https://odb.org/2026/05/06/fueled-by-faith Matthew 15:21–28 (NIV): 21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urgedContinue reading “Crumbs that fall from the table”
Author Archives: Ronnie Lim
Our destiny is death
https://odb.org/2026/05/05/plan-on-it Ecclesiastes 7:1–10 (NIV): 7 A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth. 2 It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this toContinue reading “Our destiny is death”
Apocalypse
https://odb.org/2026/05/04/the-purpose-of-the-apocalypse Revelation 1:12–18 (NIV): 12 I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and among the lampstands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. 14 The hairContinue reading “Apocalypse”
God created us in His image
https://odb.org/2026/05/01/gods-perfect-specifications Genesis 1:26–31 (NIV): 26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” 27 So God createdContinue reading “God created us in His image”
Spiritual lethargy
https://odb.org/2026/04/30/follow-gods-way Haggai 1:5–11 (NIV): 5 Now this is what the LORD Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways. 6 You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in aContinue reading “Spiritual lethargy”
Getting angry at God?
https://odb.org/2026/04/29/prayer-in-disguise Job 19:5–12 (NIV): 5 If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my humiliation against me, 6 then know that God has wronged me and drawn his net around me. 7 “Though I cry, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice. 8 He has blocked my way so IContinue reading “Getting angry at God?”
Our God watches over us
https://odb.org/2026/04/28/in-gods-line-of-sight Psalm 121 (NIV): A song of ascents. 1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber;Continue reading “Our God watches over us”
Rivers to cross
https://odb.org/2026/04/24/rivers-to-cross Joshua 3:9–11, 13–17 (NIV): 9 Joshua said to the Israelites, “Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God. 10 This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that he will certainly drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites and Jebusites. 11 See, the arkContinue reading “Rivers to cross”
Unity and harmony in the body
https://odb.org/2026/04/23/staying-in-step Romans 15:5–7 (NIV): 5 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, 6 so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, inContinue reading “Unity and harmony in the body”
Helping the oppressed and those suffering
https://odb.org/2026/04/22/joining-god-to-help Psalm 72:12–14 (NIV): 12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out,the afflicted who have no one to help.13 He will take pity on the weak and the needyand save the needy from death.14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence,for precious is their blood in his sight. It’s stunning, however, to see God’s attentionContinue reading “Helping the oppressed and those suffering”
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