Closer Day By Day

Bible Passage:  1 Samuel 31 The last chapter of 1 Samuel is a short one. So short that the details don’t seem very detailed, so concise that it requires more consideration. The story is a simple one. There is only one main event, though we might say there are three parts to it. 1. The [...]

In our life of faith, there are bound to be times when we are at the peak of our faith, and sometimes at the rock bottom. I believe David, a man after God’s heart, had his share of such ups and downs of his faith in God too. In today’s reading, we saw David’s faith [...]

Bible Passage:  1 Samuel 29 What do you think of David going to the Philistines? Some people say that David was backsliding and showed lack of faith when he went to dwell with the Philistines. But I think he chose a path that he did not have to fight head on with Saul whom he [...]

Bible Passage: 1 Samuel 28 Saul is in a terrible position. Israel was threatened by the Philistines and his courage has failed him. He perceived the Philistine army to be stronger and numerous, which made him afraid. His heart greatly trembled. In his distress he inquired of the Lord. Yet God was silent when he [...]

Bible Passage:  1 Samuel 27 David in this chapter really puzzles me.. Only just in the previous chapter, David appeared full of faith. He was given the second opportunity to kill Saul, but because of his fear in God, he chose not to. He already had the upper hand… It was already 2-0.. yet in [...]

Bible Passage:  1 Samuel 25 We see the passing of a national icon today.  Samuel went the way of the world and David was still a fugitive.  Then we read of a nasty, ungrateful man called Nabal and how his wife, saved him and his household from annihiliation. So what lessons are there for me? [...]

Bible Passage: 1 Samuel 24 In today’s chapter, we see the scene of the chase being on the Rocks of the Wild Goats. Saul took three thousand chosen men with him to go looking for David. At this time, Saul had to answer the call of nature and went into a cave to finish some [...]

Bible Passage:  1 Samuel 23 When we were young, we used to play hide and seek. It was a game that involved lots of quick thinking, silent breathing and good observation abilities. Of course, this differed depending on whether we were the seeker or the hider, or in another variation of the game, the catcher [...]

From the point when Saul made an unlawful sacrifice (chapter 13), we saw his first mistake that led to more disobedience, and finally to his downfall. It seemed that he did not learn from his mistakes but went on further to disobey the command of God, and also allowed jealousy to take control over him. [...]

Bible Passage:  1 Samuel 21 Image having to flee without any farewells to your love ones and having no safe haven to flee too? Imagine that everyone around you could be a spy and has the potential of telling your enemy your location? Imagine having to act like a lunatic to escape death? This was [...]