John Piper's The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God's Delight in Being God is rightly considered a modern devotional classic. First published in 1991, it's a book worth revisiting. It's a book that you may want to revisit immediately after visiting the first time. Piper set out to "scour the Scriptures to find what God delights in." It's worth taking time to ponder what he discovered.
God takes pleasure in his Son, in creation, in his fame, in our election and in Jesus' work to make election possible, in our obedience and prayers. Here's a real key: God takes delight in us. This truth cannot be emphasized enough.
The Pleasures of God cannot be summarized easily--at least not by me. Read it, read it slowly, and take delight in God's delight in you.
Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for the complimentary electronic review copy!
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