Daniel Parkins's Blog, page 11
November 22, 2012
Voices in Our Culture
Read: Daniel 1.8 There are many voices in our culture these days that taunt us and challenge our faith. One such voice is to compromise our beliefs in a God who saves; to place all of our trust in something we cannot see. Yet for those who do, God shows His faithfulness in miraculous ways. [...]
November 21, 2012
Our Plans and His Plans
Read: Jeremiah 1, Ephesians 2 Have you ever wondered what your parents thought of you as you were born? Did they have plans for you for your future? Did they desire for you to be a doctor, a lawyer, or a successful business person? In Jeremiah 1, we read of God’s call on him and [...]
November 20, 2012
God Does Not Change
Read: Psalm 102.25-27, Malachi 3.6, James 1.17 The Lord existed before the heavens and the earth were made, and He will continue to exist long after they have been destroyed. Though the world changes, though we change, God will never change in any capacity. What would it be like if God could change? Any change [...]
November 19, 2012
God is Present Everywhere
Read: Deuteronomy 10.14, Jeremiah 23, Psalm 139 During the time of Jeremiah, many of the so-called prophets of the Lord would continually lead the people astray; their hearts were far from the Lord. They even believed that somehow, because of God’s seeming silence, that their words and thoughts were hidden from God. Jeremiah 23.23-24, “Am [...]
November 18, 2012
Bear With Me
Okay, so I am a huge soccer fan. The biggest sacrifice (I know, it’s not a sacrifice but just go with it) in canceling our cable was the fact that I could not longer watch soccer on Fox Sports Channel or the occasional ESPN crumbs I might get. So I was only able to see [...]
November 17, 2012
Character Based Hope
Hebrews 6.13-20, “For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, saying “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise. For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes [...]
November 16, 2012
Do You Have Hope?
This past weekend I was incredibly blessed to speak at a church up in Mammoth called “Mammoth Christian Fellowship.” I’ve never preached in a jacket before and still remained cold, but as I exited the building that first night, the thermometer read 11 degrees, and I knew I was in for something. I’m not exaggerating. [...]
A Hook in Our Mouth
Read: 2 Chronicles 33, 1 John 1.8-10 Fishing in the ocean is always a precarious affair. Some stand along the coast and cast their lines in, others wade in the cold ocean water to cast out deeper. Some times, inevitably, one gets a fish that is not edible, and these are always thrown back. Even [...]
November 15, 2012
An Engraving
Read: Isaiah 49.8-26 To look in a child’s eyes, particularly your own, is a happiness that can carry us through some difficult times. To see their eyes opened for the first time, after birth, is a treasured thought. We change our houses for them, shore up all the things that might be dangerous, and create [...]
November 14, 2012
Strive, do not merely Stroll
Luke 13.23-24, “And someone said to him, ‘Lord, will those who are saved be few?’ And he said to them, ‘Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.’” This text suggests, and I say this humbly for the implications are far ranging, [...]
