Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2021/08/30/master-of-mercies The sunflower growing and standing triumphantly in the middle of a highway next to the fast lane. Josiah, after a long line of idol worshipping and evil Kings of Judah, followed the ways of his forefather David and served and worshiped the LORD. Josiah destroyed the idols, turned Judah back to God and repairedContinue reading “Showing Up Unexpectedly”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/08/29/the-gospel-of-rome Interesting to know from today’s ODB writer that the Good News used to mean that the Roman Empire had no boundaries or end and that it meant Augustus was decreed by Zeus to be the divine son and saviour of the world to usher in a golden age of peace and prosperity. Except thatContinue reading “The Good News”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/08/28/a-great-ending Revelation 22 is the goal and motivation of every believer, the life eternal promised by John 3:16. It is the great ending, except that it is the start of a new beginning. Somewhat akin to the fairy tales’ happy ever after ending. Fairy tales endings are wishful thinking as life is never a happyContinue reading “The Great Ending”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/08/27/the-ultimate-healer I think the issue highlighted by today’s ODB devotional is one that we could still be facing today, but subtly. The Israelites as we know faced idolatry constantly. As they settled in the Promised Land after the 400-year plus sojourn in Egypt, they slowly absorbed the cultures of the surrounding nations and that includedContinue reading “Subtle Idolatry”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/08/26/heeding-the-warnings One way to teach children who are growing up is to incorporate warnings. Of course as wise parents we try to remove all threats like dangerous objects or things that may be swallowed when they are much younger and yet warnings are inevitable as we cannot be with them all the time. So weContinue reading “Warnings”

One of the first things I did when my wife and I started leading a Young Adults (YA) Cell Group in our local church was to continue the practice of our predecessors posting a link for morning devotions in our YA WhatsApp Group. My first posting was way back in 14th October 2015. We startedContinue reading “Hi! I’m Ronnie”