https://odb.org/2024/08/20/our-impact-on-others I have a first cousin who has a house with two self-contained sections, and she used the smaller but separate section as a guest house. When my parents visited their hometown, they used to stay at the guest house. My wife and I have stayed there once many years back. Later, I heard thatContinue reading “Impact on others – hospitality”
Author Archives: Ronnie Lim
The LORD, my refuge
https://odb.org/2024/08/19/forest-darkroom We know that as believers, we are not immune to the rigours and rhythm of life. At best, we could flow along and make the best of what life throws at us. Sometimes, certain events are too hard to bear, and we falter. We get distracted. We get disheartened and discouraged. Some even fallContinue reading “The LORD, my refuge”
Hallelujah
https://odb.org/2024/08/18/heaven-is-singing Revelation 19:1-5: 1 After these things, I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honour and power belong to the Lord our God! 2 For true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication;Continue reading “Hallelujah”
Honesty before God
https://odb.org/2024/08/15/convicted-and-freed Can anyone ever not be honest before God? Since God knows all things, even the things in the depths of our hearts. It is impossible for man to hide from God. For example, after Adam and Eve sinned, they realise they were naked and covered themselves up with leaves. Or after Cain killed Abel,Continue reading “Honesty before God”
Love and forgiveness
https://odb.org/2024/08/14/generous-love Colossians 3:13-14: 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. I like the phrase used in today’s ODB that love isContinue reading “Love and forgiveness”
I am doing a new thing
https://odb.org/2024/08/13/behind-prison-bars I think it is important as a believer that we grow and progress in our spiritual life and not remain stagnant or backslide. We must leave the past behind and move on, not just past disappointments and tragedies but also past victories and achievements. If David had remained only with his monumental victory overContinue reading “I am doing a new thing”
Welcoming little children
https://odb.org/2024/08/12/welcome-mat There are three concepts in Jesus’s teaching in Mark 9:30-37. The first is that Jesus needed to die first before He rises again. At that point, the disciples of Jesus didn’t understand what He was talking about. The second is that the least is the greatest, and it speaks of servant leadership in theContinue reading “Welcoming little children”
God’s Word
https://odb.org/2024/08/11/scripture-lovers Psalm 119 celebrates the love of the Psalmist for the Torah, described as His law, His precepts, or His commands, statutes, or commands. As in Psalm 1, the wisdom is that if we love His Word, we are like a tree planted by streams of water that will be properly nourished to bear fruitsContinue reading “God’s Word”
Doing good for Jesus
https://odb.org/2024/08/09/love-in-action-4 Hebrews 13:15-16 (NIV): 15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. 16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices, God is pleased. I think it is a good idea to linkContinue reading “Doing good for Jesus”
Confession of sin
https://odb.org/2024/08/08/cleansing-confession In the Catholic church, there is a practice where a believer confesses his or her sins in the confession booth before the priest who represents God, and through the confession, that person seeks to obtain forgiveness from God. It is possible that this practice originated from James 5:16: 16 Therefore confess your sins toContinue reading “Confession of sin”
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