Articles by Desiring God

Greg Morse | A city on the path of destruction can yet be saved — if its Christians will pray, speak, and act with social concern and evangelistic urgency.

Greg Morse | Are you anxious about your life? Do the walls close in? When life is unkind, reply by savoring small blessings.

David Mathis | As the crisis in Iran unfolds, with its devastating sorrows and tremendous hopes, how might Christians watch and pray with the eyes of faith?

Greg Morse | Meekness is not a beta virtue for those too scared to stand up to wickedness. Psalm 37 clarifies how the meek think and believe in an evil world.

David Mathis | “Blessed are those who mourn.” What could Jesus mean when he calls the sad ones happy, and those who grieve glad?

Greg Morse | For those less socially inclined, there can be a temptation to preserve energy for private settings. But love demands that we steward our energy, not hoard it.

Clinton Manley | For many today, to be “blessed” is little more than a cliché. But ancient hearers knew that “blessing” from Jesus’s mouth meant one thing: unshakable joy.

Scott Hubbard | In the household of God, the fight against sin is never single combat. Help protect your brothers and sisters with the weapon of exhortation.

Greg Morse | When our holy ambitions come to naught, when our dreams die, when God denies a cherished desire, how should we respond? Was it all a waste?

David Mathis | If God’s hand works for you, even begrudgingly, no enemy stands a chance. But what if God Almighty seeks your good with all his heart and all his soul?

Greg Morse | If future earthly kings must rule their bodies, minds, and tongues carefully to one day rule well, how much more so Christians destined to rule with Christ?

Greg Morse | At Christmas, the peace we forfeited comes to us as a child born, a son given, a prince we don’t deserve.

David Mathis | An online, video-chat, remote-work world devalues the good gift of in-person visits. Christmas reminds us of the greatest in-person visit of all.

Marshall Segal | In Jesus, you have not only an older brother but also an Everlasting Father. He will provide for you. He will protect you. He will bring you safely home.

Greg Morse | Have you labored faithfully for years without seeing much fruit? What do you do when you fear it’s all been for nothing?

David Mathis | We needed far more than a human warrior to rescue us from sin and death. We needed the divine Son himself to come and fight for us as Mighty God.

Scott Hubbard | The name Wonderful Counselor not only calls to mind Christ’s many wonders. It also puts our hearts at ease when we wonder what he’s doing.

Greg Morse | A house with little children is often a messy house, an untidy house, a house that falls short of a mother’s desires. But oh, what abundance such a house holds.

Clinton Manley | Every Advent, we remember that a child was born into our world to torch the darkness, to banish night, and to be for us the everlasting Light.

David Mathis | God is most honored in us when we are most desirous of him and the future he promises with him.

Greg Morse | Caleb wonders why he isn’t enjoying the Christian life. He had more happiness in the world. What does he do now?

Greg Morse | Under God, why did the ministry of Charles Spurgeon bring so many to saving faith? Partly because he did not shrink from preaching the bad news.

David Mathis | Retirement does not mean retreat. Without the demands of a career, aging saints are free to invest in others who desperately need their rooted presence.

Greg Morse | The unspoken grace in the parable of the prodigal son is that the Father receives a lost son with joy because he sent another Son to bring him home.

Scott Hubbard | All Christians want to look to Jesus, to see him and savor him. But how does this beautiful idea become a practical means of daily strength and joy?

David Mathis | The world talks about joy, and yearns for joy, and pursues joy. So, what makes Christian joy any different?

Greg Morse | Timid yet stubborn, weak yet wandering, sheep are not impressive creatures. And neither are we. Yet Christ is not ashamed to be our shepherd.

David Mathis | God is wonderfully, stunningly, sometimes laughably generous. You never will outgive him, but for your joy, he invites you to try.

Scott Hubbard | God gives each of his children gifts to steward for his glory. So, don’t let ungodliness, false humility, or impatience cause you to neglect yours.

Greg Morse | When friends forsake and companions grow scarce, we are left alone with God. In those lonely times, God forges the man.

Marshall Segal | In the war to win the nations, we need not only devoted goers but also sacrificial senders. We need men and women who send for souls, against greed, from joy.

David Mathis | As in the days of the ancient kings, God’s eyes still roam the earth. His target? Weak people who know it, admit it, and ask for his help.

Greg Morse | The voice is the most potent instrument the preacher wields, yet how often do we attend to it, hone it, tune it, seek to make it more worthy of the message it bears?

Greg Morse | When you consider the questions death poses, do they leave you terrified? What comes next?

David Mathis | The Bible may look like a book, but it is far, far more than any other book. It is a living, expansive Library where we hear the very voice of God.

Scott Hubbard | When we are neck-deep in spiritual darkness, joy in God can feel like a beautiful dream we once had. But even groaning after God is better than letting go of him.

Marshall Segal | Even in seasons of deep uncertainty, when anxiety threatens to cloud reality, Christians have more reasons to rejoice than to worry.

David Mathis | The Christian life may require daily sacrifice, but the engine that drives our self-denial is resilient joy. Like Jesus, we endure for the joy set before us.

Greg Morse | God wants his people to have holy ambition. But what does that ambition do when God leads us into a place of prolonged waiting?

Clinton Manley | When our dreams lie shattered at our feet, how easy it can be to let hope and happiness die with them. But Habakkuk shows us a better way.

Scott Hubbard | Disciple-making seemed more manageable before marriage, kids, and a full-time job. How can we still obey Jesus’s call in a life with little room?

Marshall Segal | We may feel that suffering and joy cannot coexist, that we cannot be happy in hardship. But Jesus has joy to give even when joy feels unthinkable.

Greg Morse | Jesus is coming again — soon. That transforms every aspect of life, especially your spiritual disciplines, witness, and family life.

David Mathis | When you hear the blast of thunder, and see the burst of lightning, pause and ponder the majesty of God.

Greg Morse | Though many do not acknowledge his rule, Christ is King over all things. How shall we serve such an unseen King?

Greg Morse | If we would preach faithfully, declaring the whole counsel of God and not just the immediately comfortable parts, then we will need to treasure Christ over people-pleasing.

David Mathis | The body is the training partner of the soul, both working together to enhance our joy in God. How can we move our bodies to maximize our joy?

Greg Morse | Wise correction is a gracious gift of God, but one that bears an expiration date. Warnings will not last forever. The hard heart will inevitably be broken.

Greg Morse | King Jesus doesn’t save people to sit on couches. He summons his people to conquer, to fight the flesh and the devil, and to extend his kingdom.

David Mathis | You get weary. You get weak. You get lonely. In such times, how can you strengthen yourself in your Lord?