https://odb.org/2025/02/19/finding-love Genesis 29:28–35 (NIV): 28 And Jacob did so. He finished the week with Leah, and then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife. 29 Laban gave his servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her attendant. 30 Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love forContinue reading “The story of Leah”
Author Archives: Ronnie Lim
Fake ratings
https://odb.org/2025/02/18/no-fake-ratings Ephesians 4:22–32 (NIV): 22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness andContinue reading “Fake ratings”
Restraint in speech and action
https://odb.org/2025/02/17/never-sent Proverbs 29:20 (NIV): 20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste?There is more hope for a fool than for them. One of the things we learned at work is never to write or reply to an email when angry. Calm yourself down first. Take a walk. Go get a cup of coffee. Or evenContinue reading “Restraint in speech and action”
1 Corinthians 13 – Love
https://odb.org/2025/02/14/wedded-to-love 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 NIV – Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices withContinue reading “1 Corinthians 13 – Love”
The benediction prayer
https://odb.org/2025/02/13/never-overlooked Numbers 6:24-26 NIV – 24 The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;26 the Lord turn his face toward youand give you peace. The benediction prayer is the common way for the pastor of the church to end the Sunday service.Continue reading “The benediction prayer”
For my thoughts are not your thoughts
https://odb.org/2025/02/12/a-change-of-plans Isaiah 55:8–11 (NIV): 8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD.9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return toContinue reading “For my thoughts are not your thoughts”
The LORD will look for the lost
https://odb.org/2025/02/11/god-runs-after-us Ezekiel 34:11-13,15–16 (NIV): 11 “ ‘For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. 12 As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scatteredContinue reading “The LORD will look for the lost”
Fishers of men
Matthew 4:18–22 (NKJV): 18 And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 They immediately left their nets and followed Him.21 Going onContinue reading “Fishers of men”
Being snubbed or excluded
https://odb.org/2025/02/09/peace-when-snubbed Ephesians 2:11–18 (NIV): 11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)—12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise,Continue reading “Being snubbed or excluded”
The LORD looks at the heart
https://odb.org/2025/02/07/not-irrelevant 1 Samuel 16:6–13 (NIV): 6 When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’s anointed stands here before the LORD.” 7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look atContinue reading “The LORD looks at the heart”
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