Category Archives: Forgiveness

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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Red Sea Rebuke Revisited

Posted on June 13, 2015 by wamplerp

We have sinned, even as our ancestors did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly. When our ancestors were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the … Continue reading →

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Iron Man or Son of Man?

Posted on May 23, 2015 by wamplerp

How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the wasteland! Again and again they put God to the test; they vexed the Holy One of Israel. They did not remember his power— the day he … Continue reading →

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The Miry Depths where there is no Foothold

Posted on April 30, 2015 by wamplerp

Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me. I am worn out calling … Continue reading →

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Hairy Crowns

Posted on April 29, 2015 by wamplerp

The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng: “Kings and armies flee in haste; the women at home divide the plunder. Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,  the wings of my … Continue reading →

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Where Morning Dawns

Posted on April 26, 2015 by wamplerp

Praise awaits you, our God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled. You who answer prayer, to you all people will come. When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions. Blessed are those you choose and … Continue reading →

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A Steadfast Spirit

Posted on April 21, 2015 by wamplerp

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is … Continue reading →

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A Hiding Place

Posted on April 15, 2015 by wamplerp

Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit. When I kept silent, my bones wasted away … Continue reading →

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Gates and Doors

Posted on April 10, 2015 by wamplerp

The earth is the Lord ’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters. Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord ? … Continue reading →

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Quiet Waters

Posted on April 9, 2015 by wamplerp

This verse suggests the road to true soul refreshment comes only after 1) recognizing and following the shepherd; 2) allowing the shepherd to provide for our needs so that we “lack nothing”; 3) accepting the shepherd’s direction to “lie down in green pastures”; and 4) trusting the Shepherd to provide the quiet water we need when we need it. Continue reading →

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