Solid Joys Daily Devotional

Authentic Faith Is Eager for Christ to Come 17.01.2026 2:36 ↓

Receive Christ, welcome Christ, embrace Christ — not just as your fire insurance policy, but as your eagerly awaited Treasure and Friend and Lord.

Words for the Wind 16.01.2026 3:26 ↓

Be patient and loving as despairing people wake up from their dark night and regret their hasty words.

The Freeness of Grace 15.01.2026 3:50 ↓

What act could be more one-sidedly free and non-negotiated than one person raising another from the dead? This is the meaning of grace.

The Window of the Heart 14.01.2026 4:22 ↓

Our emotions are governed in large measure by what we consider — what we dwell on with our minds.

The Command That Creates 13.01.2026 4:24 ↓

When the command of God comes with the creating, converting power of the Holy Spirit, it gives life. And we believe and rejoice and obey.

The Experiential Key 12.01.2026 3:27 ↓

Freedom from greed comes from the deeply satisfying faith in God’s future grace.

Passionate for God and Truth 11.01.2026 3:46 ↓

If God exists, then he is the measure of all things, and what he thinks about all things is the measure of what we should think.

How Believers Will Be Judged 10.01.2026 3:55 ↓

When God judges believers in the end, he will forgive us all our sins and grant us life everlasting.

Only a Little While 09.01.2026 2:40 ↓

God is not the God of some grace. He is the God of all grace — including the infinite, inexhaustible stores of future grace that we need to endure to the end.

Gain What You Cannot Lose 08.01.2026 3:29 ↓

Christ promises to work for us, and to be for us so much that, when our missionary life is over, we will not be able to say we’ve sacrificed anything.

Grace Denied and Supplied 07.01.2026 4:20 ↓

God gives both the sustaining grace we need in times of trouble, and the suffering which makes us depend on his grace.

God’s Will Is That You Draw Near 06.01.2026 2:46 ↓

This is God’s will for you and this is why Christ died: that you would draw near to God.

Our Toothless Enemy 05.01.2026 3:07 ↓

Satan is helpless to do the one thing he wants to do most: damn us. Christ bore our damnation.

Hope for Imperfect Christians 04.01.2026 2:19 ↓

Does your faith make you eager to forsake sin and make progress in holiness? That’s the kind of faith God requires.

The Smallest Faith 03.01.2026 4:28 ↓

The strength of your faith does not uproot trees. God does. The object of your faith is more important than the quantity of your faith.

What Jesus Did to Death 02.01.2026 2:48 ↓

If you are a Christian, death is no longer a punishment for sin. Your sin has been put away by the death of Christ. Christ took the punishment.

Grace for the New Year 01.01.2026 2:35 ↓

Be thankful for the past grace from the last year, and be confident in the future grace for the new year.

Death Rehearsal 31.12.2025 5:18 ↓

The lifetime of this year passes before our eyes, and we face the inevitable question: Did we live it well?

Outfitted and Empowered 30.12.2025 3:46 ↓

When God works in our hearts by the blood of Christ, we feel and think and act in ways more pleasing to him.

A Horrible Destiny 29.12.2025 4:53 ↓

Flee from the wrath of God, tremble with joy that you are saved, and rescue others along the way.

Glory Is the Goal 28.12.2025 3:57 ↓

Study the glory of God. Treasure it in all things and above all things. Then study your soul. Know why you treasure glories that are not God’s glory.

What Is Your Aim? 27.12.2025 2:55 ↓

God did not create humans in his image to be aimless, like lifeless leaves blown around in the backyard of life. He created us to be purposeful.

How to Contemplate Calamity 26.12.2025 8:16 ↓

Christ’s death was judgment on him because he bore our sins (not his own), and it was mercy toward us who trust him.

Three Christmas Presents 25.12.2025 7:54 ↓

Jesus offers you a clear purpose for living, hope that your failures will be forgiven, and help in your fight against sin.

Two Purposes for Christmas 24.12.2025 4:13 ↓

Jesus appeared in the world for two reasons: to help us stop sinning, and to satisfy God’s anger when we do sin.