Category Archives: Discipleship

Great Winds and Whispers

Posted on December 29, 2014 by wamplerp

There he went into a cave and spent the night. And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”   He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have … Continue reading →

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When the Journey is too Much

Posted on December 28, 2014 by wamplerp

Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if … Continue reading →

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He is God!

Posted on December 26, 2014 by wamplerp

Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, since there are so many of you. Call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.” So they took the … Continue reading →

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Rain on a Dry and Dusty Land

Posted on December 25, 2014 by wamplerp

After a long time, in the third year, the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land.” So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. Now the … Continue reading →

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Endless Oil and Flour

Posted on December 24, 2014 by wamplerp

Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. Then the word of the Lord came to him: “Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have … Continue reading →

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Will God Really Dwell on the Earth?

Posted on December 19, 2014 by wamplerp

“But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built! Yet give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy, Lord my God. Hear … Continue reading →

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A Cloud in the Temple

Posted on December 16, 2014 by wamplerp

The priests then brought the ark of the Lord ’s covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim. The cherubim spread their wings over … Continue reading →

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Eddying Out – Water from Bethlehem

Posted on December 11, 2014 by wamplerp

I just finished the book of 2 Samuel.  It was quite a roller coaster of events and some really choppy water. The last water-related verse from yesterday’s post took me by surprise.  The passage seemed out of place and was all … Continue reading →

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Drawn from Deep Waters

Posted on December 8, 2014 by wamplerp

The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the Lord , at the blast of breath from his nostrils.   “He reached down from on high and took hold of … Continue reading →

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Washed for Worship?

Posted on November 26, 2014 by wamplerp

After Nathan had gone home, the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill. David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground. … Continue reading →

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