Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/2023/11/20/priceless-results We usually use the word ‘cheerful’ to describe a giver to encourage the congregation to give willingly and happily and not begrudgingly. This is because the Lord loves a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9:6-7). But Proverbs 17:22 also teaches that a cheerful heart is good medicine as a crushed spirit dries up the bones.Continue reading “A cheerful heart is good medicine”

https://odb.org/2023/11/19/gathering-strength My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9. It’s an exhortation from our Lord Jesus Christ that affirms that He is working on our weaknesses in the natural as we journey with Him in our spiritual life. No one is perfect, even the mostContinue reading “His power is made perfect in our weakness”

https://odb.org/2023/11/17/the-adventure-2 In Ephesians 1:13-14, Paul speaks of the Holy Spirit as a seal and a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance in Christ Jesus. 6 years back, I received a prophesy that God would bless me with a big inheritance. I can’t forsee any in the natural and thus assumed that the preacher was speaking of thisContinue reading “Deposit of our inheritance”

https://odb.org/2023/11/15/one-thing-needed Every now and then, we come across this issue of Mary and Martha as enumerated in Luke 10:38-42. Do you serve the guests or sit down and listen to the teacher? Do you do the work or just commune with God? For example, the church needs to be vacuumed, and the toilets are toContinue reading “Mary vs Martha”

https://odb.org/2023/11/14/remembered-no-more Jeremiah 31:27-34 is interesting because it was written in ancient times, and it foretold what Jesus did many years later in Jerusalem. It’s a prophesy of God making the New Covenant with His people and putting His law in their minds and writing it on their hearts. They will be His people, and HeContinue reading “God and His forgiveness”

https://odb.org/2023/11/13/the-card As believers, we have the unique ability to reach God the Father through prayer. Our access was restored because Jesus died for our sins. He became the Lamb of God, the Son who was sent to earth that whosoever believes in Him shall have everlasting life per John 3:16. But we know that everlastingContinue reading “The power of prayer”

https://odb.org/2023/11/12/cling-to-me I have probably read the story of the woman with the issue of blood many times but didn’t see the challenge she faced and the significance in her determination to touch the cloak of Jesus. It was, of course, a miracle and significant because just touching Jesus’s robe healed her. The incident has theContinue reading “Cling on to Jesus”

https://odb.org/2023/11/10/love-through-prayer I think the commandment to love your enemies like yourself is probably one of the most challenging and perplexing to come out of Christianity. It is counter-intuitive, and although there have been reported instances of believers doing so in terms of forgiveness of crimes done to their family members, I doubt that it isContinue reading “Love your enemies”

https://odb.org/2023/11/09/sing-for-victory I’m currently in Langkawi island, the largest island in Malaysia, for a team building event with my fellow lawyers from my company’s group legal department. We had a gala dinner last night, and our chief, the Group General Counsel, sang a few songs with the lead singer of the 4 piece live band weContinue reading “Sing to worship God”

https://odb.org/2023/11/08/knowing-the-shepherds-voice Ivan, my elder son, rescued a kitten who suddenly appeared at our home two years back. She was probably just two weeks old only then. Ivan then left for the UK to complete his 3rd year law degree and has been working there on a graduate’s visa since he graduated. So, as I hadContinue reading “The Shepherd’s voice”