Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2021/10/16/living-well Stephen Covey taught in one of his 7 habits of successful people is to begin with the end in mind. So we imagine ourselves at our funeral, what people will say as our eulogy, what will be written on our tombstone, how will our loved ones take our death. From the end that weContinue reading “Death”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/10/15/sealed-orders If we have learnt about God’s will before, we will know that there are broadly 3 types of God’s will. The first is His sovereign will, which will proceed no matter what mankind does. For example, God’s will for Christ to die for our sins or His second coming or the new heaven andContinue reading “God’s Will For Us”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/10/14/a-vital-beginners-guide In Romans 6:16-23, Paul used the metaphor of a slave to describe our relationship with sin in our life before we knew Christ and our relationship with God after we knew Christ. He used that metaphor because it was something the people in Rome were familiar as some of them were slaves before. SlaveryContinue reading “Slaves to God”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/10/13/burning-words I think everyone who has ever used Microsoft Word with Microsoft Outlook would have experienced the disappearance of your entire piece of work (like your mark ups and edits) when you close your document without saving it. If you go to the Temp folder, you will probably be able to save some of yourContinue reading “Words that Endure”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/10/12/the-greatest-teacher As we grow up and start school, we realised that there are weaker and brighter students, basically students who are either slower or quicker to catch up and understand the material taught. Because there are a variety of subjects in school from languages to math to natural science and social sciences, not everyone canContinue reading “Source of All Knowledge”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/10/11/at-the-kings-table The story of Mephibosheth at 2 Samuel 9:6-13 is heart touching. I was touched when I first heard it preached and even as I read it today, I’m still touched. It’s an intriguing story about how King David because of his love for his good friend, Jonathan, gave Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s crippled son, a lifeContinue reading “Grace at the Table”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/10/10/for-others-sake-2 Romans 14 is about how we use our freedom in Christ on debatable issues in our faith, not fundamentals. It is about how not to condemn others who don’t adhere to our convictions or how not to act in such a way that causes others to fall. I think the issues that come underContinue reading “Romans 14”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/10/09/counted-among-the-wise I think in whatever we do, we cannot avoid interacting with people older than us. This is particularly true if we are young. But it is also true even if we are older. I believe this is true whether in school, in college or university, at work or in church. There will always peopleContinue reading “Wisdom of Elders”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/10/08/no-such-thing-as-ordinary We are all called by God for a specific purpose, blessed with our individual talents and our unique personality and character. As we allow God to mould us, we are not only transformed to a better person, more holy and set apart for Him; but we are also more equipped and “trained” to serveContinue reading “Never Ordinary”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/10/07/current-battles I think if you read the Scriptural readings for today’s ODB, Philippians 3:12-19 and 4:1-2, you will see that Paul’s aim is to persuade the two conflicting believers, Euodia and Syntyche to make peace, to be of the same mind. Basically Paul is saying that we should press on towards the goal to winContinue reading “Disagreements”