Solid Joys Daily Devotional

Six Things It Means to Be in Christ Jesus 29.08.2026 3:13 ↓

Never grow weary of exploring and exulting in the inexhaustible privilege of being “in Christ Jesus.”

Forgiven for Jesus’s Sake 28.08.2026 3:34 ↓

The Father’s infinite pleasure in his own perfections is the fountain of our everlasting joy and forgiveness.

Jesus Will Trample All Our Enemies 27.08.2026 2:13 ↓

The extent of Christ’s reign reaches to the smallest and biggest enemy of his glory in your life, and in this universe. It will be defeated.

Shadows and Streams 26.08.2026 3:23 ↓

God rejoices in the works of creation because they point us beyond themselves to God himself.

When God’s Love Is Sweetest 25.08.2026 3:53 ↓

The sweetest experience of God’s love is conditional on our transformation into the kind of people whose emotions and choices and actions please God.

The Message of Creation 24.08.2026 2:45 ↓

Day and night are saying one thing: God is glorious! Turn away from the creation as your supreme satisfaction, and delight yourself in the Lord of glory.

God Is Not an Idolater 23.08.2026 3:15 ↓

God is love precisely because he relentlessly pursues the praises of his name in the hearts of his people.

Pleased to Praise 22.08.2026 3:53 ↓

If God loves us enough to make our joy full, he must not only give us himself; he must also win from us the praise of our hearts.

The Unshakably Happy God 21.08.2026 3:30 ↓

God’s pursuit of praise from us and our pursuit of pleasure in him are the same pursuit.

Jesus Is Who You’re Looking For 20.08.2026 3:03 ↓

The Bible is a window that opens onto the sunrise glory of the risen Christ.

What the Resurrection Means for Us 19.08.2026 2:45 ↓

Christ’s resurrection is God’s declaration that we cannot work our way to glory, but that he intends to do the impossible to get us there.

Hope to Obey Hard Commands 18.08.2026 3:18 ↓

You will always be better off to obey than to disobey Jesus, even if that obedience costs you your life.

What It Means to Bless the Lord 17.08.2026 2:36 ↓

Authentic speaking about God’s goodness and greatness must come from the soul. Blessing God with the mouth without the soul would be hypocrisy.

Why You Give In to Sexual Sin 16.08.2026 1:57 ↓

If we are to be sexually pure, God must have the supreme place in our feelings and thoughts.

What We Were Made For 15.08.2026 2:42 ↓

All the other gifts of the gospel — forgiveness, justification, propitiation, eternal life — exist to make fellowship with God possible.

God Forgives and Is Still Just 14.08.2026 4:18 ↓

The death of the Son of God is outrageous enough, and the glory of God that it upholds is great enough, that God is vindicated to forgive our sins.

Three Examples of How Faith Fulfills Good Resolves 13.08.2026 3:38 ↓

The power of God to fulfill your resolves will come to you as you trust in the future grace of his promises.

My Soul Thirsts for God 12.08.2026 3:09 ↓

When we see the face of Christ, we see the face of God. And we see the glory of his face when we hear the story of the gospel of his death and resurrection.

The Different Tenses of Grace 11.08.2026 3:29 ↓

Grace is not only God’s disposition to do good for us when we don’t deserve it. It is also a power that makes good things happen in us.

Have Mercy on Me, O God 10.08.2026 2:16 ↓

We know more of the mystery of our redemption than David did. We know Christ. But we lay hold of the mercy in the same way he did.

The End of the Gospel 09.08.2026 3:04 ↓

The gospel is the good news that God bought for us the everlasting enjoyment of God.

Ruler of All Nature 08.08.2026 2:52 ↓

Stand in awe and be at peace, knowing that no natural event is outside of God’s wise and good purposes, and perfect control.

The Point of Creation 07.08.2026 3:23 ↓

God made humans in his image so that the world would be filled with reflectors of God. Images of God. So that nobody would miss the point of creation.

Jesus Bought Your Endurance 06.08.2026 2:30 ↓

God is totally committed to the perseverance and eternal security of his blood-bought children.

10 Things “Yahweh” Means 05.08.2026 5:01 ↓

Yahweh is a proper name (like Peter) built out of the word for “I am.” It teaches us that God absolutely is.