Closer Day By Day

Today, we start reading a book we are very familiar with (for the first six chapters usually . This is the Book of Daniel from which we have learnt some of our most well-known Bible stories. While we are familiar with Daniel and the events surrounding him, let us turn the spotlight in this reading [...]

All of us have make plans. We make plans for our future.  We make plans for our careers.  We make plans for tomorrow.  We make plans for many things. Some are grand plans.  Some are simple plans.  Some are complicated plans.  Some are just plain bad plans. We plan to do good.  We plan to [...]

Happy National Day – Singapore! As we celebrate the 44th birthday of our nation, it is indeed appropriate for us to continue to give praises and thanks to God for His blessings on our country.  Yes! Despite the many difficulties we are facing now, our God has been gracious and deserves our highest praises. The [...]

Today we come into the start of the Chronicles. This book concerns the chronological recordings of history to do with the kings of a united Israel first, and then a fractious Southern Judah later on. Accordingly, the Chronicles are parallel books that should be referred to alongside the recordings of Samuel and Kings as the [...]

In recent years, certain sectors of the east have seen a property boom. In particular, 2 new condominium projects in my neighbourhood have made newspaper headlines within a space of 6 months. If it’s anything to go by, the property market seems to be holding its own while other sectors are struggling to keep up. [...]

After thinking for the last 30 minutes, I still cannot figure out a preamble for today’s reading so let’s just dive straight to… Bible Passage:  2 Thessalonians 1-3 Finishing Well What would you like as an epitaph on your tombstone?  What do you think will be written there?  What statement would describe your overal life [...]

Today we open a brand new book for our bible reading – The Gospel According to John. John, the writer of this book is assumed to be the beloved of Jesus. For 3 years, John lived, observed the workings of, and interacted with Jesus. In his writings, John faithfully recorded Jesus’ ministry with focus on [...]

Wow! It may have seemed a fairly arduous task in the beginning but what do you know? We’ve come to the last passage of Ezekiel! What an accomplishment! However, let us consider. Upon reading this book in its entirety, do we feel that we have achieved what God wants us to achieve in reading it? [...]

Proverbs! How I hate this book! And yet… how I love and treasure it. I hate it because each time I read it, it reveals more and more of my weaknesses and drives me to despair when I think about them.  I hardly dare to read as the words of wisdom are like daggers being [...]

Psalms 90 to 92 may be summed up in this phrase: “See Life, Know God, Praise God” Bible Passage: Psalms 90 to 92 Psalm 90 is a psalm that allows us to see the big picture of our lives. The very first 2 verses painted an abstract yet clear fact about the almightiness and eternity [...]