Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/2023/09/15/the-message-of-the-prophets I think the story of Jeremiah vs. Hananiah, as recorded in Jeremiah 28:2-4, 10-16, serves as a warning to us not to claim that we are a prophet from God in these modern post-Jesus times. This is especially so when the writer of Hebrews (many believed it to be Paul) clearly stated in HebrewsContinue reading “Jeremiah vs Hananiah”

https://odb.org/2023/09/13/welcoming-the-foreigner Ancient Israel law was conceived and laid down during the early part of their time at the wilderness (when they were encamped at Mount Sinai and are mainly recorded in Leviticus). The divine law was detailed and covered nearly every aspect of their lives and was used extensively at Kadesh Barnea, the oasis ofContinue reading “The foreigner”

https://odb.org/2023/09/12/be-still-5 Before we go into the topic of the day, allow me to just digress and mention the comment made by Bill Crowder in today’s ODB. The concept of progressive revelation teaches that Scripture doesn’t move from error to truth but from incompleteness to completeness. So, people in the Old Testament didn’t understand many thingsContinue reading “Be still before the Lord”

https://odb.org/2023/09/11/which-wisdom-2 In James 3:13, it is written, “Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.” In other words, wisdom is doing good deeds and leading a good life out of humility. Usually, when you are smart and clever,Continue reading “True wisdom”

https://odb.org/2023/09/10/promise-fulfilled When I read Luke 1:26-38, the most touching thing I felt was that although Mary was initially confused by the visit of angel Gabriel, she accepted the promise and prophesy given to her that she will bear a son that will be the Messiah despite she being still a virgin. The prophesy and promiseContinue reading “God’s promises and prophesies”

https://odb.org/2023/09/08/the-god-of-surprises I recall during my varsity days of having responded to an altar call to go into full-time ministry to plant churches. Of course, it was in the context of my previous church, and things did not work out for that church in the long run. Although I had continued to serve God in twoContinue reading “Responding to God’s calling”

https://odb.org/2023/09/06/im-nobody-who-are-you Philippians 3:8-9 is undoubtedly an interesting piece of Scripture where Paul declared his life before knowing Christ as dung or rubbish although he was at that time the creme de la creme of the Jews, being a Pharisee trained by Gamaliel and a member of the Sanhedrin. Thus, a popular interpretation of these versesContinue reading “Nothing compares to Christ”

https://odb.org/2023/09/05/everything-is-against-me There are times when everything seems to be against us. Nothing is going well. We don’t wish for that, of course. We want everything to be for us, to be smooth. We want our affairs to be normalised – not dramatic, not drastic. We want things to just go on a regular and evenContinue reading “Everything is against me”

https://odb.org/2023/09/04/extreme-kindness The story of Jehoiachin, a Judah king exiled in Babylon as recounted in Jeremiah 52:31-34, is a picture of God’s love and kindness for us, His children in Christ. The new Babylonian king, Awel-Marduk, released Jehoiachin after he had spent the last 37 years incarcerated in prison and gave him a place at hisContinue reading “Extreme kindness”

https://odb.org/2023/09/03/the-blessed-mask-2 In 2 Corinthians 3:1-6, Paul, in reminding the Corinthians of who he was to them, commented that their lives is a letter of him, written on his heart, known and seen by all. He went on to say that their lives are a letter from Christ, the result of his ministry, written not inContinue reading “Letter from Christ”