Closer Day By Day

Bible Passage: Matthew 5 – 7 Today’s passage must be one of the most famous passages in the Bible. This is the sermon on the mount by Jesus and contains many wonderful teachings by Jesus. From the Beatitudes to the Lord’s prayer… there are just so many things that one can write about. So instead [...]

Today we return to Isaiah… Bible Passage:  Isaiah 12 – 17 It begins in Chapter 12 with the encouragement to the Israelites to continue to praise the Lord their God for He is their strength and song.  He is their salvation. What follows is a series of prophecies against the enemies of Israel (Chapters 13 [...]

Bible Passage:  Job 5 – 6 When we last read Job, we hear his friend Eliphaz saying that Job had sinned against God and that is why he is in the situation now. in Job 5 – Eliphaz continues his line of thought but encourages Job by saying… “ Behold, happy is the man whom [...]

I love reading Psalms on a Sunday.  I am not sure why but it just feels right. Maybe because many of the Psalms are personal expressions of faith that helps us as we reflect the past week and look ahead to the week to come. But whatever it is, enjoy your passage today. Bible Passage:  [...]

The battle campaign of Joshua continues in today’s reading passage. Bible Passage:  Joshua 11 – 15 In the last 2 readings of Joshua, we have read how the conquest of Canaan by Joshua started with him attacking the central part of Canaan first (Joshua 6 – 9) – conquering Jericho and Ai.  Then he set [...]

Better late than never, here is the Bible Reading Passage for today: Bible Passage:  Genesis 8 – 11 Today’s passage talks about after the flood and how God blessed Noah and his family.  We see the wonderful covenant that God makes with man (we can still see this sign today).  But it all ends badly [...]

Image via Wikipedia Today’s passage is from the Epistle to the Romans: Bible Passage:  Romans 5 – 6 Today’s reading has so many wonderful encouragement and grace that I just do not know where to begin. And instead of writing so much for you to read, why not spend more time reading this passage and [...]

First of all, I hope you are enjoying reading the Words of God as much as I am. Today is the 14th day of Jan 2009.  It means we have gone round the different genres of the Bible twice. Secondly, I made a mistake the last time.  If you look at the Bible Reading Schedule, [...]

Someone remarked to me the other day… “Wah… this Bible reading schedule is quite demanding.  Especially Isaiah … very ‘cheem’”. What do you think of the Bible reading passages so far.  There are some days where we read fewer verses, and other days, we read longer passages … like today! And it is the book [...]

A Friend in Need We ended our last visit with Job when his 3 friends, after they heard Job’s adversity, came to mourn with him. Remember the names of the 3 friends – Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar. It is hard not to be impressed by these 3 friends. When their friend was in trouble, they [...]