Closer Day By Day

As we read today’s 4 chapters, we will find they touch on laws regarding offerings and vows; and matters regarding obedience and unity. All these can be closely related to our life of faith in Jesus, except regarding vows, we are cautioned by our Lord Jesus in Matthew 5: 33 – 37 to never swear [...]

If you find Hebrews a difficult book to understand, you are not alone. However, I believe it is the language and style of writing that we are having difficulty with, and not the theology within. It is indeed the blessing of God that most of us in Church are able to understand the Words of [...]

Desert. On the way to Jerusalem from Dead Sea Looking down from Mount of Olives. Present time there are may Jewish tombs As I browsed through some photos I took from Mount of Olives about close to 2 years back, it brings me to the time where Christianity began. From this location, I could imagine [...]

Welcome back to another round of Life’s Recipes! Today, we are pleased to have Mr Obadiah share his recipes with us. Mr Obadiah, is the well-known author of…you guessed it J… the book of Obadiah! Besides his writing, Mr Obadiah is also notable for his act of courage and faithfulness in hiding 100 prophets of [...]

A maelstrom of feelings churns within me as I read our passage for today. While I feel joy at being affirmed in my long held beliefs and am glad to be reminded that they stem from the Bible, I also feel apprehension at being reminded that having and upholding these beliefs is one thing, actually [...]

In the 3 psalms we are reading today, each psalm presents a totally distinct and unique view of our Lord God. Let’s spend some time to read them in good pace. Bible Passage:  Psalm 114 to 116 God of the Living We find that God is described in very human terms, setting a comparitive view [...]

Glory one moment… and the next moment – the despair over the division of a nation. In just 5 short chapters, we experience the extreme swing of emotions.   The stories may be familiar but let us see what we can learn together today… Bible Passage: 2 Chronicles 6-10 A Building, More or Less I [...]

We are more endangered by the charms of a smiling world than by the terrors of a frowning world, do you agree? This time the Israelites incurred the wrath of God not due to complaints, but due to falling into a snare willingly and broke the commandments of God. Bible Passage: Numbers 25 to 28 [...]

“God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past…..” The second time I read today’s passage, this first verse jumped out at me. How true! Haven’t we felt God at various periods of our life? Have we not heard His voice at different occasions, calling us back or comforting us? Furthermore, [...]

Do you recall Jesus’ triumphant entry into the city of Jerusalem, surrounded by a mob of people waving palm branches and shouting ‘Hosanna in the highest’? (Mt 21: 8-9; Mark 11:8-10; John 12:13) Jesus’ popularity at that moment was due in part to the many miracles and healings He performed – especially that of Lazarus’ [...]