Closer Day By Day

Bible Passage:  Genesis 21 God’s mercy and Abraham’s faith. Therefore she said to Abraham, “Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, namely with Isaac.” And the matter was very displeasing in Abraham’s sight because of his son. But God said to Abraham, [...]

Proverbs 29: 25 summarizes nicely what we can learn from today’s reading. Bible Passage: Genesis 20 The Weakness of Man Abraham, the father of faith, failed God again. He did it in Egypt (Gen 12), and he did it again in Gerar. What are your thoughts when you read of these 2 records of Abraham’s [...]

Bible Passage:  Genesis 19 A tale of two cities. No.. I ain’t talking about any Charles Dickens novel. But it is about two cities. And not exactly a tale, but a real life event. We all have heard of Sodom and Gomorrah. Two infamous cities at the time (and in history as a matter of [...]

Bible Passage:  Genesis 18 The story of Abraham receiving the 3 strangers is a familiar one. We teach them to little children too. But it always amazes me whenever I read the story, the kind of hospitality shown and how enthusiastic they (Abraham & Sarah) were at receiving complete strangers! Abraham persuaded them not to [...]

Bible Passage:  Genesis 17 We first read of God’s promise to Abraham that he will be made a “great nations” in Gen 12. Between then and Gen 16, we journeyed through different places where Abraham’s faith was put to test (for e.g. to leave his father’s house, test of famine, financial issues with Lot, test [...]

Bible Passage:  Genesis 16 Lots of lessons to learn from today’s chapter! I am sure we are all very familiar with the age old story of Sarah and Abraham, who conceived Issac at a very old age. But let us read this chapter over a few more times to capture the essence and lessons that [...]

Bible Passage:  Genesis 15 Child of God, as you read this, bring your Bible, open it, turn to Genesis 15, quieten down, listen to His story. God’s Covenant with Abram One night God spoke to Abram in a vision. “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.” But Abram said, [...]

Bible Passage:  Genesis 14 In an ancient land, an epic battle rages on. All that is around revels in a chaotic mess. We hear and possibly, we see. But the scenes are a total frenzy. What do we really see? Shoutings? Stabbings. Defeats? Victors. Loss? Gain. As calm gradually gathers in a rolling heap, the [...]

As I read our chapter for today, I can’t help thinking about one of my favourite quotes from Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince. It goes like this: One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes. Although it relates to only one of the many lessons we can learn from the [...]

Bible Passage:  Genesis 12 “Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you” – Verse 1 Can you just imagine if one day, God were to tell you these exact words that He told Abram? It’s just like suddenly you were told to [...]