Solid Joys Daily Devotional Look to Jesus for Your Joy
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Mar 5, 2026 A call to stop craving human praise and examine the emptiness of self-regard. A reflection on why self-sufficiency cannot satisfy the soul. A look at how seeking human glory undermines faith. An invitation to turn away from self and look to Jesus as the source of lasting joy.
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Self-Regard Always Leaves An Empty Craving
- The itch of self-regard craves public approval and never truly satisfies the soul.
- John Piper explains that self-sufficiency is an illusion because humans are created as echoes of God, leaving an emptiness self cannot fill.
Human Praise Makes Faith Impossible
- Seeking human praise blocks true faith because it turns attention from God to self and others' approval.
- Piper cites Jesus' challenge: receiving glory from one another prevents seeking the glory that comes from God (John 5:44).
Turn From Self And Look To Jesus
- Repent from looking to self and turn to Jesus as the source of satisfaction and joy.
- Piper urges coming to Jesus to receive God's fullness, which becomes a spring of water welling up to eternal life (John 4:14).
