Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/23/frolicking-in-freedom I watched a documentary before on the happiness and sheer joy of young calves frolicking in the open fields after being let out of their stables. They will run and run and run, with such enjoyment and such abandonment. They want to stretch their legs, to let it all go after being confined toContinue reading “Frolicking Calves”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/22/no-misunderstanding Imagine we are deep in our own thoughts, thinking of something, talking to ourselves in our heart of hearts, in our mind. We are just talking in our heart, not speaking out or verbalising our words formulated in our thoughts. Now who can know or “hear” what we are saying to ourselves? Can theContinue reading “Who Truly Knows Us? Can God misunderstand us?”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/21/truth-lies-and-vigilantes I grew up reading Perry Mason novels as my father had a stack of those in his collection. The fictional Perry Mason (created by Earl Stanley Gardner) was a very good criminal lawyer in 1930s Los Angeles who was always able to present the real picture of the truth at exciting and often intriguingContinue reading “Truth or Lie”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/20/an-unexpected-guest When we read the story of Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10), we could compare Zacchaeus’ response with that of the Rich Young Ruler (Mark 10:17-22), in that while the former became selfless after meeting Jesus, the latter remained selfish and self righteous. Both were wealthy and were rulers (Zacchaeus being the Chief Tax Collector). The RichContinue reading “Zacchaeus, the Tax Collector”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/19/unbreakable Jeremiah 1:4-10 highlights a few interesting facts on how the LORD related to him. God said that He knew Jeremiah even before he was formed in his mother’s womb and had set him apart then. This means that our spirit was already in existence even before our human body was conceived in the womb.Continue reading “Before We Were Formed In Our Mother’s Womb”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/18/a-sweet-aroma We are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing (2 Corinthians 2:15). I think reaching out is a must for believers but some of us are not equipped as to what exactly to say and some lack courage and boldness to speakContinue reading “Sweet Aroma of Christ”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/17/move-your-fence When the LORD spoke through Isaiah in Isaiah 43:18-21 to forget the former things and not to dwell in the past, He was not so much talking about Israel’s past failures or rebellious actions but their past successes. Don’t dwell too much on what God did with them in the past like the RedContinue reading “Forget the Former Things – See, I’m Doing A New Thing!”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/16/from-mess-to-message There must have been countless lives changed from mess to message since knowing Jesus, throughout history as recorded in books, magazines, testimonies in rallies and churches all over the world. I’m sure we have heard of such testimonies among our local community and church, at our workplaces, colleges or schools. He or she wasContinue reading “Mess To Message”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/15/the-ocarina The Prophet Isaiah uses the metaphor of the Potter and the Clay in Isaiah 64:8 to describe the relationship between Israel and God and by extension through Christ, between us who are in the faith and God. However, if we read Isaiah 64 carefully, we will sense that there is a feeling that GodContinue reading “Are We the Clay for the Potter?”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/14/outside-the-camp In Hebrews 13:11, the author of Hebrews uses the phrase “outside the camp” and in verse 12, the author mentions that Jesus also suffered outside the city gates, in the sense that He was crucified “outside the camp”. It was the place where the sacrificial bodies of the animals are burnt while the highContinue reading “Outside the Camp”