https://odb.org/2026/07/30/new-life-for-dead-hearts Colossians 3:1–4 (NIV): 3 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, whoContinue reading “Dead and made alive in Christ”
Author Archives: Ronnie Lim
The Company We Keep
https://odb.org/2026/07/29/the-company-we-keep Proverbs 13:20 NIV Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm. A scientific study revealed that watching TV programs featuring mean characters can actually lead people to be mean. This connection is often subconscious, meaning that even shows with seemingly “harmless” jokes at others’ expense can subtly influence howContinue reading “The Company We Keep”
Betrayed by a close friend
https://odb.org/2026/07/28/recovering-from-betrayal Psalm 55:12–20 (NIV): 12 If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide. 13 But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend, 14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God, as we walked aboutContinue reading “Betrayed by a close friend”
Created for good works
https://odb.org/2026/07/23/prepared-to-help Ephesians 2:1–10 (NIV): 2 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of usContinue reading “Created for good works”
Music and worship
https://odb.org/2026/07/22/rhythms-of-joy Psalm 30:4–12 (NIV): 4 Sing the praises of the LORD, you his faithful people; praise his holy name. 5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. 6 When I felt secure, I said, “I will never beContinue reading “Music and worship”
A plumb line
https://odb.org/2026/07/21/doing-right Amos 7:1–8 (NIV): 7 This is what the Sovereign LORD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts after the king’s share had been harvested and just as the late crops were coming up. 2 When they had stripped the land clean, I cried out, “Sovereign LORD, forgive! How can Jacob survive? He is soContinue reading “A plumb line”
Pass it on
https://odb.org/2026/07/20/pass-it-on-5 2 Corinthians 1:1–7 (NIV): Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all his holy people throughout Achaia: 2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Praise be to the God andContinue reading “Pass it on”
Creator God
https://odb.org/2026/07/17/flight-school Job 38:31–41 (NIV): 31 “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades? Can you loosen Orion’s belt? 32 Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs? 33 Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up God’s dominion over the earth? 34 “CanContinue reading “Creator God”
Strength in numbers
https://odb.org/2026/07/16/who-do-you-need 1 Corinthians 12:12–14 (NIV): 12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit toContinue reading “Strength in numbers”
Gratitude and thankfulness to God our Father
https://odb.org/2026/07/15/always-giving-thanks Ephesians 5:15–20 (NIV): 15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,Continue reading “Gratitude and thankfulness to God our Father”
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