Ronnie Lim

Keep up the good work

https://odb.org/2025/01/17/keep-up-the-good-work-2 Galatians 6:7–10 (ESV): 7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. 8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. 9 And let us notContinue reading “Keep up the good work”

The easy and hard

https://odb.org/2025/01/16/easy-and-hard Exodus 14 ESV – 12 Is not this what we said to you in Egypt: ‘Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.” 13 And Moses said to the people, “Fear not, stand firm, andContinue reading “The easy and hard”

God’s love

https://odb.org/2025/01/15/you-too Romans 5 ESV – 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from othe wrath of God. 10 For if while we were enemiesContinue reading “God’s love”

Walking with God

https://odb.org/2025/01/14/walk Genesis 5 NIV – 21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. 22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Altogether, Enoch lived a total of 365 years. 24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; thenContinue reading “Walking with God”

Are you a scout or a soldier?

https://odb.org/2025/01/13/scouting-for-truth James 1 NIV – 19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. It is interesting to note that more often, when confronted or in a conversation,Continue reading “Are you a scout or a soldier?”

John Mark

https://odb.org/2025/01/12/unfairly-judged The recorded conflict in Acts 15 of Paul with Barnabas over John, also called Mark (yes, it is believed that he is the writer of the Gospel of Mark although not as an eyewitness but based on materials provided by the Apostles, mainly Peter). Paul did not want to bring Mark along for hisContinue reading “John Mark”

Deceivers out there

https://odb.org/2025/01/10/what-scripture-reveals 2 John 4 NIV – 7 I say this because many deceivers who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. 8 Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that youContinue reading “Deceivers out there”

Your love is better than life

https://odb.org/2025/01/09/better-than-life-2 Psalm 63 NIV – 1 You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. 2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. 3 Because your loveContinue reading “Your love is better than life”

It is finished

https://odb.org/2025/01/08/a-deaf-heart John19:30 NIV – When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Hebrews 2:9, 14-15 NIV – 9 But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor becauseContinue reading “It is finished”

Seeing God in His creation

https://odb.org/2025/01/07/seeing-god-in-creation Job 42 Then Job replied to the Lord: 2 “I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted. 3 You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know. When weContinue reading “Seeing God in His creation”