Messages by Desiring God

People see God’s exaltation and communication of his own glory as a problem, but the Bible doesn’t. The most loving thing God can do is to show us his glory.

Jesus is light and life. Only he can set us free from the chains of sin and death.

The mark of the true disciple is lasting, enduring, persevering, and keeping on in the force field of the word.

When you think you don’t know what to do, you at least know that you can pray. In the middle of transition, you can depend on God.

Scripture memorization is important and should be practiced because it is a means to conformity with Christ, comfort for yourself and others, conflict with sin, communication of the gospel, and communion with God.

The suffering of this present world exists by the sovereign plan of God, in order that the horrors of sin and the wonders of God’s grace in Christ might be shown.

It’s not just enough to understand the truth — you’ve got to see the loveliness of it. In this interview, John Piper and R.C. Sproul reflect on decades of ministry.

God blesses us in order that we might be a blessing for the sake of the nations.

Delight in God is not optional. The regenerate heart finds joy in Jesus more than anything else.

You only have one life now. Don’t waste it because this life will soon be past, and then the outcome will — for eternity — last.

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Self-justification won’t work. Only Jesus can free you from Satan’s chains.

The Bible is a book full of inspired poetry, and God invites us to join him in his creative eloquence.

There is no light besides Jesus. It’s Jesus or darkness. It’s life or death. Choose this day whom you shall serve.

The Bible has unrivaled historical evidence. You can trust this book with your life because God has kept his word pure through the ages.

Jesus will not allow you to call him merely interesting, intelligent, or instructive. Everyone must reckon with his actual claims.

You can fight the battle hard against your sin because Jesus has already purchased victory over your sin at the cross.

Every river of joy in your soul will flow from Jesus. When you come to him, you get him. And he never leaves.

You can’t know Jesus until your will is to do God’s will. And God’s will is to make much of himself.

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Faith, at its core, is despairing of human approval and being glad in the God of grace.

Jesus died for sinners. And that group includes those who have had or committed abortions.

The Lord’s Prayer teaches us to go to God for every need, especially our need to hallow him above all things.

God won’t ever let you be the ultimate source of your own joy. Only God himself can possibly bear the weight of the happiness he has prepared for you.

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Love for people consists in being so satisfied in God that we are willing to lay our loves down to bring them into our joy.

The word of God shows us the will of God for the church, for the home, for ministry, for manhood and womanhood, for the lost world, and for all of life as a disciple of Christ.

God’s purpose for humanity is to find joy in him. Therefore, you must dedicate your entire life to pursuing maximum happiness, without letting any moment pass by without striving for it, even if it costs you your life.

Though God does make much of us in the gospel, the root of all his benefits and salvation toward us is his infinite passion for his own glory.

Attempting to hide the truth for the sake of unity is essentially holding hands in the dark. In this interview, John Piper and Conrad Mbewe discuss the growing divisions in evangelical circles and emphasize why unity in the truth is essential.

Emotions are essential in the Christian life because Christ is most magnified in us when he is more valuable than anything life can give and death can take away.

Thinking is firewood for burning love for God and others. It’s not the end in itself, but it’s a means to the end: to love God.

Sometimes we experience so much pain and so much confusion, we don’t know what to pray for. But fear not: the Holy Spirit intercedes for his people.

True Christian preaching isn’t a lecture, but an awakening of worship in both the pastor and his people.

The same Spirit who awoke faith in your dead soul is the same Spirit who empowers you to live a holy life. Keep in step with the Spirit, not the flesh.

The cause of orphan care and adoption must be pursued by faith, both in success and suffering.

God’s love for his people is so rich and full that they need the Holy Spirit’s help to really feel it.

Eight suggestions are given for how to persevere in ministry in the midst of sorrow.

We are precious to God — so precious that he will not have us make that preciousness into our god.

Christ is our pardon. Christ is our perfection. Paul and Jesus agreed.

God seeks and is pleased with those who worship him in spirit and in truth — those who have the inner experience of being satisfied with him.

God-glorifying obedience is fruit of being born again, having a total change in our inner reality, believing in Christ, coming to Christ, loving Christ, and rejoicing in Christ as our all-satisfying treasure.

All the demands of the Great Commission flow from the person and work of Christ.

Everything in the universe points to God’s glory. He uses even our greatest sorrows to display his supremacy.

Suffering in the path of obedience is something promised to every believer, but we should be patient with those who struggle to grasp God’s sovereignty and goodness in their suffering.

The resurrection of Jesus shows the greatness of God's power toward us now in this life.

The death of Christ was planned by the Father and approved by the Son to ransom many people from their sins.

In every stage of parenting, knowing God's mercy gives us brokenhearted boldness—and hope.

The love of God that makes much of us for his glory is a greater love than a love that would only make much of us.

God’s children are immensely precious to him, and he ensures that their preciousness to him does not become their god, but that he is their God.