Articles by Desiring God

Desiring God
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Jan 8, 2023 • 14min

The Curse Under Our Breath: What Grumbling Sounds Like to God

Greg Morse | If we could hear all that our grumbling says, we would be slower to murmur and quicker to seek more joy in God.
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Jan 5, 2023 • 12min

You Can Understand the Bible

Marshall Segal | God gave us the Bible to reveal himself, not to hide himself. So whoever you are, you can understand the Bible.
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Jan 4, 2023 • 12min

Pray This First

David Mathis | Few prayers are more familiar than “Hallowed be your name,” yet few prayers also are less understood. What do we mean when we ask God for the hallowing of his name?
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Jan 2, 2023 • 11min

Sin Is Never Inevitable: How to Escape Overwhelming Temptation

Scott Hubbard | Do you want to overcome temptation? Remember how others have fallen. Be prepared for escape to be hard. And trust that God won’t flee.
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Jan 1, 2023 • 11min

We Call Him ‘Father’: The Privilege of Christian Prayer

Jon Bloom | God wants us to relate to him not as mere subjects to a king, nor as mere sheep to a shepherd, but also as children to a loving, generous Father.
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Dec 31, 2022 • 10min

The Pleasure of God in Ordinary Work

Marshall Segal | If you could see your “ordinary” work through the perspective and pleasure of God, it might not feel so ordinary anymore.
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Dec 27, 2022 • 11min

Don’t Check the Boxes: My Breakthrough in Morning Devotions

David Mathis | For some, checking the boxes in Bible reading could put the focus and emphasis in the wrong place. Daily devotions are not about completing a task, but encountering the risen Christ.
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Dec 25, 2022 • 9min

Born Between God and Man: Welcoming Our Long-Awaited Priest

Jon Bloom | The king Israel wanted was not the king Israel needed. The king they wanted would have exacted justice; the King they received purchased them mercy.
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Dec 22, 2022 • 11min

We Long to Be Ruled: The Messianic Hopes in Every Heart

David Mathis | Christmas still enchants our unbelieving society because even as democratic as we may pretend to be, deep down we cannot shake our longings to be ruled — by the supremely benevolent King.
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Dec 20, 2022 • 12min

The Starving Eyes of Man: Why We Ache to See Glory

Greg Morse | Of all the sights in heaven and earth, only one can satisfy the ravenous eyes of man: Jesus Christ in all his glory.

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