Messages by Desiring God

God has eternally enjoyed himself as Trinity and creates us to make his glory go on public display that we may be satisfied in him forever.

Every detail of the death of Christ happened according to the plan of God — even his betrayal and agonies.

Getting old is about God's glory, not the American Dream

Israel’s bad kingship was a grievous sin. But God planned bad kings to pave the road for a spectacular Savior.

God's command to us to meet with and encourage each other is for our happiness.

Injustice marks both Joseph’s story and Jesus’s, but even in dire circumstances, God is sovereignly working everything for our good and his glory.

In the Christian life, joy sustains us in suffering, flavors our suffering, and is the goal of our suffering.

The world exists in its current suffering state because it best prepares the world for God’s plan of redemption, which is centered on displaying the worth of Christ through his death and resurrection.

How can Christians fulfill their vows to their family and provide for them spiritually while facing terminal cancer, despite being at peace with it as a gift from God? How can Christians seek to maintain a good reputation without becoming excessively focused on being overly well-liked?

All suffering experienced of any kind, all suffering experienced in the path of faithful obedience to God is suffering with Christ and is suffering for Christ.