Closer Day By Day

Bible Passage:  Hebrews 13 My teachers used to say STOP LOOK and LISTEN! Now I find myself saying the same thing to children too. Why do we have to stop and look before we listen? I thought to myself… if I don’t stop what I am doing, I won’t look up and see what the [...]

In our last hymn service, Bro Hon Chew picked a seldom-sung hymn ‘”Almost Persuaded” Now to Believe’ in line with the incident of Agrippa’s ‘near’ conversion to Christianity. I must admit that as we were singing the hymn, guilt and shame made my eyes just that little bit more watery than usual. Suddenly, the word [...]

Bible Passage: Hebrews 11 This is the chapter which I’d like to call the “Chapter of Faith”. Why? Well, I guess it’s kinda obvious that the word “faith” appears several times in this chapter (About ({[5+30-19]/2}*3)-1 in the NKJV! Well.. Give or take 2…). Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence [...]

Bible Passage:  Hebrews 10 Ever since I came to Israel, I have been constantly thinking about the similarities and differences of how Jews view their God and religion and how Christians, or us specifically, view God and our faith. Also as my Companion was studying the Old Testament and the translation to what it means [...]

“The new is in the old concealed, the old is in the new revealed.” This is what many Christians hold about the beauty of the Holy Bible. In today’s chapter, the author drew a comparison of the duty of the physical temple priests and the redemptive work of the True High Priest, Jesus Christ. Our [...]

Bible Passage:  Hebrews 8 I admit that reading and writing on Hebrews is extremely tough.  The lessons that the author of Hebrews wants us to learn may elude us on the 1st and even 2nd and 3rd reading.  The writers/blog posters for the previous chapters have done a marvellous job in leading us through the [...]

Bible Passage:  Hebrews 7 Let Jesus Save You Forever Hebrews 7 basically corroborates the concept of a better hope, so that we may be reassured of God’s promise and encouraged to hold on to our faith. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence [...]

Bible Passage: Hebrews 6   During the Youth Spiritual Meeting, we were split into groups according to our age to discuss about brethren who no longer come to church. It was not easy to hear those names read out, though I only knew one out of the handful. As I read today’s chapter, I feel [...]

Bible Passage:  Hebrews 5 Obedience through Suffering …he learned obedience through what he suffered. (Hebrews 5:8) There is a saying that goes something like, “If you are not beaten, you don’t know the pain.” Jesus learning obedience through His sufferings reminds me of this. Indeed, it is often after the chastisement of God that we [...]

We ended reading in yesterday’s passage about the Israelites not being able to enter God’s rest.  What is this rest all about?  Today’s chapter gives us some more insights into this … Bible Passage:  Hebrews 4 There are a few major themes in this chapter but I would like to focus on just one thing… [...]