Category Archives: Obedience

Salvation comes from the Lord

Posted on April 1, 2018 by wamplerp

From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord , and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you … Continue reading →

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Calming the Storm

Posted on March 31, 2018 by wamplerp

He answered, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord , the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” This terrified them and they asked, “What have you done?” (They knew he was running away … Continue reading →

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Spiritually Asleep

Posted on March 30, 2018 by wamplerp

The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for … Continue reading →

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Searching for the word of the Lord

Posted on March 23, 2018 by wamplerp

“The days are coming,” declares the Sovereign Lord , “when I will send a famine through the land— not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord . People … Continue reading →

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Justice into Poison

Posted on March 22, 2018 by wamplerp

For the Lord has given the command, and he will smash the great house into pieces and the small house into bits. Do horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned … Continue reading →

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Righteousness like a never-failing stream!

Posted on March 16, 2018 by wamplerp

Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord ! Why do you long for the day of the Lord ? That day will be darkness, not light. It will be as though a man fled from a … Continue reading →

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The Valley of Decision

Posted on March 13, 2018 by wamplerp

Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. The sun and moon will be darkened, and the stars no longer shine. The Lord will roar from Zion and … Continue reading →

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They Gallop Along Like Cavalry

Posted on March 11, 2018 by wamplerp

Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming. It is close at hand— a day of darkness and gloom, a … Continue reading →

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Wild Animals Pant for You

Posted on March 10, 2018 by wamplerp

Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes— joy and gladness from the house of our God? The seeds are shriveled beneath the clods. The storehouses are in ruins, the granaries have been broken down, for the … Continue reading →

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Rabbit Trail #14 – Water Park

Posted on March 9, 2018 by wamplerp

I just finished floating through the book of Hosea and it was much richer and deeper than I anticipated going into it. I found many prophetic references to Jesus that I had no idea were buried in Hosea. That has … Continue reading →

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