Solid Joys Daily Devotional What Binds the Hands of Love?
Mar 31, 2026
A reflection on why love falters in the church and how worldly distractions hold it back. A portrait of believers who live as exiles, working to expand eternal joy for others. A list of selfish “cords” like money, leisure, comfort, and praise that bind love. A reminder that confident hope in heaven frees love to act.
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Hope Laid Up In Heaven Motivates Love
- Colossians links faith and love to hope laid up in heaven as the motivating power for love.
- Piper cites Colossians 1:3–5 to anchor his argument that hope frees love into action.
Worldly Mindedness, Not Heavenly Love, Hinders Service
- Worldly routines and comfort, not heavenly focus, are the real obstacle to Christian love.
- John Piper contrasts brief weekend religion plus worldly pursuits with a life shaped by longing for heaven that fuels sacrificial love.
Heavenly Longing Makes Earthly Pleasures Seem Empty
- A heart captivated by the promised glory of heaven treats earthly pleasures as trivial and becomes a willing exile.
- Piper describes someone who values eternal joy so highly that worldly diamonds look like dollar-store marbles.
