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No Final Evil Can Befall You (Psalm 91:3-4)
For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. ⁴He will cover you with his pinions, and under his...

Jonathan Parnell
Jul 20, 2012


Persevere Through the Hidden Attacks of the Devil (Psalm 91:1-2)
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. ²I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my...

Jonathan Parnell
Jul 13, 2012


God Is Enough (Proverbs 18:10)
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe. —Proverbs 18:10 Proverbs 18:10 tells us something...

Jonathan Parnell
Jul 7, 2012
A Simple Prayer for Bible Reading
We need God to do a miraculous work when we read the Bible. So we must pray. In chapter nine of When I Don’t Desire God, John Piper...

Jonathan Parnell
Jun 27, 2012


A Little Faith Strengthened by Christ (2 Timothy 1:7)
[For] God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. —2 Timothy 1:7 Richard Sibbes wrote: [I]f the wicked...

Jonathan Parnell
Jun 15, 2012


Seven Reasons to Hold Fast to the Word (Philippians 4:11-13)
...I have learned, in whatever situation I am, to be content. ¹²I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every...

Jonathan Parnell
Jun 8, 2012


What Is Wisdom? (Proverbs 6:22-23)
When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you. ²³For the...

Jonathan Parnell
Jun 1, 2012


Jesus and the Book of Proverbs
In his helpful article on the Book of Proverbs, Anthony Selvaggio gives four legitimate connections between Proverbs and the Earthly...

Jonathan Parnell
May 25, 2012


Driving Our Waiting and Fueling Our Hope (Galatians 5:24-25)
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. ²⁵If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep...

Jonathan Parnell
May 18, 2012


Spirit-Living Is Not “Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots” (Galatians 5:24-25)
And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. ²⁵If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep...

Jonathan Parnell
May 14, 2012


The Cosmic Undercurrent of Your Fruit (Galatians 5:22-23)
[But] the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³gentleness, self-control; against such...

Jonathan Parnell
May 11, 2012


The Fruit of a Coming New and Better World (Galatians 5:22-23)
[But] the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³gentleness, self-control; against such...

Jonathan Parnell
May 7, 2012


Eternal Authority on Behalf of His Flock (Luke 12:32-34)
"Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. ³³Sell your possessions, and give to the needy....

Jonathan Parnell
May 4, 2012


Here Now: A New Creature In a New World (2 Corinthians 5:17)
[Therefore,] if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. —2 Corinthians 5:17 There...

Jonathan Parnell
Apr 27, 2012


Word, Truth, and Who Jesus Is (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
"And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. ⁷You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of...

Jonathan Parnell
Apr 18, 2012


The Means and End of God’s Purpose in the Universe (Ephesians 4:31-32)
What did the death of Christ accomplish? John Piper says, . . . in that accomplishment on the cross, as he died for sinners, Christ...

Jonathan Parnell
Apr 6, 2012


The Demeanor of His Workmanship (Ephesians 4:31-32)
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. ³²Be kind to one another,...

Jonathan Parnell
Apr 2, 2012


Grasping Paul’s Thought (Ephesians 4:29)
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to...

Jonathan Parnell
Mar 30, 2012


Wherever God Is God (Psalm 103:20-22)
Bless the LORD, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word! ²¹Bless the LORD, all his hosts, his...

Jonathan Parnell
Mar 12, 2012


Here and Gone: Why God Tells Us Man Is Finite (Psalm 103:15-16)
As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; ¹⁶ for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its...

Jonathan Parnell
Feb 27, 2012
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