Category Archives: God’s Love for Us

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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God Believes in Us!

Posted on September 5, 2014 by wamplerp

Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well! Sing about it, about the well that the princes dug, that the nobles of the people sank— the nobles with scepters and staffs.” Then they went from the wilderness to Mattanah. … Continue reading →

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Do you need that…or do you just want it?

Posted on September 3, 2014 by wamplerp

They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way; they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out … Continue reading →

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No Water to Drink!

Posted on August 30, 2014 by wamplerp

Now there was no water for the community, and the people gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron. They quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had died when our brothers fell dead before the Lord ! Why did … Continue reading →

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Soot on Our Souls

Posted on August 24, 2014 by wamplerp

The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron who died when they approached the Lord . The Lord said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses … Continue reading →

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Seeking God at the Center

Posted on August 5, 2014 by wamplerp

Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water. – Exodus 15:27 This verse is very encouraging for me.  Yesterday’s reflection acknowledged that Christians can have “dry” times in … Continue reading →

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Bitter Water

Posted on August 3, 2014 by wamplerp

Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it … Continue reading →

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God, Mad Max, and Songs to the Lord

Posted on August 3, 2014 by wamplerp

Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD:   “I will sing to the LORD,   for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver   he has hurled into the sea. “The LORD is my strength and my defense; … Continue reading →

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Connected to the Spring

Posted on July 22, 2014 by wamplerp

“Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall.  With bitterness archers attacked him; they shot at him with hostility.   But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed limber, because of the … Continue reading →

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God Always Wins

Posted on July 18, 2014 by wamplerp

That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions. So … Continue reading →

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