Messages by Desiring God

Where the gospel flourishes people share their souls—their joys, guilts, fears, and passions.

Worshiping God is the number one duty of every human being.

Preserve your freedom in Christ! Can you say with Paul, "I will not be enslaved by anything!"?

Our homes and apartments should stand constantly ready for strategic hospitality—a readiness to welcome people who don't ordinarily live there.

What God is after in all his dealings with his children is a brokenhearted joy that trusts like a little child in God and returns good for evil.

It is presumptuous to assume you can counsel God about how to run a more just world.

The suffering of the righteous is not a token of God's enmity but of his love. It is not a punishment of their sins but a refinement of their righteousness.

Why did God prolong Job's suffering? Didn't his initial reaction prove his faith?

Satan’s hand caused the suffering of Job. But in all of his calamities, Job still had reason for reverent worship because God was ultimately at work.

Nothing is more important than having eternal life.