Closer Day By Day

History - 2 Kings 6-10

If we have been following the book of Kings, we would have realized that from 1 Kings 17 right up to today’s passage, although there have been sections that recounted battles and summaries of kings, the focus has been on the 2 prophets - Elijah and Elisha. We are going to read a bit more about Elisha today before returning to the historical chronicles of kings for which 1 and 2 Kings are famous...

Law - Leviticus 13-15

“Hear ye! Hear ye!” This is the health ministry’s latest memo to the general public in the face of the ever-growing number cases of Fungal Flu: Please remember that your cooperative measures are very much needed in these volatile times of an ensuing pandemic. We all wish to remain safe and sound so let’s all start with personal hygiene. While the above is fictional, we can be sure that current...

Epistle - Colossians 1-2

Today we go on to another of Paul’s epistles. As we read Colossians 1 – 2 , we’ll spend time to think of the significance of Christ’s death. Though this epistle is fairly short, we still see that there are valuable lessons to be drawn from it. Bible Passage:  Colossians 1-2 After reading, we may find that this book seems to adopt a certain tone that is characteristic of Paul. I’m not sure...

Gospel - Luke 17-18

As we continue to journey with Jesus, have we realised that we are already approaching the last quarter of this book? It brings much anticipation, and also much apprehension. The climax is going to be reached, but am I ready to let my Lord die? We see that Jesus’ twelve disciples then did not understand these things (Luke 18:34). Perhaps it is good to take a while to ponder about how Jesus felt...

Prophecy - Ezekiel 19-24

As I was preparing for today’s passage, the Shakespeare bug bit again. Just by looking at the picture, can you tell which of his work I’m going to refer to? If you guessed Othello, you guessed right! : At this point, you may be questioning how the book of Ezekiel can be linked to Othello. Well, the more obvious reason would be that both are rather tragic for bitterness, duplicity and death...

Poetry - Proverbs 8-9

Someone told me that he reads one chapter of the book of Proverbs everyday.  Since Proverbs consists of just 31 chapters - he reads through Proverbs each month and starts all over again each month. It would be easy to think that the writings would become stale after months of repetition, but just the opposite is true.  And even though he has been doing that for years, he said that he never fail...

Psalm - Psalms 78-80

Bible Passage:  Psalm 78-80 Psalm 78 is a contemplation of Asaph regarding the steadfast love of God towards His children, even though they were stubborn and rebellious. It retells of the story of the Exodus to the time when they settled down in the promise land. Israel rebelled, murmured, and went against God continuously in the wilderness, even after God had caused the inhabitants of the Canaan...

History - 2 Kings 1-5

We will witness the passing of an era today as the work of Elijah, the mighty prophet, comes to an end.  But God did not leave His people without a worthy successor.  And very quickly, we start to see that Elisha was a true prophet of God - working miracles and caring for the people of God. Bible Passage:  2 Kings 1-5 Chapters 1 & 2 were the last few events in Elijah’s life before he...

Law - Leviticus 10-12

Last week saw the passing of certain great names in showbiz. Before we could believe our eyes and ears, the word was confirmed: Yes, they were gone, both MJ and Farah. This week, we look at the passing of 2 others. And in fact, these 2 were indeed the ones who were “gone too soon”. Before we get to that, we’ll read …. Bible Passage:  Leviticus 10-12 DON’T PLAY WITH...

Epistles - Philippians 3-4

We continue reading this remarkable letter from Paul to the Philippians today. If you recall, Paul was in prison when he wrote this letter and in this 2 chapters, he continues his encouragement to the members, despite his adverse circumstances. As we read today’s passage - you can start highlighting well known passages in Philippians - cause many of these verses can serve as the guideposts in...