Closer Day By Day

Bible Passage:  Matthew 17 Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you?…” – Matthew 17: 17 Phew, glad I’m not like those guys! Or am I…? *Mysterious tune* To be honest, on first impression, I really did have that [...]

Bible Passage:  Matthew 16 “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.” (verse 23) This was what Jesus said to Peter. And this is just a while after the portion where Jesus called Peter the rock on which [...]

    Bible Passage: Matthew 15 The Problem With Men Men have been a problem to many things. From the environmental pollution to the moral decay of the modern society, are all being brought about by human perceptions and selfishness. There is a Chinese idiom that goes, “人不为己，天诛地灭”， which means if a person is not [...]

Bible Passage:  Matthew 14 The sky was dark And the ship was tossed And it seemed to them That all was lost Dear Jesus, where are You? The storm is becoming stronger and we fear for our lives. Are we going to drown? Will we see You again? And what is that thing coming towards [...]

Bible Passage:  Matthew 13 Ramblings on Matthew 13 Matthew chapter 13 contains a few verses, which I never really paid attention to because I always focused on the meaning of the parables. In fact, these little verses used to be the ones that I never truly understood. One of these orphan verses is Matthew 13:12: [...]

Bible Passage: Matthew 12 Today I shall focus on one verse: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.” These pharisees were blind to the things of God.. they see nothing. The more people glorified Christ, the more vindictive they are. They desire [...]

Bible Passage:  Matthew 11 Today, I am just going to look at this verse: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” ~  Matt 11:28 Tired? Wearied? Burdened? How many of you are tired?  Weary?  Exhausted?  Burdened? I can see quite a number of hands raised.  [...]

Bible Passage:  Matthew 10 Reading about the 12 disciples (followers of Christ) causes me to marvel at the varied backgrounds and characters they represent. Jesus couldn’t have chosen from a wider spectrum of personalities. If we do a quick cross reference to the other parts of the Bible, we are able to learn more about [...]

            Bible Passage:  Matthew 9 Did you know ten great miracles have taken place In this chapter and the last? Did you know Jesus revealed His authority Through these miracles that have past?   One verse had caught my eye today, Lingered in my head while some thought was given. “Take [...]

Bible Passage:  Matthew 8 Only a touch but do you believe? “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out and the leper was healed A simple touch and the fever left her Only a word now, how about this? “Lord, I am not worthy… but only say the word.” The centurion’s [...]