Category Archives: Faith

Small Cloud – Big Rain

Posted on December 27, 2014 by wamplerp

And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and … 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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Messing with a Man of God

Posted on December 22, 2014 by wamplerp

By the word of the Lord a man of God came from Judah to Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make an offering.  By the word of the Lord he cried out against the altar: “Altar, altar! … Continue reading →

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Resolution and Riches

Posted on December 20, 2014 by wamplerp

King Solomon also built ships at Ezion Geber, which is near Elath in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.  And Hiram sent his men—sailors who knew the sea—to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s men. They sailed to … 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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Eddying Out – Whitewater and Doldrums

Posted on December 18, 2014 by wamplerp

Some of you may have noticed I took a brief hiatus from my walk with water and the bible yesterday…I was detained and distracted by my journey from a rural hospital in Deschapelles, Haiti to the Embassy Suites Hotel in … 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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A Big Bath!

Posted on December 14, 2014 by wamplerp

He cast two bronze pillars, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.  He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; each capital was five cubits high. A network of interwoven … Continue reading →

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Wood Rafted for Worship

Posted on December 13, 2014 by wamplerp

When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David. Solomon sent back this message to Hiram: “You … Continue reading →

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