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”
Author Archives: Ronnie Lim
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”
2nd coming of Christ
https://odb.org/2024/06/13/expecting-jesus When I was younger, I was afraid when I read Matthew 24, where Jesus describes His second coming like it was in the days of Noah. In essence, we will be living life as normal, and He will come in a flash, totally unexpected. I was afraid because I was struggling deep within meContinue reading “2nd coming of Christ”
We are fearfully and wonderfully made
https://odb.org/2024/06/12/wonderfully-complex This verse from Psalm 139:14 written by David is the well-known exaltation that God took the effort to personally make each and every one of us. We are fearfully and wonderfully made! We know from Jeremiah 1:5 that the LORD Himself proclaimed that He knew Jeremiah before He formed him in his mother’s womb.Continue reading “We are fearfully and wonderfully made”
Death and the grave
https://odb.org/2024/06/11/shebnas-grave I know of people who placed less priority on the grave because if we are in the faith, we have the assurance of resurrection one day. Where our earthen body is placed after death and whether we are buried or cremated are less important as our resurrected body is not dependent on the locationContinue reading “Death and the grave”
Preach Christ
https://odb.org/2024/06/10/every-moment-counts One of the fundamental things that we need to do as a believer is to preach the Gospel and make disciples. This was the last commission of Christ in Matthew 28:18-20, more popularly known as the Great Commission, which is for us as believers to go and make disciples of all nations, baptising themContinue reading “Preach Christ”
Better to give than to receive
https://odb.org/2024/06/07/joy-in-giving It is better to give than to receive is not only paradoxical but counterintuitive. This principle originates from the bible, and yet I believe that even the world embraces it. Somehow, a generous heart opens up the heavenly blessings whether we are a believer or not. It’s like a universal principle that applies toContinue reading “Better to give than to receive”
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