Category Archives: Free Will

When to Wait and When to Wander

Posted on August 20, 2015 by wamplerp

I slept but my heart was awake. Listen! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”  I have … Continue reading →

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An Enclosed Spring

Posted on August 19, 2015 by wamplerp

You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.  How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much more pleasing is … Continue reading →

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Enough!

Posted on August 7, 2015 by wamplerp

There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’: the grave; the barren womb; land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’ – Proverbs 30:15-16 The end of proverbs contains some interesting and odd rhetorical … Continue reading →

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A Driving Rain that Leaves no Crops

Posted on August 4, 2015 by wamplerp

When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order. A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops. – Proverbs 28:2-3. I took a day … Continue reading →

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Channeled Hearts

Posted on July 25, 2015 by wamplerp

In the Lord ’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.   A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart.   To do what is … Continue reading →

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Wisdom is a Rushing Stream

Posted on July 23, 2015 by wamplerp

The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream. – Proverbs 18:4 This passage has to qualify as one of the shortest I have encountered on my journey looking at water in … Continue reading →

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Prophetic Proverbs

Posted on July 22, 2015 by wamplerp

The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works,    before his deeds of old;   I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be.   When there were no watery depths, I was … Continue reading →

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Stolen Water is Sweet

Posted on July 21, 2015 by wamplerp

Folly is an unruly woman; she is simple and knows nothing.   She sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,   calling out to those who pass by, who go straight on … Continue reading →

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The Clouds Let Drop the Dew

Posted on July 14, 2015 by wamplerp

By wisdom the Lord laid the earth’s foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place;   by his knowledge the watery depths were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew.   My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out … Continue reading →

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A Horn Raised Up

Posted on July 9, 2015 by wamplerp

Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the skies. Let them praise the name of the Lord , for at his command they were created, and he established them for ever and ever— he issued a decree that … Continue reading →

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