I decided I needed to read this book just by looking at the title alone. Wouldn’t you agree?? New mercies, every morning? Yes, please! The fact that it says, “a daily GOSPEL devotional” really confirmed my decision, as well as the fact that I’ve read and enjoyed other books by Paul David Tripp. {And, well, the title is based on the same passage that I named my blog for! Win-win!}

This book releases October 31st and it is going to be worth the wait, go ahead and pre-order now. Or I believe you can go ahead and get the Kindle version here: New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional!

New Devotional by Paul David Tripp

This devotional, New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional, has daily readings that help us preach the gospel to ourselves every single day. I don’t know about you, but that is exactly what I need every morning as I start my day. I’m desperate for Jesus and so often, in my flesh, I need the reminders!

Mornings can be tough, yes? That cup of coffee just isn’t all we need, though, let’s face it. We need a daily dose of the gospel – and it’s actually not just one dose we need. All day, every day I am desperate for Jesus.

In one description of this book that I read I saw that it mentioned using LESS behavior modification and MORE relationship with a living and real God. I love this. How many of us need this so desperately. We don’t need more rules. We don’t need another expert telling us what to do and when to do it, we need more of Jesus.

 Each day of this devotional, Tripp shares a “gospel truth” and then some discussion on that truth. Each and every truth that I read was very applicable to me. I could even see sharing these with my middle schooler and older kiddos.

“Today you’ll face things bigger than you, but you needn’t be afraid because none is bigger than the One who rules them all for your sake. 

You might not know it, you might not be aware as you’re doing it, but you are always measuring your potential. The toddler who is just beginning to walk stands with wobbling legs and holds on to his mommy’s knee as he measures his potential to walk across the room to daddy without falling on his face. The teenager walks up to his first job with clammy hands and a rapidly beating heart as he measures his potential to get through the day without being fired…

Now, the typical way to measure your potential is to compare the size of the problem to your natural gifts and your track record so far. No, it’s not irrational to measure your potential this way, but for the believer in Christ Jesus, it simply isn’t enough. By grace, God doesn’t leave you on your own. He doesn’t leave you with the tool box of your own strength, righteousness, and wisdom. No, he invades you with His presence, power, wisdom, and grace. Paul captures this reality with these life-altering words: ‘It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.’ Galatians 2:20. He’s obviously not saying that he’s dead, because if he was, he wouldn’t be writing these words. No, he’s reminding you and me of a very significant spiritual reality. Here it is: if you are God’s child, the life force that energizes your thoughts, desires, words and actions is no longer you, it’s Christ! God didn’t just forgive you. No, he has come to live inside of you so you will have the power to desire and do what he calls you to do…and He is not only your indwelling Savior, he is your reigning King. He does in you what you could not do for yourself and he does outside you what you have no power or authority to do. And he does all this with your redemptive good in mind.” Paul David Tripp, from New Morning Mercies.

Isn’t a truth like that, pointing us to Jesus and to the gospel, isn’t that what we need to start our days? A little bit of coffee and a lot of Jesus…and that is exactly what this book will do for you – point you to Jesus with every page.

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