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40 Days of Grace
New from popular author and speaker Paul David Tripp, this series of short devotionals encourages Christians to experience the life-giving message of the gospel every day. Each book contains 40 daily readings curated from the best-selling devotional New Morning Mercies and is focused on a particular theme essential to the Christian life. Short enough to read in 5 minutes or less, each meditation will encourage readers to treasure the life-changing truths of God's word more fully.
There is nothing anyone can do to earn God's favor--it is his gift of grace. In this addition to the series, Tripp explores the role grace plays in a Christian's everyday life. Through 40 daily meditations, Tripp reminds readers that God, in his infinite mercy, can radically transform even the weakest people by the life-changing power of his grace.
There is nothing anyone can do to earn God's favor--it is his gift of grace. In this addition to the series, Tripp explores the role grace plays in a Christian's everyday life. Through 40 daily meditations, Tripp reminds readers that God, in his infinite mercy, can radically transform even the weakest people by the life-changing power of his grace.
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First published October 1, 2020
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Paul David Tripp
133 books1,433 followersPaul was born in Toledo, Ohio to Bob and Fae Tripp on November 12, 1950. Paul spent all of his growing years in Toledo until his college years when his parents moved to Southern California.
At Columbia Bible College from 1968-1972, (now Columbia International University) Paul majored in Bible and Christian Education. Although he had planned to be there for only two years and then to study journalism, Paul more and more felt like there was so much of the theology of Scripture that he did not understand, so he decided to go to seminary. Paul met Luella Jackson at College and they married in 1971. In 1971, Paul took his first pastoral position and has had a heart for the local church ever since. After college, Paul completed his Master of Divinity degree at the Reformed Episcopal Seminary (now known as Philadelphia Theological Seminary) in Philadelphia (1972-1975). It was during these days that Paul’s commitment to ministry solidified. After seminary, Paul was involved in planting a church in Scranton, Pennsylvania (1977-1987) where he also founded a Christian School. During the years in Scranton, Paul became involved in music, traveling with a band and writing worship songs. In Scranton, Paul became interested in biblical counseling and decided to enroll in the D.Min program in Biblical Counseling at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. Paul then became a faculty member of the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF) and a lecturer in biblical counseling at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. Paul has also served as Visiting Professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
In 2009, Paul joined the faculty of Redeemer Seminary (daughter school of Westminster) in Dallas, Texas as Professor of Pastoral Life and Care.[1]
Beginning in June, 2006, Paul became the President of Paul Tripp Ministries, a non-profit organization, whose mission statement is "Connecting the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life." In addition to his current role as President of Paul Tripp Ministries, on January 1, 2007, Paul also became part of the pastoral staff at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA where he preached every Sunday evening and lead the Ministry to Center City through March, 2011 when he resigned due to the expanding time commitments needed at Paul Tripp Ministries.
Paul, Luella, and their four children moved to Philadelphia in 1987 and have lived there ever since. Paul is a prolific author and has written twelve books on Christian living which are sold internationally. Luella manages a large commercial art gallery in the city and Paul is very dedicated to painting as an avocation.[2] Paul’s driving passion is to help people understand how the gospel of the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ really does speak with practical hope into all the things they will face in this broken world. Paul is a pastor with a pastor’s heart, a gifted speaker, his journey taking him all over the world, an author of numerous books on practical Christian living, and a man who is hopelessly in love with Luella.
At Columbia Bible College from 1968-1972, (now Columbia International University) Paul majored in Bible and Christian Education. Although he had planned to be there for only two years and then to study journalism, Paul more and more felt like there was so much of the theology of Scripture that he did not understand, so he decided to go to seminary. Paul met Luella Jackson at College and they married in 1971. In 1971, Paul took his first pastoral position and has had a heart for the local church ever since. After college, Paul completed his Master of Divinity degree at the Reformed Episcopal Seminary (now known as Philadelphia Theological Seminary) in Philadelphia (1972-1975). It was during these days that Paul’s commitment to ministry solidified. After seminary, Paul was involved in planting a church in Scranton, Pennsylvania (1977-1987) where he also founded a Christian School. During the years in Scranton, Paul became involved in music, traveling with a band and writing worship songs. In Scranton, Paul became interested in biblical counseling and decided to enroll in the D.Min program in Biblical Counseling at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. Paul then became a faculty member of the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF) and a lecturer in biblical counseling at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. Paul has also served as Visiting Professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
In 2009, Paul joined the faculty of Redeemer Seminary (daughter school of Westminster) in Dallas, Texas as Professor of Pastoral Life and Care.[1]
Beginning in June, 2006, Paul became the President of Paul Tripp Ministries, a non-profit organization, whose mission statement is "Connecting the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life." In addition to his current role as President of Paul Tripp Ministries, on January 1, 2007, Paul also became part of the pastoral staff at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA where he preached every Sunday evening and lead the Ministry to Center City through March, 2011 when he resigned due to the expanding time commitments needed at Paul Tripp Ministries.
Paul, Luella, and their four children moved to Philadelphia in 1987 and have lived there ever since. Paul is a prolific author and has written twelve books on Christian living which are sold internationally. Luella manages a large commercial art gallery in the city and Paul is very dedicated to painting as an avocation.[2] Paul’s driving passion is to help people understand how the gospel of the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ really does speak with practical hope into all the things they will face in this broken world. Paul is a pastor with a pastor’s heart, a gifted speaker, his journey taking him all over the world, an author of numerous books on practical Christian living, and a man who is hopelessly in love with Luella.
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April 1, 2022
All the theology is good, pastoral application is good, if a little generic and big picture-ish—I feel like it's a little lob sided in places—as if appreciating grace is the only part of the solution. The graft, the hard-work of working grace into our lives is also needed. I'd like to have seen a little more grit in the application.
My main reason for giving it such a low rating is that his writing style drives me up the wall. Some of the devotions could have been significantly shorter if not for the endless repetition of the same phrase for about 12 sentences at the start of them. It starts to seem like desperate padding after a while. Tripp needs a more ruthless editor. Tripp needs someone to cut out needless repetition. Tripp needs someone to remove his verbal padding. Tripp needs someone to excise his extraneous verbosity. Tripp also needs someone to:
stop him
breaking sentences
into
fractured columns
in an
effort to
look artistic,
or
is it a
device
to fill out
space?
My main reason for giving it such a low rating is that his writing style drives me up the wall. Some of the devotions could have been significantly shorter if not for the endless repetition of the same phrase for about 12 sentences at the start of them. It starts to seem like desperate padding after a while. Tripp needs a more ruthless editor. Tripp needs someone to cut out needless repetition. Tripp needs someone to remove his verbal padding. Tripp needs someone to excise his extraneous verbosity. Tripp also needs someone to:
stop him
breaking sentences
into
fractured columns
in an
effort to
look artistic,
or
is it a
device
to fill out
space?
July 23, 2023
Definitely one of the best devotionals/booklets that I’ve read. Most times I wasn’t finished after each “day” so I actually did it in 20 days🤣. I think 2 Corinthians 12:9 sums this book up well: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. Praise the Lord for His Redeeming Grace!
March 16, 2022
Pretty standard devotional: a short 2 page reflection all themed around grace. Paul Tripp writes very well, and has a lot of wisdom and insight. I give it 4 stars only because I'll admit it didn't really stir much in me, and I don't know that I have a better understanding of grace. I'm sure many, many others would get a lot out of it though!
January 26, 2024
I love Paul David Tripp…now I have never met him, no idea if he has bad breath or if he chews with his mouth open….but I know that he has blessed me about much as any other author outside the Bible! His short chapters about Grace have been a daily blessing, one I have gone through with another man as a Bible study! So so good!
December 3, 2020
New Morning Mercies has been a Paul David Tripp classic since it was first published in 2014. In his inimitable style, Tripp leads readers in short, easily-digested devotionals that are meant simply to refocus readers on the Gospel by confronting and comforting them with the truths of Scripture. This devotional actually came out of a daily habit of Tripp’s, which was posting three tweet-length (140 characters at the time) meditations per day. That concept expanded into a year-long daily devotional and now, six year later, Crossway has taken eighty of those devotions and split them into two books called Forty Days of Grace and Forty Days of Faith.
These devotionals are very simply, four to six paragraph readings. They aren’t substantive in the sense that you’re meant to learn anything from them (though you might!) or that they’re study materials or that they should be the bulk of your devotional life. The best descriptor I have is that these devotions are a breather. Just five minutes. You wake up, go about your morning routine, sit down with a cup of coffee, and breather. You put the kids to bed and before you turn to cleaning up the house, breather. You walk away from your screen at work for a few minutes, breather.
The concept worked especially good in the context of Twitter—not known for being the uplifting of experiences in a politicized age. Doom-scroll, doom-scroll, doom-scroll, but then you’re hit with a re-orienting word from Paul David Tripp. The books don’t quite have that power because they are more of a directed choice. You are be surprised by what scrolls by on your Twitter timeline. Picking up a book requires directed action. As such, the expectations are a little bit different. The devotions still work. They’re still truthful. But they may not enough for those hungry enough to actively seek after such devotional teaching.
Each devotional begins with a sentence that captures the heart of the devotional’s theme. It ends with a suggested Scripture reading for further enjoyment and encouragement. Tripp doesn’t confine himself to any certain structure. Some devotions quote a paragraph of Scripture; others just a line. A few are primarily organized as lists and others written as poetry. It keeps the reader from getting into a rut and knowing what to expect and how to expect it. (I suspect it helped Tripp with the writing process as well!) The devotionals really do read like they are one Christian leader’s devotional diary entries. Forty Days of Grace and Forty Days of Faith is like sitting down with a friend and asking them “So what has God been teaching you lately?” And without any hesitation, Paul David Tripp is there to tell you exactly that.
These devotionals are very simply, four to six paragraph readings. They aren’t substantive in the sense that you’re meant to learn anything from them (though you might!) or that they’re study materials or that they should be the bulk of your devotional life. The best descriptor I have is that these devotions are a breather. Just five minutes. You wake up, go about your morning routine, sit down with a cup of coffee, and breather. You put the kids to bed and before you turn to cleaning up the house, breather. You walk away from your screen at work for a few minutes, breather.
The concept worked especially good in the context of Twitter—not known for being the uplifting of experiences in a politicized age. Doom-scroll, doom-scroll, doom-scroll, but then you’re hit with a re-orienting word from Paul David Tripp. The books don’t quite have that power because they are more of a directed choice. You are be surprised by what scrolls by on your Twitter timeline. Picking up a book requires directed action. As such, the expectations are a little bit different. The devotions still work. They’re still truthful. But they may not enough for those hungry enough to actively seek after such devotional teaching.
Each devotional begins with a sentence that captures the heart of the devotional’s theme. It ends with a suggested Scripture reading for further enjoyment and encouragement. Tripp doesn’t confine himself to any certain structure. Some devotions quote a paragraph of Scripture; others just a line. A few are primarily organized as lists and others written as poetry. It keeps the reader from getting into a rut and knowing what to expect and how to expect it. (I suspect it helped Tripp with the writing process as well!) The devotionals really do read like they are one Christian leader’s devotional diary entries. Forty Days of Grace and Forty Days of Faith is like sitting down with a friend and asking them “So what has God been teaching you lately?” And without any hesitation, Paul David Tripp is there to tell you exactly that.
November 21, 2021
One of my favorite books of devotional readings is Paul Tripp’s "New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional". "40 Days of Grace" is one of four small books of forty devotionals that have been taken from that book. The other books are 40 Days of Faith, Hope and Love. My recommendation would be to read the original "New Morning Mercies", rather than these individual books.
Here are some of my favorite quotes from 40 Days of Grace:
• Grace is the bottomless, treasure-laden mine of divine help. There simply is nothing comparable to God’s amazing grace.
• Grace is more than just a story, it’s more than just a theology, and it’s more than just a powerful force—no, grace is a person, and his name is Jesus.
• You no longer have to hope and pray that someday you will measure up, because Jesus has measured up on your behalf.
• If you find more joy in serving God than yourself, you know that grace has entered your door, because only grace has the power to rescue you from you.
• You measure up in his eyes even on those days when you don’t measure up, because Jesus measured up on your behalf.
• God has welcomed you into his arms, but he’s not satisfied. He will not leave his work of redemption until every heart of every one of his children has been fully transformed by his powerful grace.
• Only grace can cause you and me to abandon our confidence in our own performance and place our confidence in the perfectly acceptable righteousness of Jesus Christ.
• Real freedom is only ever found when God’s grace liberates you to live for one infinitely greater than you.
• Just as in the first moment we believed, we are always completely dependent on the grace of the Savior for every spiritual need.
• Grace forces you to feel the pain of your regrets, but never asks you to pay for them, because the price has already been paid by Jesus.
• We’re all still a bit of a mess; that’s why we need God’s grace today as much as we needed it the first day we believed.
• On your very worst day and on your very best day, you are blessed with pleasures that come right from the hand of God. That tells you that you don’t get these pleasures because you’ve earned or deserved them, but because he is a God of grace.
• Grace means that when God calls you, he goes with you, supplying what you need for the task at hand.
Here are some of my favorite quotes from 40 Days of Grace:
• Grace is the bottomless, treasure-laden mine of divine help. There simply is nothing comparable to God’s amazing grace.
• Grace is more than just a story, it’s more than just a theology, and it’s more than just a powerful force—no, grace is a person, and his name is Jesus.
• You no longer have to hope and pray that someday you will measure up, because Jesus has measured up on your behalf.
• If you find more joy in serving God than yourself, you know that grace has entered your door, because only grace has the power to rescue you from you.
• You measure up in his eyes even on those days when you don’t measure up, because Jesus measured up on your behalf.
• God has welcomed you into his arms, but he’s not satisfied. He will not leave his work of redemption until every heart of every one of his children has been fully transformed by his powerful grace.
• Only grace can cause you and me to abandon our confidence in our own performance and place our confidence in the perfectly acceptable righteousness of Jesus Christ.
• Real freedom is only ever found when God’s grace liberates you to live for one infinitely greater than you.
• Just as in the first moment we believed, we are always completely dependent on the grace of the Savior for every spiritual need.
• Grace forces you to feel the pain of your regrets, but never asks you to pay for them, because the price has already been paid by Jesus.
• We’re all still a bit of a mess; that’s why we need God’s grace today as much as we needed it the first day we believed.
• On your very worst day and on your very best day, you are blessed with pleasures that come right from the hand of God. That tells you that you don’t get these pleasures because you’ve earned or deserved them, but because he is a God of grace.
• Grace means that when God calls you, he goes with you, supplying what you need for the task at hand.
October 25, 2020
I always enjoy starting or ending my day with a good devotional, especially if it gets me into my Bible. For that reason, I have really enjoyed reading 40 Days of Grace by: Paul David Tripp. We all need God’s grace. It is what gives meaning to our lives, what will give us eternal life after our life on earth has ended, and something that we can neither earn nor deserve. It is the greatest gift we will ever receive. So, a devotional on grace felt like the perfect combination.
The book is broken up into 40 short devotionals that would be easy to read, even for the busiest person. Each devotional starts with a thought from the author, sort of a main idea of the passage read each day. Then, the devotional itself is 1-2 pages long. Each day ends with a scripture reference to look up, for further study and encouragement.
Some quotes that stuck out to me from this book were:
“For sin, forgiveness; for weakness, strength; for foolishness, wisdom; for bondage, deliverance— such is the way of the grace of Jesus.”
“One of the beautiful results of God’s redeeming grace in your life and mine is that the hearts of stone have been taken out of us and replaced with hearts of flesh.”
“Sin kidnapped our worship, and grace works to restore it to its rightful owner—God. Only when God is in his rightful place in our hearts is everything else in its appropriate place in our lives, and only powerful grace can accomplish this.”
“We wander. God pursues and reconciles. We stumble and fall. God forgives and restores. We grow tired and weary. God empowers us by his grace.”
“Since God writes your story, he knows what you’re facing and exactly what grace you’ll need to live his way.”
This is a devotional that I will read more than once, and I plan to read other books by this author. I received a digital copy of this book from Crossway, in return for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
The book is broken up into 40 short devotionals that would be easy to read, even for the busiest person. Each devotional starts with a thought from the author, sort of a main idea of the passage read each day. Then, the devotional itself is 1-2 pages long. Each day ends with a scripture reference to look up, for further study and encouragement.
Some quotes that stuck out to me from this book were:
“For sin, forgiveness; for weakness, strength; for foolishness, wisdom; for bondage, deliverance— such is the way of the grace of Jesus.”
“One of the beautiful results of God’s redeeming grace in your life and mine is that the hearts of stone have been taken out of us and replaced with hearts of flesh.”
“Sin kidnapped our worship, and grace works to restore it to its rightful owner—God. Only when God is in his rightful place in our hearts is everything else in its appropriate place in our lives, and only powerful grace can accomplish this.”
“We wander. God pursues and reconciles. We stumble and fall. God forgives and restores. We grow tired and weary. God empowers us by his grace.”
“Since God writes your story, he knows what you’re facing and exactly what grace you’ll need to live his way.”
This is a devotional that I will read more than once, and I plan to read other books by this author. I received a digital copy of this book from Crossway, in return for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
December 8, 2020
Paul David Tripp’s devotional New Morning Mercies is a standout devotional in my opinion, so when I saw this briefer version available of grace-centered devotions I knew I had to give it a try.
What I like about this is it is brief, so as a busy mom, I feel like I can fully devote time to read this without feeling rushed. Tripp writes in a way that makes you feel as if it’s just two friends having a discussion about grace. His words and own experiences sprinkled in with scripture to refer to after your reading makes this a wonderful tool for reflection and encouragment.
Thank you to Crossway for my copy.
What I like about this is it is brief, so as a busy mom, I feel like I can fully devote time to read this without feeling rushed. Tripp writes in a way that makes you feel as if it’s just two friends having a discussion about grace. His words and own experiences sprinkled in with scripture to refer to after your reading makes this a wonderful tool for reflection and encouragment.
Thank you to Crossway for my copy.
March 1, 2025
A great devotional book that faithfully reminds us of God’s grace and encourages us to be transformed by it. The pastoral heart of Dr. Tripp is evident through this writing - it is compassionate, personal, and filled with godly guidance.
March 28, 2021
Very well written and extremely encouraging. Tripp has a gifted turn of phrase the allows God’s truth to settle on your heart. This was a wonderful daily reminder of the Lord’s grace.
July 24, 2021
4+ Stars
November 18, 2021
Excellent, uplifting, and inspiring book.
May 9, 2022
Thought-provoking but repetitive.
May 25, 2022
A good 40 day devotional exploring grace.
September 17, 2022
Great book to be read aloud during family devotions!
May 11, 2023
Guess I expected more. Very basic. Good Scripture references to accompany each day though.
September 13, 2023
Great basic daily devotional, I like Paul David Tripp's New Morning Mercies, however, a lot of the passages were clearly from NMM which made it feel very repetitive
June 21, 2025
Reminded me of how much Jesus has done for me and how his grace is to be reflected in my life to others.
March 15, 2025
Highly recommend this 40 day devotional from Paul David Tripp that is convicting and hopeful, scriptural and practical. A call to better understand the grace lavished on those who trust in Christ and a call to bend that grace out to others.
September 23, 2024
I wasn’t going to log reading this one since it felt like “cheating” in my book count, but I wanted to blurb it so I can satisfactorily recommend (or not) it to friends in the future. The focus of the devotional was almost exclusively on OUR NEED for grave rather than how deeply God loves us and gives us grace. Much better for someone who struggles with pride than shame. Definitely did not serve where I am at the moment.
August 6, 2024
A wonderful Christmas gift I received. It was a great way to start my day and I wish it was longer than 40 days. It is filled with daily reminders about God’s never-ending grace, and what walking in faith looks like on a daily basis.
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