Solid Joys Daily Devotional Reviled Here, Rewarded There
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Feb 6, 2026 A reflection on how current suffering and apparent injustice contrast with promised future flourishing. Brief readings and biblical images link Psalm 1 and resurrection hope. The talk traces how Christ's death secures that good deeds will ultimately prosper. Concludes with a poetic note about present revilement and future reward.
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Prosperity Points To Resurrection
- Psalm 1's promise that the righteous 'prosper in all that he does' points beyond earthly life to final vindication after death.
- John Piper connects this Old Testament hope to Christ's resurrection as the ground for ultimate prosperity.
Life's Ambiguities Don't Negate Promise
- Earthly appearances deceive: wicked people often prosper now while the righteous suffer and are mistreated.
- Piper argues Psalmists understood this tension and therefore intended a future, not naive, fulfillment.
Christ Guarantees Our Work's Fruit
- Because Christ conquered death, every good deed by believers will ultimately prosper and not be in vain.
- Piper uses 1 Corinthians 15 and Ephesians to show resurrection secures the final success of Christian labor.
