Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/13/a-living-document Psalm 1 is probably one of the of most popular and beautiful of the Psalms, besides Psalm 23 and perhaps Psalm 63. To me, Psalm 1 is beautiful as it contrasts the righteous and the unrighteous (called wicked here) and highlights 3 main outcomes for the righteous (those who are with God and whoContinue reading “Psalm 1”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/12/a-single-act https://www.bibalex.org/SCIplanet/en/Article/Details?id=13515 Paul taught in Romans 5:12-19 that as one disobedient act by one man caused separation from God by sin and condemnation, one obedient act of another man brought reconciliation to God for the multitudes of sin and eternal life plus all the blessings of heaven upon us. The one act of faith byContinue reading “God’s Power of Multiplication”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/11/from-wisdom-to-joy Ask any active older folks (like those around 80 or so) about life and there will likely be pearls of wisdom like pace yourself (as in today’s ODB) or enjoy nature or don’t hold grudges or smile, to name a few examples. Usually people who are older are wiser as they have eaten moreContinue reading “Choosing God Is Choosing Wisdom”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/10/like-a-symphony In Philippians 2:1-4, Paul urged the Philippians to be like minded like Christ, to do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. This concept is probably alien to most ofContinue reading “Humility Like Christ”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/09/hotel-corona 2 Corinthians 5:14-20 speaks a lot of reconciliation, between us and God through Christ as well as a ministry of reconciliation and for us to bring forth a message of reconciliation. As a new creation in Christ, the old has passed and as Christ had reconciled us to God, we should likewise attempt toContinue reading “Ministry of Reconciliation”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/08/send-me Throughout the Bible, we see God choosing and calling different ones to fulfil His specific will. God called Abraham out of the Ur of the Caldeans to Canaan and as Abraham responded in faith, the nation of Israel was born and Jesus came through that line that Isreal became an utmost blessing unto theContinue reading “Is God Calling You?”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/07/complete While we can only be fully complete in Christ, I think we should not dismiss the notion that our better half completes us in the context of a marriage that is sanctified by God. Besides continuing the family line and thus the perpetuation of the human race, marriage brings together two distinct individuals toContinue reading “Complete in Christ”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/06/resting-secure-in-god When I was much younger before I knew Jesus, I used to think about who I am. Asking questions like why was I born this way, to this family, in this town, in this country? Prior to that I was living in a more multi racial town in the West Coast of Malaysia. ButContinue reading “Knowing Who We Are in God”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/05/help-from-the-holy-spirit God’s standards are high and yet He wants us to meet them. Thus He sent Jesus to die for our sins so that we are all redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. After Christ rose again but before He ascended back to heaven, He promised us a helper and the Holy Spirit cameContinue reading “Help from the Holy Spirit”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/04/man-of-prayer One of the testimonies that I heard in a message from the pulpit and which stayed with me till today is the exaltation given to his late father by a pastor in my former church. The pastor’s late father, who was a founding member of a well known mega church in the Klang Valley,Continue reading “Man of Prayer”