Advent Devotionals
Advent Devotionals
| Format: | Printed Caseside |
| Page Count: | 336 |
| Size: | 6.0 in x 9.0 in |
| Weight: | 16.0 ounces |
| ISBN-10: | 1-4335-9594-X |
| ISBN-13: | 978-1-4335-9594-3 |
| ISBN-UPC: | 9781433595943 |
| Published: | March 24, 2026 |
Discovering Who God Is Through What Makes God Glad
Christians long to know God. They seek him by studying his words and tracing his works. But there is another pathway into God’s wonders—a surprising one. It is not the pathway of God’s deeds but his delights. What a person enjoys most deeply shows the deep things of a person’s character. So it is with God. What makes God glad reveals more of his glory than most of us ever dreamed.
In this beloved classic, pastor and bestselling author John Piper searches Scripture to uncover the pleasures that delight the heart of God. Each chapter focuses on a specific joy: the glory of his Son, the beauty of creation, the richness of his grace, the prayers of his people, and more.
- Invitation to Know God: As we behold God, we are transformed into his likeness, and our joy unites with his as we delight in the beauty of his perfections
- Written by John Piper: Author of more than 50 books, including Desiring God; Don’t Waste Your Life; and Providence
- Explores Who God Is Through What Makes Him Glad: Saturated with Scripture, the book digs deep into the character of God
- Perfect for Individual or Group Study: Ideal for those seeking to deepen their faith and understanding of God
Author:
John Piper is founder and lead teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. He served for thirty-three years as a pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is the author of more than fifty books, including Desiring God; Don’t Waste Your Life; and Providence.
Product Details
Table of Contents
Publisher’s Preface
Preface
Introduction: How the Book Was Born
Chapter 1: The Pleasure of God in His Son
Chapter 2: The Pleasure of God in All He Does
Chapter 3: The Pleasure of God in His Creation
Chapter 4: The Pleasure of God in His Fame
Chapter 5: The Pleasure of God in Election
Chapter 6: The Pleasure of God in Bruising the Son
Chapter 7: The Pleasure of God in Doing Good to All Who Hope in Him
Chapter 8: The Pleasure of God in the Prayers of the Upright
Chapter 9: The Pleasure of God in Personal Obedience and Public Justice
Epilogue: Almost Too Good to Be True: A Final Word of Hope
Acknowledgments
Name Index
Subject Index
Scripture Index
Desiring God: Note on Resources
Endorsements
“The Pleasures of God is perhaps the most important book that John Piper has written. It is certainly the freshest and most penetrating. Many preachers and writers are calling Christians today to be more God-centered. The irony is that even the call to be God-centered focuses attention on us, on what we must do. Certainly the Bible spends no small part of its pages telling us what we must do, but it does so out of profound God-centeredness. And here is a book that does not tell us what we must do to be God-centered; it simply is God-centered. Intoxicating.”
D. A. Carson, Theologian at Large, The Gospel Coalition
“Run, don’t walk, to buy this remarkable work.”
Joni Eareckson Tada, Founder and CEO, Joni and Friends International Disability Center
“In our fallen world, staring at the sun blinds us. But, by God’s grace, contemplating God gives us spiritual sight. Of all of John Piper’s books, this is the most radical. Get this vision of God, and begin to see.”
Mark Dever, Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, DC
“In Desiring God, John Piper introduced us to the idea that the pursuit of God’s glory and the pursuit of our joy are not at odds, for the pursuit of God’s glory is our joy. In The Pleasures of God, Piper helps us to see that God’s glory is revealed in great part in what makes him happy. The Pleasures of God is an invitation to meditate on what makes God happy. If what makes God happy reveals His glory, and if we become like him as we behold his glory (2 Corinthians 3:18), then meditating on the pleasures of God will be a means for increased joy in God and gradual conformity into his likeness. If that is your desire, then take up this new edition and read it over and over again.”
Juan R. Sanchez, Senior Pastor, High Pointe Baptist Church, Austin, Texas; author, Seven Dangers Facing Your Church
“I encourage you to read The Pleasures of God twice—once to see the portrait as a whole and a second time to savor the sheer delight of loving a God so magnificent, so excellent, so holy.”
Erwin W. Lutzer, Pastor Emeritus, The Moody Church, Chicago, Illinois