In
Jun 26, 2023
The Death Trap Called Covetousness
Jun 25, 2023
I Can Be Content in Every Circumstance
Jun 24, 2023
Faith Honors Him Whom It Trusts
Jun 23, 2023
How We Must Fight for Holiness
Jun 22, 2023
The Satisfaction That Defeats Sin
Jun 21, 2023
Grace Is Pardon — and Power!
Jun 20, 2023
The Offense of Fearing Man
Jun 19, 2023
How to Plead for Unbelievers
Jun 18, 2023
What Kind of Prayer Pleases God?
Jun 17, 2023
Serve God with Your Thirst
Jun 16, 2023
The Honeymoon That Never Ends
Jun 15, 2023
How Much God Wants to Bless You
Jun 14, 2023
Who Killed Jesus?
Jun 13, 2023
Help My Unbelief
Jun 12, 2023
Faith for the Future
Jun 11, 2023
When Reason Serves Rebellion
Jun 10, 2023
Prayer Is for Sinners
Jun 09, 2023
Glorify God in Your Body
Jun 08, 2023
We Live by Faith
Jun 07, 2023
All Hostile to God
Jun 06, 2023
Dependable in the Mundane
Jun 05, 2023
What Makes God Proud
Jun 04, 2023
Faith for the Impossible
Jun 03, 2023
Who Are the Children of Abraham?
Jun 02, 2023
The Faith That Magnifies Grace
Jun 01, 2023
The Gain of Serving God
May 31, 2023
Something to Boast About
May 30, 2023
When God Goes Against His Will
May 29, 2023
The Payout for Patience
May 28, 2023
Authentic vs. Phony Faith
May 27, 2023
Strength to Wait with Patience
May 26, 2023
God’s Design in Detours
May 25, 2023
The Bedrock of Your Assurance
May 24, 2023
Is Christ Worth It?
May 23, 2023
Jesus Knows His Sheep
May 22, 2023
God Works for You
May 21, 2023
How to Hate Your Life
May 20, 2023
What Makes Jesus Rejoice
May 19, 2023
The Light Beyond the Light
May 18, 2023
Five Digital Dangers
May 17, 2023
The Freest Love
May 16, 2023
What Is Meekness?
May 15, 2023
Ideas Have Consequences
May 14, 2023
At the Bottom of It All
May 13, 2023
Why We Should Love Our Enemies
May 12, 2023
Go on to the Meal
May 11, 2023
A People for His Name
May 10, 2023
What It Means to Love God
May 09, 2023
Pleased with His Precepts
May 08, 2023
Don’t Serve God
May 07, 2023
Truer Knowledge Brings Greater Joy
May 06, 2023
Seven Sources of Joy
May 05, 2023
A Dangerous Motive
May 04, 2023
How to Ask Forgiveness
May 03, 2023
God Demonstrates His Love
May 02, 2023
Dirty Rags No More
May 01, 2023
Fifteen Tactics for Joy
Apr 30, 2023
The Day Is at Hand
Apr 29, 2023
The Great Exchange
Apr 28, 2023
Children of a Singing God
Apr 27, 2023
You Were Made for God
Apr 26, 2023
Paul’s Salvation Was for You
Apr 25, 2023
The Liberating Power of Forgiveness
Apr 24, 2023
Seek Your City’s Good
Apr 23, 2023
Five Reasons to Be Fearless
Apr 22, 2023
The Key to Radical Love
Apr 21, 2023
Afraid to Stray
Apr 20, 2023