Solid Joys Daily Devotional
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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 3 minutes
- Episodes
- 438
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Proud Works vs. Humble Faith
“Works” longs for the joy of being glorified as strong. “Faith” longs for the joy of seeing God glorified as strong.
00:03:37 |
Thu 10 Jul 2025
Six Ways Jesus Fought Depression
When he was in anguish, Jesus rested his soul in the sovereign wisdom of God.
00:03:53 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
Saving Faith Loves Forgiveness
Faith in God’s forgiveness means savoring the truth that a forgiving God is the most precious reality in the universe.
00:03:33 |
Tue 08 Jul 2025
When Another Christian Hurts You
All the wrongs that have been done against us by believers were avenged in the death of Jesus. Look to the cross of Christ.
00:03:20 |
Mon 07 Jul 2025
How Christ Conquered Bitterness
No one has ever lived who was more worthy of honor than Jesus; and no one has been dishonored more. But he triumphed by entrusting himself to God.
00:03:18 |
Sun 06 Jul 2025
Give God Your Revenge
Your very soul is in danger if you hold on to an attitude of unforgiving bitterness. Leave it to the wrath of God.
00:04:02 |
Sat 05 Jul 2025
When Will I Be Satisfied?
Imagine being able to enjoy what is most enjoyable with unbounded energy and passion forever. That is not our experience now, but it will be one day.
00:03:25 |
Fri 04 Jul 2025
Good News: God Is Happy
It is good news that God is gloriously happy. No one would want to spend eternity with a gloomy, unhappy God.
00:02:55 |
Thu 03 Jul 2025
How Well Do You Know God?
As the source of every good pleasure, God himself pleases fully and finally. It is therefore astonishing how little effort is put into knowing God.
00:02:58 |
Wed 02 Jul 2025
God’s Pleasure to Do You Good
Even if we know that God is good to us, we may believe that his goodness is constrained. But Jesus is at pains to help us not feel that way.
00:03:19 |
Tue 01 Jul 2025
Heaven’s Relief in the Coming Wrath
The unwillingness of others to repent will not hold the saints hostage. Hell cannot blackmail heaven into misery.
00:02:59 |
Mon 30 Jun 2025
The Powerful Root of Practical Love
Faith in God’s promises must be so real that the love it produces proves the reality of the faith.
00:03:39 |
Sun 29 Jun 2025
Enduring When Obeying Hurts
What can sustain the will to die for others, when you are innocent? Jesus banked on love and future joy.
00:03:16 |
Sat 28 Jun 2025
A Hiding Place for the Helpless
The experience of future grace often depends on whether we will take refuge in God, or whether we will run for cover to other shelters.
00:02:18 |
Fri 27 Jun 2025
The Fear That Draws Us In
There is a fear that is slavish and drives us away from God, and there is a fear that is sweet and draws us to God.
00:03:13 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
The Death Trap Called Covetousness
What’s at stake in fleeing covetousness and fighting for contentment in future grace is eternal life.
00:03:01 |
Wed 25 Jun 2025
I Can Be Content in Every Circumstance
Whenever we sense the slightest rise of covetousness in our hearts, we must turn on it and fight it with all our might using the weapons of faith.
00:03:47 |
Tue 24 Jun 2025
Faith Honors Him Whom It Trusts
God is glorified when the power to be holy comes from humble faith in future grace.
00:02:51 |
Mon 23 Jun 2025
How We Must Fight for Holiness
The fight for good works is a fight to believe in future grace. Therefore, learning to fight for holiness by faith in future grace is supremely important.
00:03:18 |
Sun 22 Jun 2025
The Satisfaction That Defeats Sin
The essence of faith is being satisfied with all that God is for us in Jesus. Faith embraces God — not just his promised gifts — as our treasure.
00:03:13 |
Sat 21 Jun 2025
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