Finally I had tasted that the Lord is good and I began to long for the pure milk of the Word (1 Peter And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from

pleasures on this side of eternity, how much more I will be impressed by contemplating the beauty of your Son And in our Psalm, “My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the Lord” (Psalm 84:2a).

Christian of which Satan wishes to spoil him, but which is entirely out of his reach, so the saint sings They do not struggle; they have risen beyond all struggling, they rub their hands, and sing of everlasting

Sometimes things get so hard and go on for so long that we simply don’t have any fight left in us.

What kind of loyalty, love, or longing would compel such a sacrifice? The Son of God, Jesus Christ, “made himself nothing…becoming obedient to the point of death, even death

³⁶As it is written, "For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to The certainty of God’s love for us is founded upon the sacrifice of Christ’s life for us.

glory of the grass and flowers in April and May soon became nothing more than an afterthought when the long While we long for eternity, we are continually reminded that our lives are quickly fleeting. Scripture memory has been a part of his life as long as he can remember and he is committed to passing

As long as we're “on earth” let us evaluate our desires, setting aside petty thrills so that we can focus

A life-long, joyful pursuit of holiness will be the happy result of that kind of thankfulness.

genuineness of your faith–more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire–may be found Amen. (1 Pet. 5:10-11) Standing before the Son of Man–by Grace …Jesus and Peter both teach that Chistians activity) for the sake of hoping fully in the grace of God and thus being able to stand before the Son The opposite of standing before the Son of Man is to be separated from the righteous and cast out forever John Piper is founder and lead teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary

Being slow to anger is having a long fuse. It is not easily having your feathers ruffled.

Jon Bloom serves as teacher and co-founder of Desiring God.