{"id":5581,"date":"2026-03-06T19:21:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/?p=5581"},"modified":"2026-03-06T19:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:21:17","slug":"twenty-five-gospel-consolations-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/2026\/03\/06\/twenty-five-gospel-consolations-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty-Five Gospel Consolations for You"},"content":{"rendered":"

The psalmist writes, “When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul” (Psalm 94:19). The greatest consolation God has given us is salvation in his Son, Jesus, the light for the nations (Luke 2:22\u201333). But the gospel itself is multifaceted in its benefits. The consolation of the gospel is jam-packed with consolations<\/em>, plural. Here are twenty-five gospel consolations for you with verse references based on my recent sermon from Acts 13:13\u201352 for your edification.<\/p>\n

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  1. God chose you (Acts 13:17; Deuteronomy 7:6\u20138; Ephesians 1:3\u20135)<\/li>\n
  2. God has made you a people, a kingdom of priests, a holy nation, and his treasured possession (Acts 13:17; Exodus 19:6; 1 Peter 2:9)<\/li>\n
  3. God redeemed you from slavery, giving you freedom (Acts 13:17; 2 Corinthians 3:17; Exodus 14)<\/li>\n
  4. God has patience with you (Acts 13:18; Romans 2:4; Romans 3:25)<\/li>\n
  5. God destroys your enemies (Acts 13:19; Colossians 2:15; Revelation 20:10, 14)<\/li>\n
  6. God is giving you an inheritance (Acts 13:19; 1 Peter 1:4)<\/li>\n
  7. God has given you a prophet and king, who speaks God’s Word, gives you ears to hear, and rules and judges justly (Acts 13:20\u201322; Moses in Deuteronomy 18:15\u201320; 34:10\u201312; David)<\/li>\n
  8. God has given you the promised offspring who crushes the serpent’s head (Acts 13:23; 2 Samuel 7:12\u201316; Genesis 12:1\u20133; Genesis 3:15)<\/li>\n
  9. God has given you repentance (Acts 13:24\u201325; Romans 5:19)<\/li>\n
  10. God has given you salvation (Acts 13:26; Romans 1:16; 5:17)<\/li>\n
  11. God has given you the perfect substitutionary sacrifice (Acts 13:28\u201329; Hebrews 10:12\u201314; Genesis 22:1\u201314)<\/li>\n
  12. God has given you a perfect, risen great high priest (Acts 13:30; Hebrews 4:14\u201315; 5:5\u20136; 10:11\u201313; Psalm 110:4)<\/li>\n
  13. God has given you witnesses (Acts 10:31; Romans 10:14\u201317; Hebrews 11; 12:1\u20133)<\/li>\n
  14. God has given you his the good news of his written Word (Acts 10:31\u201332; 2 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 4:12\u201313; Isaiah 52:7)<\/li>\n
  15. God has given you His Son, a risen, eternal, holy king (Acts 13:33\u201335; John 3:16; 1 John 5:12; Psalm 1\u20132; 2 Samuel 7:12\u201316; 1 Chronicles 17:11\u201314; Psalm 16:8\u201311; Psalm 72; Psalm 110; Isaiah 52:7)<\/li>\n
  16. God has given you an eternal covenant with all its blessings (Acts 13:34; Isaiah 55:3; 2 Samuel 7:13\u201316; 1; 1 Chronicles 17:11\u201314)<\/li>\n
  17. God has given you forgiveness of sins (Acts 13:38; Colossians 2:13\u201314; Hebrews 10:17\u201318; Jeremiah 31:34)<\/li>\n
  18. God has justified you (Acts 13:39; Romans 3:21; Galatians 2:16)<\/li>\n
  19. God has made you his new covenant people of grace, purified and unified\u2014the church, conformed to the image of his Son (Acts 13:40\u201342; Romans 8:29; Ephesians 2:4\u201322; Habakkuk 1:5; Isaiah 29:14)<\/li>\n
  20. God has given you to suffer for Christ’s sake (Acts 13:49\u201350; Mark 8:35; Romans 8:18; Philippians 1:29; 1 Peter 1:6\u20137; James 1:3\u20134; 2 Corinthians 4:17; Romans 5:3\u20135)<\/li>\n
  21. God has given you eternal life (Acts 13:46, 48; Colossians 2:13; John 3:16; John 4:14; Romans 6:23)<\/li>\n
  22. God has made you a light (Acts 13:47; Isaiah 49:6; Isaiah 60:1, 2\u20135; Isaiah 66:10\u201314; Philippians 2:15; Matthew 5:14)<\/li>\n
  23. God has given you joy (Acts 13:51\u201352; Psalm 16:11; Romans 5:3; Psalm 16:11)<\/li>\n
  24. God has given you hope and purpose (Acts 13:51; Matthew 28:18\u201320; Romans 5:1\u20135; 8:28; Ephesians 1:5; 2:10; 3:10; 1 Peter 1:3)<\/li>\n
  25. God has given you the Holy Spirit, adopting you as his own (Acts 13:52; John 7:37\u201339; Acts 2:1\u20134; Romans 5:5; Galatians 4:6; Numbers 11:29; Ezekiel 36:27; Joel 2:28\u201332)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    And here is, then, God’s consolation, the sum total of these twenty-five gospel consolations, for you\u2014The God of glory gives you himself (Act 13:52; Romans 1:2; 2 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Peter 3:18; 2 Peter 1:3\u20134; Revelation 21:3\u20134; Psalm 27:4; Psalm 84).<\/p>\n

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    So, when the cares of your heart are many, let God’s consolations for you in the gospel cheer your soul (Psalm 94:19).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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