Category Archives: Discernment

Lifeguard and Lord

Posted on July 6, 2015 by wamplerp

Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle. He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples … Continue reading →

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By the Rivers of Babylon

Posted on July 4, 2015 by wamplerp

By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. There on the poplars we hung our harps, for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, “Sing us one … Continue reading →

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The Snare has Been Broken

Posted on June 26, 2015 by wamplerp

If the Lord had not been on our side— let Israel say— if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us, they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us; the flood would … Continue reading →

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Fleeing Seas and Repentant Rivers

Posted on June 25, 2015 by wamplerp

When Israel came out of Egypt, Jacob from a people of foreign tongue, Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel his dominion. The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back; the mountains leaped like rams, the hills like lambs. Why was … Continue reading →

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Rabbit Trail#12 – Anno Domini

Posted on June 22, 2015 by wamplerp

Well it is hard to believe but this post marks the one year anniversary of beginning this blog. Rabbit trail time!  I started this blog because I felt God calling me to do so. I have not posted every day … Continue reading →

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Puzzling Pronouns

Posted on June 20, 2015 by wamplerp

The Lord says to my lord:  “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.” The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion, saying, “Rule in the midst of your enemies!” Your troops … Continue reading →

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Murky Water – Clothed in Cursing

Posted on June 19, 2015 by wamplerp

Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy; let an accuser stand at his right hand. When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayers condemn him. May his days be few; may another take his place … Continue reading →

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Eddying Out – A “Secret Garden” in Aburi

Posted on June 18, 2015 by wamplerp

“My days are swifter than a runner….They skim past like boats of papyrus…”(Job 9:25).  Yesterday was our sixth day in Ghana, west Africa.  It was a whirlpool of activity and adventure…so much so that I am taking a day to … Continue reading →

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Ponder the Loving Deeds of the Lord

Posted on June 16, 2015 by wamplerp

God wants our souls to want Him like a deer pants for water during dry spiritual times. Continue reading →

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Meribah Remembered

Posted on June 14, 2015 by wamplerp

They yoke themselves to the Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods; they aroused the Lord ’s anger by their wicked deeds, and a plague broke out among them. But Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the … Continue reading →

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