John Hall

Read Proverbs 5-6

“Drink water from your own cistern and fresh water from your own well.” Proverbs 5:15 The Bible can be very explicit at times like here in Proverbs 5. Solomon is using this picture of water supply to illustrate a man’s intimate needs that only a wife should meet. Already in these opening Chapters he has

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Read Proverbs 3-4

“Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.” Proverbs 4:23 In the midst of his opening instructions to his son, Solomon gives what is perhaps the most crucial of them; to “Watch over your heart”. Consider a couple of thoughts: The Heart is central to all that we

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Read Proverbs 1-2

“The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:” Proverbs 1:1 Proverbs is definitely one of my favorite Books. As I read through the Bible each year, I do so at a pretty good clip; but I always slow down when I reach Proverbs! This year is no exception. I plan on commenting

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Read Psalm 148-150

“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!” Psalm 150:6 This is the last verse in the Book of Psalms. Here are some of my concluding thoughts as I move on to Proverbs tomorrow: The psalmist exhorts “everything that has breath” to praise the Lord. That would include “every” man, woman, boy,

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Read Psalm 144-147

“Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite.” Psalm 147:5 “His Understanding is Infinite”! How does that register with you? Can we even understand the word “Infinite”? Without Limit or Comprehension! This has been a recurrent thought of mine, during the last couple of years, as I meditate on God and

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Read Psalm 140-143

“Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me; It is oil upon the head;” Psalm 141:5 The Bible uses graphic language. Today’s Verse (from KJV) has the word “smite”; not a word we use today. We would say strike or smack. Someone punching or open hand slapping. This is how David describes the

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Read Psalm 136-139

“Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is too high, I cannot attain to it.” Psalm 139:6 Another one of my favorite Psalms, and as you read through it, you can understand why! Today’s Verse summarizes my sentiment and thoughts. God’s Knowledge is Infinite! His Power is without measure! His Wisdom is Inscrutable! It

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