Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/03/empty-hands There is this worship song entitled Majesty by Delirious, with these words, “Your grace has found me just as I am. Empty-handed but alive in Your Hands.” The Father will accept us no matter what our situation and condition. We are what we are. In His grace and in His compassion, He will takeContinue reading “Empty-Handed But Alive In Your Hands”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/02/the-bigger-picture I think the foundation to reading the bible and deriving maximum benefit from it is to believe that it is THE WORD OF GOD. That I believe is fundamental. Every word, every passage, every paragraph is true. Even though it is written by men, it is inspired by God. Not dictated by God likeContinue reading “Scriptures”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/01/fix-up-time If we are a believer, there is just no way we may remain like the world and not have have kindness, compassion and forgiveness. How different are we from the world if we quarrel and don’t reconcile? How are we a new creation in Christ if we hold a grudge and don’t forgive forContinue reading “Transformation From Within”

https://odb.org/MY/2021/08/31/sharing-jesus I doubt any of us can be like Evangelist Dwight Moody who preached the Gospel to someone at least once a day. Yes, it is proclaiming and not converting as the choice remains with the hearer. Reaching out to someone at least once a week or once a month might be more doable, especiallyContinue reading “Reaching Out”

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”