Tag Archives: faith

Roots by the Stream

Posted on January 25, 2016 by wamplerp

This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord . That person will be like a bush in the wastelands; they … Continue reading →

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An Old Apple Tree

Posted on January 24, 2016 by wamplerp

I will send four kinds of destroyers against them,” declares the Lord , “the sword to kill and the dogs to drag away and the birds and the wild animals to devour and destroy. I will make them abhorrent to … Continue reading →

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A Linen Belt – Ruined and Completely Useless

Posted on January 17, 2016 by wamplerp

This is what the Lord said to me: “Go and buy a linen belt and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.” So I bought a belt, as the Lord directed, and put it around … Continue reading →

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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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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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She Pours Out Her Wickedness

Posted on January 3, 2016 by wamplerp

This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Cut down the trees and build siege ramps against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; it is filled with oppression.   As a well pours out its water, so she pours out her wickedness. … 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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A Pot that is Boiling

Posted on December 26, 2015 by wamplerp

The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”  “Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do … Continue reading →

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Like a Flooding Stream

Posted on December 18, 2015 by wamplerp

Hear the word of the Lord , you who tremble at his word: “Your own people who hate you, and exclude you because of my name, have said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy!’ Yet … Continue reading →

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