Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

Blessed Good Friday

https://odb.org/2025/04/17/life-and-death-in-christ John 12:23–26 (NIV): 23 Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. 25 Anyone who loves their life will loseContinue reading “Blessed Good Friday”

Forget me not

https://odb.org/2025/04/18/to-be-remembered Luke 23:39–43 (NIV): 39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”40 But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? 41 We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But thisContinue reading “Forget me not”

Anger

https://odb.org/2025/04/16/a-pastry-war Ecclesiastes 7:9 – Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools. Married couples will bear witness that a small spark can quickly become a raging fire if both parties do not back down. That is why for a marriage to last, usually it is better forContinue reading “Anger”

Gospel resources

https://odb.org/2025/04/14/sharing-gospel-resources Romans 1:16 (NIV): 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. Recently, I had the privilege and honour to help out in a mission trip by a brother and his son toContinue reading “Gospel resources”

Honouring by continuing their work

https://odb.org/2025/04/11/good-grief 2 Kings 2:8–14 (NIV): 8 Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the water with it. The water divided to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground. 9 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you beforeContinue reading “Honouring by continuing their work”

Helpful brethren

https://odb.org/2025/04/10/the-wright-sister Romans 16:1-4: I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church in Cenchreae. 2 I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of his people and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been the benefactor of many people, includingContinue reading “Helpful brethren”

The Son is not a created being

https://odb.org/2025/03/17/making-peace Colossians 1:15–20 (NIV): 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him, all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is beforeContinue reading “The Son is not a created being”

Created for good works

https://odb.org/2025/03/14/were-made-to-do-good Ephesians 2:6–10 (NIV): 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you haveContinue reading “Created for good works”

Heart of stone vs heart of flesh

https://odb.org/2025/03/13/a-new-heart-in-christ Ezekiel 11:16–20 (NIV): 16 “Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.’ 17 “Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORDContinue reading “Heart of stone vs heart of flesh”