As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
New Morning Mercies
Paul David Tripp's gospel-centered daily devotional for every day of the year.
Why We Recommend This
- 1
A gospel-saturated daily devotional for all 365 days of the year
- 2
Paul David Tripp anchors every reading in God's grace, not your performance
- 3
Honest about struggle, sin, and suffering — never sentimental
- 4
Each entry opens with a memorable, tweet-length gospel truth
- 5
Reorients your heart toward Christ morning by morning
- 6
A modern devotional classic loved for its depth and grace
Opens Amazon in a new tab. Prices may vary.
Our Full Review
"This moment is the only moment you have. Don't load it with the regrets of yesterday or the anxieties of tomorrow."
Paul David Tripp's New Morning Mercies has become a beloved modern devotional, and for good reason. Taking its title from Lamentations — "his mercies are new every morning" — it offers a daily reminder that God's grace meets us fresh each day, no matter what yesterday held.
What Is This Book Really About?
New Morning Mercies is a gospel-centered devotional with one reading for each day of the year. What distinguishes it is its relentless focus on grace. Tripp doesn't offer self-help tips or moral pep talks; he points readers again and again to what God has done for them in Christ, and lets that truth reshape how they face the day.
Each entry begins with a short, memorable gospel statement — the kind of sentence you could carry with you all day — followed by a fuller reflection that unpacks it. Tripp is refreshingly honest about the realities of struggle, sin, anxiety, and suffering, and he meets each one with the steady comfort of the gospel.
This is a devotional for real life, written for people who know their own weakness and need a daily reminder of grace that doesn't depend on their performance.
The Heart of the Devotional
Several qualities make New Morning Mercies stand out.
1. Grace Over Performance
Tripp's consistent message is that our standing with God rests on Christ, not on how well we did yesterday. This frees readers from the exhausting cycle of guilt and striving.
2. Honest About the Struggle
Tripp writes candidly about anxiety, sin, disappointment, and suffering. He doesn't pretend the Christian life is easy, which makes his comfort feel real and trustworthy.
3. Memorable Opening Lines
Each reading begins with a concise, quotable gospel truth — short enough to memorize, deep enough to dwell on throughout the day.
4. Christ at the Center
No matter the topic, every reading circles back to who God is and what He has done in Jesus. The gospel is not assumed in the background; it's the explicit focus, returned to from a hundred different angles over the course of the year.
5. Practical for Real Life
Tripp connects timeless gospel truth to the specific situations readers actually face — the difficult relationship, the discouraging diagnosis, the ordinary Tuesday that feels heavy for no clear reason. The result is a devotional that feels written for real people in real circumstances.
Why This Book Works
It preaches the gospel daily. Many devotionals drift toward moralism. Tripp keeps the focus squarely on grace, which is exactly what weary hearts need each morning.
It's honest. By refusing to sugarcoat struggle, Tripp earns the reader's trust and makes his encouragement land with genuine comfort.
It's well-crafted. The memorable opening lines and clear reflections make each reading both accessible and substantive.
Who Should Read This Book
- You if you want a daily devotional centered on grace, not performance
- You if you tend to carry guilt or feel you must earn God's approval
- You if you're walking through anxiety, struggle, or suffering
- You if you want short, memorable truths to anchor your day
- You if you long to start each morning reoriented toward Christ
What We Love About It
- The grace: Tripp's relentless focus on the gospel is genuinely freeing.
- The honesty: He meets readers in real struggle, not an idealized faith.
- The memorable lines: Each day's opening statement is worth carrying with you.
- The depth: Substantive reflection paired with everyday accessibility.
Our Verdict
New Morning Mercies is one of the finest modern devotionals available, and we recommend it warmly. Tripp's gift is taking the deep truths of the gospel and applying them to the ordinary struggles of daily life — the worry, the weariness, the failure, the longing — and meeting each with the assurance of grace.
This is an ideal companion for morning quiet times. We'd suggest reading slowly, lingering on the opening line, and carrying it into the day. Over a full year, the cumulative effect is a heart steadily reoriented away from self-effort and toward the unfailing mercy of God.
His mercies are new every morning — and this devotional helps you receive them, one day at a time.
For anyone who needs a daily reminder that God's grace meets them fresh each morning, regardless of yesterday, New Morning Mercies is a deeply encouraging, gospel-rich, and genuinely treasured read.
New Morning Mercies
12,000 reviews on Amazon
