Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/20/fear-not-2 When I was young and I haven’t yet known Christ then, I was taught a simple ritual to pray from my late mother from the Taoist traditions of her family (my late mum became a fervent Christian after accepting Christ a few years after I accepted Christ). I won’t describe it here but sufficeContinue reading “Fear Not”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/18/well-done I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith – 2 Timothy 4:7. That’s Paul saying that to Timothy while in prison at the tail end of his life as he knew he will be executed once he appears before Ceasar Nero to argue his case andContinue reading “Fight The Good Fight”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/17/beautifully-broken If something is broken like a piece of electrical equipment, we will usually not throw it away. We will keep in case we could use its parts as spares for other electrical equipment that breaks down. So we keep screws, wires, cables etc to the extent space permits. However for pottery and cookery, ifContinue reading “Broken Pottery”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/16/what-are-you Born, raised and growing up in Malaysia, most if not all of us would have experienced some form of racism as minorities. In fact, Malaysia is well known for her institutionalised racial discrimination that every Malaysian knows that if a level playing field was established in all economic sectors, we could at least beContinue reading “Racism”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/15/i-am-his-hands http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/regional/2017-07/10/content_30053359.htm When we start working, we try to learn and master the traits of the trade we are in. We want to be good at what we do, the business we are in; whether it is in legal, accounting, sales, marketing, IT, HR, procurement, corporate finance, logistics, data science, engineering, architecture, teaching, medicine, nursingContinue reading “What’s Our Niche In God?”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/14/what-should-i-say One of the first things we learn as a believer is to pray. In fact, our first step towards accepting Christ is to say the sinner’s prayer, by admitting that we are a sinner, asking Father God to forgive us of our sins and to repent from our sins and then accepting Jesus ChristContinue reading “A Little Prayer”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/13/a-worthwhile-wait I think this is one of the major issues those of us in the faith always face – how do we trust God to do what’s best for us? As humans, we have a tendency to take things into our own hands. We are impatient. We want fast resolution. Even in counselling people, weContinue reading “Where Does My Help Come From?”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/12/heroes-tyrants-and-jesus I recently heard someone say that Paul’s story is second only to the story he told, the story of his Jesus and Him crucified. The story of Jesus who didnt remain in the grave but was resurrected and is alive even today! After being turned-over by Jesus Christ Himself in a vision on hisContinue reading “Paul and Jesus”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/07/the-perfect-name-2 Even as I sit at the beach this morning waiting for the sunrise – I have been away these past few days on holiday in a beautiful resort in Tanjung Jara, I read this morning’s ODB and pondered upon the first coming of Christ, foretold by Isaiah many years prior during the reign ofContinue reading “Immanuel”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/12/03/truth-and-tiaras The catch phrase today is really since we are children of God, then we need to act as children of God. John was very clear in 1 John 2 that if we are children of God, we will not continue to sin because Jesus came to take away our sins. In Jesus there isContinue reading “Children of God”