Category Archives: Free Will

Water Streams from Our Eyelids

Posted on January 10, 2016 by wamplerp

“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals; and I will lay waste the towns of Judah so no one can live there.” Who is wise enough to understand this? Who has been instructed by the … Continue reading →

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A Fountain of Tears

Posted on January 6, 2016 by wamplerp

Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night for the slain of my people.   Oh, that I had in the desert a lodging place for travelers, … Continue reading →

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Poisoned water to drink

Posted on January 5, 2016 by wamplerp

How can you say, “We are wise, for we have the law of the Lord ,” when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely?   The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and … Continue reading →

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Bronze and Iron

Posted on January 4, 2016 by wamplerp

This is what the Lord says: “Look, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is being stirred up from the ends of the earth.   They are armed with bow and spear; they are cruel … Continue reading →

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A Boundary for the Sea

Posted on January 2, 2016 by wamplerp

Announce this to the descendants of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah: Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear: Should you not fear me?” declares the … Continue reading →

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Calamity in the Clouds

Posted on December 31, 2015 by wamplerp

Look! He advances like the clouds, his chariots come like a whirlwind, his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! We are ruined!   Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbor wicked … Continue reading →

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Weeping and Pleading

Posted on December 30, 2015 by wamplerp

A cry is heard on the barren heights, the weeping and pleading of the people of Israel, because they have perverted their ways and have forgotten the Lord their God.   “Return, faithless people; I will cure you of backsliding.” “Yes, … Continue reading →

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Like a Nomad in the Desert

Posted on December 29, 2015 by wamplerp

“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and marries another man, should he return to her again? Would not the land be completely defiled? But you have lived as a prostitute with many lovers— would you now … Continue reading →

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A Swift She-Camel Running Here and There

Posted on December 28, 2015 by wamplerp

“Long ago you broke off your yoke and tore off your bonds; you said, ‘I will not serve you!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every spreading tree you lay down as a prostitute. I had planted you like … Continue reading →

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Spring of Living Water

Posted on December 27, 2015 by wamplerp

“Therefore I bring charges against you again,” declares the Lord . “And I will bring charges against your children’s children.   Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and look, send to Kedar and observe closely; see if there has ever … Continue reading →

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