Monthly Archives: July 2015

Like Snow in Summer

Posted on July 29, 2015 by wamplerp

Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool. – Proverbs 26:1 Snow shows up again in today’s passage. I guess I am surprised that snow is such a thing in this part of … Continue reading →

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A Snow-Cooled Drink

Posted on July 26, 2015 by wamplerp

Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him; he refreshes the spirit of his master. Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of gifts never given. – Proverbs … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Community, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Discernment, Discipleship, Ghana, Life Together | Tagged bible, bible study, Christianity, Daily devotional, faith, Ghana, snow, water | 1 Comment

Channeled Hearts

Posted on July 25, 2015 by wamplerp

In the Lord ’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him. A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart. To do what is … Continue reading →

Posted in Covenant, Discernment, Following God, Free Will, Obedience, reconciliation, The Nature of God | Tagged bible, bible study, Christianity, Heart, river, water | 24 Comments

Drawing Out of Deep Waters

Posted on July 24, 2015 by wamplerp

The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out. – Proverbs 20:5 Today’s passage is almost as short as yesterday’s, but what it lacks in length it makes up for in depth…no pun … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Community, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Following God, God's Love for Us, Life Together, Obedience, Proverbs, Redemption, religion, The Nature of God, The Spiritual Realm, Trusting God | Tagged bible, bible study, Christianity, Daily devotional, Heart, Soul, water | 10 Comments

Wisdom is a Rushing Stream

Posted on July 23, 2015 by wamplerp

The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream. – Proverbs 18:4 This passage has to qualify as one of the shortest I have encountered on my journey looking at water in … Continue reading →

Posted in Discernment, Following God, Free Will, Obedience, Proverbs, The Nature of God, Wisdom | Tagged bible, bible study, Christianity, Daily devotional, river, water, wisdom | 7 Comments

Prophetic Proverbs

Posted on July 22, 2015 by wamplerp

The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old; I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be. When there were no watery depths, I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Covenant, Following God, Free Will, God's Love for Us, Obedience, Proverbs, The Nature of God, The Spiritual Realm, Trusting God | Tagged bible, bible study, Christianity, Daily devotional, faith, Jesus, water | 1 Comment

Stolen Water is Sweet

Posted on July 21, 2015 by wamplerp

Folly is an unruly woman; she is simple and knows nothing. She sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city, calling out to those who pass by, who go straight on … Continue reading →

Posted in Covenant, Death and Dying, Discernment, Divorce, Following God, Free Will, God's Love for Us, Life Together, Marriage, Obedience, Proverbs, reconciliation, Sin | Tagged bible, bible study, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Chronicles of Narnia, Daily devotional, faith, water | 2 Comments

Drink Water from your Own Cistern

Posted on July 16, 2015 by wamplerp

Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers. May your … Continue reading →

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The Clouds Let Drop the Dew

Posted on July 14, 2015 by wamplerp

By wisdom the Lord laid the earth’s foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place; by his knowledge the watery depths were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew. My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out … Continue reading →