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.

  • 3 minutes 48 seconds
    A Future for Failures
    This is the gospel: Even though you have sinned greatly, nevertheless there is a future and a hope. Fear not!17311157.gif
    19 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 3 minutes 29 seconds
    God, Touch Our Hearts
    The One with infinite power in the universe reaches down to personally touch and transform us.17311158.gif
    18 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 5 minutes 21 seconds
    Embracing Jesus
    Faith in Christ is not just assenting to what God is for us, but also embracing all that he is for us in Christ.17311159.gif
    17 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 3 minutes 2 seconds
    Mercy for Today
    We won’t bear tomorrow’s load on today’s resources. Today’s mercies are for today’s troubles. Tomorrow’s mercies are for tomorrow’s troubles.17311160.gif
    16 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 3 minutes 4 seconds
    Don’t Be Like the Mule
    Come to God in prayer, to confess your sins, and to accept, as needy little farmyard chicks, the direction of God into the barn of his protection and provision.17311161.gif
    15 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 2 minutes 58 seconds
    Pray for His Fame
    God delights in having his name known and honored. The first and most important prayer that can be prayed is, “Hallowed be your name.”17311162.gif
    14 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 3 minutes 26 seconds
    Talk to Your Tears
    Sheer sowing produces reaping. You must remember this, even when your tears tempt you to give up.17311163.gif
    13 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 3 minutes 51 seconds
    You Cannot Lose in the End
    Trust Christ, no matter what. Go with him, no matter where. You cannot lose in the end.17311164.gif
    12 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 3 minutes 13 seconds
    The Great King’s Wine
    When you are cast into the cellars of affliction, remember that the great King keeps his best wine there.17311165.gif
    11 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 3 minutes 38 seconds
    What Is Well-Placed Shame?
    The biblical criterion for misplaced shame and for well-placed shame is radically God-centered.17311166.gif
    10 April 2026, 10:00 am
  • 2 minutes 34 seconds
    Talk to God, Not Just About Him
    It is good not to talk very long about God without talking to God. Frequently interrupt your talking about God by talking to God.17311167.gif
    9 April 2026, 10:00 am
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