Time Alone With God

2026 Devotions Week 20 Psalm 75

david tan — Mon, 11 May 2026 07:12:12 +0000

THE SOVEREIGN GODPsalm 75 “I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge with equity. When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm. To the arrogant I say, ‘Boast no more,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns. Do not lift your horns …

Continue reading "2026 Devotions Week 20 Psalm 75"

2026 Devotions Week 19 Nehemiah 10

david tan — Mon, 04 May 2026 03:22:39 +0000

WE WILL NOT NEGLECT THE HOUSE OF OUR GODNehemiah 10 “Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honored his name.” (Malachi 3:16) It is interesting to read Nehemiah 10 in …

Continue reading "2026 Devotions Week 19 Nehemiah 10"

I want to be reading my bible regularly. How do I start?

david tan — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:57:14 +0000

I have been a Christian since young but have never really done anything much to develop my own growth as a Christian apart from attending youth meetings and worship services. I think it is high time I take some responsibility for my faith. I have attended some programmes the church organised but I find it …

Continue reading "I want to be reading my bible regularly. How do I start?"

2026 Devotions Week 18 Nehemiah 8 and 9

david tan — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:35:14 +0000

REPENTANCE, CONFESSION AND SUPPLICATIONNehemiah 8 and 9 “On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and putting dust on their heads. Those of Israelite descent had separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood in their places and confessed their sins and the sins of their ancestors.” It …

Continue reading "2026 Devotions Week 18 Nehemiah 8 and 9"

Reflection on Nehemiah 8 (Week 17, 2026)

david tan — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:44:40 +0000

I would assume they grieve for the sins of their fathers, for the desolation and destruction that their sin has brought about. But perhaps the tears were also for the fact that once again God is real to them, this generation of Israelites who have not known the land and the Temple. No. I think …

Continue reading "Reflection on Nehemiah 8 (Week 17, 2026)"

Maintaining our spiritual health

david tan — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:37:42 +0000

A friend sent me this short article by Edmund Chen and I thought it reflects my concerns but very nicely prescribes good habits to strengthen our spiritual health. Unfortunately I find that churches almost never dwell on how we should maintain our spiritual health, not even regularly encouraging members to faithfully practice daily devotions and …

Continue reading "Maintaining our spiritual health"

2026 Devotions Week 17 Nehemiah 8

david tan — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:55:39 +0000

NEW BEGINNINGSNehemiah 8 “So on the first day of the seventh month Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, which was made up of men and women and all who were able to understand. He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate in the …

Continue reading "2026 Devotions Week 17 Nehemiah 8"

2026 Devotions Week 16 Mark 7 and 8

david tan — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:12:54 +0000

I HAVE COMPASSION FOR THESE PEOPLEMark 7 and 8 “First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” It sounds like Jesus was quoting what Jews would assert, boasting of their special relationship with God and calling …

Continue reading "2026 Devotions Week 16 Mark 7 and 8"

Reflection on Mark 7 (Week 15, 2026)

david tan — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:21:35 +0000

I think so. Perhaps they intend to draw out unsavoury responses from us and even lead us to evil thoughts and conclusions but we live in a world of evil and we cannot think that only these materials are evil and not the mind and view of this world. We still have to eat food, …

Continue reading "Reflection on Mark 7 (Week 15, 2026)"

Woman, behold your son

david tan — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:34:24 +0000

I preached this short reflection on John 19:25-27 on Good Friday this year, a part of a team who reflected on the 7 sayings of Jesus from the cross. You can see this as a more fleshed out version of what I imagined in “Mary, at the foot of the cross“. Standing by the cross …

Continue reading "Woman, behold your son"