How are Christians supposed to rejoice when there is so much wrong in the world and in our lives? Paul makes it clear that joy is not optional for the believer, and that we will suffer if we follow Christ. John Piper uncovers the secret to unshakable joy in pain and loss. - Desiring God … Continue reading What Is the Secret of Joy in Suffering?
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Blessed Are the Pure in Heart
The heart is what you are, in the secrecy of your thought and feeling, when nobody knows but God. And what you are at the invisible root matters as much to God as what your are at the visible branch. “Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart” (1 Samuel … Continue reading Blessed Are the Pure in Heart
Blessed Are the Merciful
So the answer to the first question is that mercy comes from a heart that has first felt its spiritual bankruptcy. The heart has come to grieve its sin, and has learned to wait meekly for the timing of the Lord, and to cry out in hunger for the work of God’s mercy to satisfy … Continue reading Blessed Are the Merciful
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