Closer Day By Day

Jesus continues His teachings after entering Jerusalem for the last time before His crucifixion in today’s passage. Bible Passage:  Matthew 23-25 Whenever I read Matthew 25, I am reminded about the kind of choices we make. What Choices Do You Make? When we read the parable of the 10 virgins – what choices are we [...]

“The first shall be the last and the last shall be the first!” As we race from the lift landing to our front door, this is a phrase that is often heard spoken by the loser – the last to reach the door. When my kids were younger, this was a game that we often [...]

It is hard to read today’s passage and not have the image you see on the right stick closely to my mind. Bible Passage: Matthew 17 – 19 I am sure even before reading, you will know which portion of the sciptures I want to focus on today. The Ninety and Nine. This hymn never [...]

We return to the life of Jesus in… Bible Passage:  Matthew 14 – 16 I thought I’d focus on a group of people this time – the followers of Jesus. Just take a moment and imagine you were amongst them during this passage. What would you have seen?  What would you have heard? Jesus fed [...]

It is very common that when we read familiar passages of the Bible, we tend to skip them or just read them quickly without putting any heart into it. This tends to be especially true with the Gospels as many of us have heard the stories of Jesus since we were young. What about today?  [...]

Whew!  Today’s reading takes a look at what Jesus did after His sermon on the mount. Bible Passage:  Matthew 8 – 10 And if you literally get breathless reading about what Jesus did immediately after He came down from the mountain. Jesus indicated that those who follow Him will become like Him (Matt 10:25). What [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Finally, on Wednesdays, we will be reading from the Gospels – and we start with Matthew. We all know Matthew was one of the first twelve disciples of Jesus (Matthew 9:1; 10:1-4) and therefore an eye-witness; he records more of Jesus’ teaching concerning God’s heavenly kingdom than the other writers, for example the entire Sermon [...]