Closer Day By Day

Psalm - Psalm 111-113

How many of you enjoy the pre-service hymn singing and make it a point to come early just so you can join in?  What about the Family Hymn Singing every 3rd Saturday of the month?  The Tuesday Hymn and Prayer service? I certainly enjoyed yesterday’s pre-service hymn singing in the morning and afternoon.  There is something wonderful about singing praises that draws my heart closer to God and...

History - 2 Chronicles 1-5

How do you feel when you are reading the Chronicles?  After all, you have just read the Kings and the stories of the kings are still fresh in mind.  And now we have to read about them again?  What else can we learn about them that we have not known before? There’s always something new we can learn each time we read the Bible - even if we have read the same passage over and over and over again. ...

Law - Numbers 21-24

God had made many promises to His children and there was none that He did not fulfill. In today’s reading, we will see how God kept and fulfilled His promises to His children then and even now. Let’s read on. Bible Passage: Numbers 21 to 24 Promise of Life through the Bronze Serpent God kept His promises all along and He gave Israel the victory over the Canaanites at Hormah, but soon...

Epistles - Philemon

A runaway slave… A hapless master… A caring brother… A loving God… Follow the adventures of Philemon, Onesimus, and Paul as they seek to make good what was lost, and embrace what is ahead. Read Paul’s letter to Philemon. Bible Passage:  Philemon If ever there were to be a single-episode drama written based on an entire book of the Bible, Paul’s epistle to Philemon...

Gospel - John 16-18

Even as His life drew nearer each day to its close, Jesus wasted no time dallying or brooding. He spent the last few precious moments of His life with His disciples and praying for the believers. He deftly went about His business encouraging, admonishing, warning and constantly explaining the truth to His disciples. Let us take a look at what we can learn from Jesus as we walk with Him in His final...

Prophecy - Amos 1-4

Another Prophet comes under the spotlight for this and next week.  In fact, when you read about him, you will realize that he is not some super saint or specially trained prophet.  He was very much like you and I - someone with a day job - an ordinary man. But what he did was extraordinary.  Who is he? Bible Passage:  Amos 1-4 “They Should Do Something About This!” How many times have...

Poetry - Proverbs 23-24

We have been reading Proverbs for quite some time now.  And if you had been following the readings on Proverbs, you will know that how practical and relevant has been the words of wisdom in my life.  I am sure it has also impacted you in your life in some way or another.  If yes, why not share with all of us? It’s been a long tiring week of lessons from the RE Retreat that just ended yesterday. During...

Psalm - Psalm 108-110

Three Psalms today… two which would sound familiar to us if we have been following the Bible reading plan… and one which is frankly troubling to read, much less sing. So before we go further, let’s read the Psalms first… Bible Passage:  Psalm 108-110 Which are the two Psalms which sounds familiar? If you read Psalm 108 and compare it with Psalm 57 and Psalm 60, you will realize...

History - 1 Chronicles 25-29

In our final instalment of 1 Chronicles, we read the closing chapters from 25 to 29. We’ll read the chapters today. Bible Passage:  1 Chronicles 25-29 What started off as a chronicling of the lineage of David, tracing itself to Adam, has gone a full circle and we end up with a chronicling of the important tasks and scope of duties that were in the hands of King David. We carry on from last...

Law - Numbers 17-20

Some people say that they can’t see that God is love in the Old Testament. But if we read carefully, we can see and even sense the love of God throughout the Bible from cover to cover. Let’s read today’s 4 chapters to find out the love of God in the Book of Numbers. Bible Passage: Numbers 17 to 20 Aaron’s Rod Budded God put an end to the doubts of the Israelites by allowing...