Articles by Desiring God

Scott Hubbard | God not only gives us good, richly and continually, and he not only works our good, always and in everything, but he is himself our greatest good, now and forever.

Greg Morse | On Easter Sunday, fantasy became reality, legend became history, mythology became fact. Jesus rose as the hero of the best tale ever told.

David Mathis | After the horrors of Good Friday, a glimmer of hope appears for those with eyes to see through the sobs: the stunning provision of a garden tomb.

Gerrit Scott Dawson | John and Mary stayed near the cross until the very end. How might our love for Jesus deepen if we imagine ourselves standing with them?

Clinton Manley | Scripture tells a story of two gardens. On this Holy Thursday, what fruit might we glean by comparing Eden and Gethsemane?

Scott Hubbard | When a woman poured out a year’s worth of perfume upon Jesus, some saw loss, but he saw love. Some called it waste, but he called it worship.

Marshall Segal | Jesus lived a lonely life, and died a far lonelier death, so that all of those who trust in him might never be truly alone.

David Mathis | By riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, Jesus found the perfect way to say, “I am the long-expected King, but not like you expect. I am not just anointed but will be afflicted.”

David Mathis | When God laughs, he reminds us that he never worries, he never fears, and he is never under threat. The holy laughter of God puts his people at ease, and calls us to happily trust in him.

Greg Morse | Men, do you have friends — not mere acquaintances you shake hands with once a week, but brothers who labor and laugh and live with you? You need such men.

Greg Morse | Sitting down to watch a movie or a show is not the time to turn your brain off. Mindless entertainment in a fallen world will lead to a mind filled with lies.

Scott Hubbard | Men may lead the corporate gathering on Sunday morning, but without the every-day ministry of both men and women, our churches wither.

Greg Morse | Is it wrong to apologize before a sermon for a sore throat, lack of prep, or other weakness? What might the impulse reveal about the preacher’s heart?

Greg Morse | Young man, do you feel an urgency to be fruitful in ministry? If so, cultivate deep roots. Holiness and happiness in God precede lasting fruitfulness for God.

David Mathis | God made men and women with both obvious and subtle differences — and these are features, not bugs. God delights in his good design, and invites us to do the same.

Greg Morse | When King Jesus issued his Great Commission to go, the command was neither easy nor optional. Has your Christianity been too quiet?

David Mathis | What role does your physical body play in the fight for spiritual joy? Sleep, diet, and exercise are friends, not foes, if we use them rightly.

Scott Hubbard | Sometimes, the solution to our spiritual struggles is less spiritual than we thought. God’s world, and not just his word, may hold the remedy we need.

Greg Morse | The pastorate is a manly vocation — one that no man should do alone. Pastors need the Spirit of courage, power, love, and self-control.

David Mathis | “More blessed to give than to receive.” These simple words from Jesus can transform burdensome requests into happy opportunities to get more from God as we give to others.

Greg Morse | The miserable Christian is a billboard for Satan. If those who know God toil on, sorrowful and never rejoicing, God appears a very poor treasure indeed.

John Piper | The enemies to our joy in God are many, but so are the weapons he has given for the fight — including his promise to help us prevail.

David Mathis | God may make believers in a moment, but he makes preachers over a lifetime. If you desire to preach, but doubt your present ability, envision the long arc, and seek to make progress over decades.

Greg Morse | When it comes to getting married, Martin Luther does not mince words: “Stop thinking about it and go to it right merrily.” Young men, God helping you, find a wife.

David Mathis | Our God is a great King, whom we approach with awe. And he is our Father, whom we run to with confidence. How does Christian prayer balance this paradox?

Marshall Segal | God is looking for people who pray to him in need and in plenty, in the wilderness and in paradise, in desperate dependence and in adoring delight.

Scott Hubbard | In a world of urgent needs, urgent demands, and urgent responsibilities, one priority is more urgent than them all: prayer.

Greg Morse | Our God is not just a hearing God, nor even an answering God, but a God able to do infinitely above the tallest ask. This year, pray to this God.

Scott Hubbard | Unless we keep our hearts with all vigilance, they won’t be kept. So, on the cusp of a new year, how warm is your heart toward Jesus?

Greg Morse | In an age that suppresses God’s design for men and women, what does it mean to act like a man?

John Piper | Because of Christmas, we get adopted, and God gets acclaim. We become his family, and he becomes famous for his grace.

David Mathis | Real peace during the holidays may seem like a far-off dream, but remember, the one who came will come again, and establish himself as King of Peace.

Jon Bloom | When the Son of God was born, the light of the world dawned on us. He broke upon a world in darkness and lit up the shadows of our hearts.

Greg Morse | A locked door needs a key to open. And the bolted gate of Eden, keeping men from God, demanded the strongest key heaven could offer: Jesus Christ.

Greg Morse | Though God made us for more, we often live caged in our own choices. Yet he bids us, “Come and be free.”

David Mathis | The prophet Micah took a piercing glimpse across the centuries to see a child emerging in Bethlehem, arriving from ancient times, and rising in strength to shepherd God’s people.

Scott Hubbard | From Eden to Advent, the world endured a long loneliness, exiled from God’s presence. But Christ came to bring us home, to end our exile, to be God with us without end.

Greg Morse | Some of the most important words on Sunday morning come from the pews. So, gather with your church not just to listen, but to speak.

Scott Hubbard | The healthiest Christians forget about themselves often. So, if you find yourself too focused on yourself, consider six modest steps toward joyful self-forgetfulness.

Greg Morse | Are you drowning in guilt over your sin? What can we do when our hearts condemn us and simply won’t relent?

Scott Hubbard | The offhand jab, the subtle snub, the thoughtless comment — within the body of Christ, offense is inevitable. How do we keep on overlooking and forgiving?

David Mathis | When you think of the church, do you fixate on present blemishes or remember the heart, and promises, of Christ? He knows her spots, and he keeps working to make her breathtaking.

Jon Bloom | The longings of the saints do not lessen with age — they get stronger. As the world wears thin and years grow long, wise souls want more of God.

Greg Morse | We marvel at many things — athletes, artists, nature. But what made Jesus marvel?

Marshall Segal | The banner flying over corporate worship is not “come and give” but “come and get.” Our first business each Sunday is to seek a happy soul in God.

Scott Hubbard | What if the worst happens? In Romans 8, the apostle Paul takes us to our darkest fears and inscribes above them all, “More than conquerors through him who loved us.”

Greg Morse | No matter how long you have lived in despair, nor how dark your heart has become, the dungeon that holds you has an escape.

David Mathis | When your eyes first open, what’s your first priority? Your burning need each day is to get your soul happy in God.

Greg Morse | Our lives often take strange turns. How good to know, then, that God can turn all the unplanned oddities of your life for your good and his glory.

Jon Bloom | Christians can only be so happy in this world. Even our best seasons are accompanied by groanings for a home beyond this world.