Category Archives: Following God

Drinking Rain from Heaven

Posted on September 25, 2014 by wamplerp

Observe therefore all the commands I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and take over the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, and so that you may live long … Continue reading →

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Trading Hidden Wells for Brooks of Water

Posted on September 24, 2014 by wamplerp

The people of Israel journeyed from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died, and there he was buried. And his son Eleazar ministered as priest in his place.  From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land with brooks of water.  At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of…

Trading Hidden Wells for Brooks of Water was originally published on Walking on Water

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Someone Else’s Story

Posted on September 21, 2014 by wamplerp

Hear, Israel: You are now about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities that have walls up to the sky. The people are strong and tall—Anakites! You know about … Continue reading →

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Humility in Abundance

Posted on September 20, 2014 by wamplerp

When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you. Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his … Continue reading →

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Desert People

Posted on September 18, 2014 by wamplerp

Observe the commands of the Lord your God, walking in obedience to him and revering him. For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with brooks, streams, and deep springs gushing out into the valleys … Continue reading →

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Free of God if We Choose

Posted on September 16, 2014 by wamplerp

You saw no form of any kind the day the Lord spoke to you at Horeb out of the fire. Therefore watch yourselves very carefully, so that you do not become corrupt and make for yourselves an idol, an image … Continue reading →

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Training our Replacements

Posted on September 15, 2014 by wamplerp

At that time I commanded Joshua: “You have seen with your own eyes all that the Lord your God has done to these two kings. The Lord will do the same to all the kingdoms over there where you are … Continue reading →

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Carried Like a Son (or Daughter)

Posted on September 13, 2014 by wamplerp

But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God. You grumbled in your tents and said, “The Lord hates us; so he brought us out of Egypt to deliver us into the … Continue reading →

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Lines in the Sand

Posted on September 12, 2014 by wamplerp

Command the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter Canaan, the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance is to have these boundaries:   “ ‘Your southern side will include some of the Desert of Zin along … Continue reading →

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Stages in the Journey

Posted on September 11, 2014 by wamplerp

Here are the stages in the journey of the Israelites when they came out of Egypt by divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. At the Lord’s command Moses recorded the stages in their journey. This is their journey … Continue reading →

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