All rights reserved.And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Used by permission of Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers, Wheaton, IL 60187, (Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway. Quotation taken from The dawning of Indestructible Joy: Daily Readings for Advent by John Piper, © 2014, pp. John Piper is teacher and founder of and chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary. It is right, therefore, that he write and I write to awaken and stir up our affections for the greatest wonder of all: the arrival and the work and the person of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in this world.” Because, oh, how wrong, how sad, when we stand before great wonders and feel nothing. That’s why Peter says, “I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you up by way of reminder” (2 Pet. It is indestructible.Īh, but it can go to sleep. This is “great joy.” And it cannot be taken away. He pours out the love of God in our hearts (Rom. Jesus said, “I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full” (John 15:11). There is no greater joy than the joy that God has in God, because God is the greatest object of joy, and God has the greatest powers to enjoy. It is the very joy that Jesus himself has in God the Father-which he has had from all eternity and will have forever. The joy that Jesus came to bring is from outside this world.

Jesus said, “No one will take your joy from you” (John 16:22). In the preface to this book, John Piper writes: “I have called Christmas-and this little book-“the dawning of indestructible joy” because the joy Jesus was bringing into the world was like no other kind in history. This book can also be purchased in paperback, kindle and audiobook format from Amazon (a link is provided alongside the download button), or from other retailers. His book of readings, entitled The Dawning of Indestructible Joy, is available for free download in PDF format HERE. Here is a series of daily readings for Advent from the pen of John Piper.

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