https://odb.org/2024/06/27/lifes-pilgrimage I think what distinguishes us believers from non-believers is that we not only have God in our lives but also a purpose in God. We have a calling in Christ with God’s plans and purposes for us, conceived even before we were formed in our mother’s womb. Life’s journey is not the end itselfContinue reading “Life’s pilgrimage”
Author Archives: Ronnie Lim
Inter-generational learning
https://odb.org/2024/06/26/learning-from-each-other The book of Ruth is probably the empitome of the inclusiveness of God as it tells the story of an outsider, a Moabite, who followed her Jewish mother in law, Naomi, back to Judah after the death of her husband. To put this relationship in context, the Moabites are enemies of the Israelites. RuthContinue reading “Inter-generational learning”
The power of prayer
https://odb.org/2024/06/25/humble-j%c3%b8rn We know prayer can move mountains, and that prayer moves the hand of God. When we pray, something happens in the spiritual realm. Perhaps the physical manifestation may take time, but at least something is already moving in the heavens. That is why we pray that His will be done here on earth asContinue reading “The power of prayer”
Fear of God
https://odb.org/2024/06/24/in-awe-of-god Proverbs 9:10 teaches that the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God here means awe and respect, rather than bring scared or afraid like the Isrealites in Exodus 20:18 where they trembled with fear when they saw thunder and lightning at the time God gave Moses the TenContinue reading “Fear of God”
Riches in heaven
https://odb.org/2024/06/23/rich-in-good-deeds Today’s ODB story of Oseola McCarthy donating 150,000 dollars to a nearby university to create a fund for needy students after slogging for 70 years as a washerwoman is both inspiring and exemplary. It is the personification of 1 Timothy 6 of coming and leaving here with nothing, and thus, we should focus onContinue reading “Riches in heaven”
Foolish things of the world
https://odb.org/2024/06/21/finding-rest-3 When I was younger, it didn’t really turn my eye when my senior pastor then pursued a Masters degree in Misiology from Fuller Seminary. He was a career minister as he went to bible school first before starting the Latter Rain Church of Malaysia (“LRC”). What was ironic, though, was that the bunch ofContinue reading “Foolish things of the world”
Never ceases
https://odb.org/2024/06/20/new-and-certain I don’t have any issues with old things, especially furniture. By the blink of an eye, 13 years have passed since we bought the condo in the city, and the furnishings, although by now old, still look good to me. In fact, the things we have at our other house, the new house thatContinue reading “Never ceases”
Freedom in God
https://odb.org/2024/06/19/the-god-who-announces-freedom The story of God calling Moses in Exodus 3 at the burning bush is probably familiar to most of us as it is a passage often preached from the pulpit. I think I have heard a message on that at least a few times in my life. There are familiar themes on the holinessContinue reading “Freedom in God”
God sets the lonely in families
https://odb.org/2024/06/18/friend-to-the-lonely There is a sense that we can be lonely despite being in the presence of many people. For example, if we are invited to a function or a party, but we hardly know anyone. Of course, once the proceedings start, we could get lost in the crowd and go about unnoticed, especially if itContinue reading “God sets the lonely in families”
Healing by God
https://odb.org/2024/06/16/the-lost-pendant There are those among us who believe that authority has been given to us by Christ to heal, and thus, the prayer to heal is to release the power of healing upon those seeking healing. Of course, not everyone gets healed. That’s the reality of the sitiation on the ground, and there could beContinue reading “Healing by God”
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