Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2023/06/28/when-youre-lonely It is inevitable that we will experience loneliness one day. For example, if we outlive our spouse. This is especially real as it is getting more common nowadays for the husband to pass away first as more women outlive men. The spouse who is left behind will thus be lonely and some for aContinue reading “Loneliness”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/06/27/heaping-coals-on-enemies I think that it’s pretty special that this principle taught by Jesus to love your enemies was already recorded and taught during ancient times in the book of Proverbs. The book of Proverbs was believed to have been written by King Solomon and contained ancient wisdom that has proven to transverse time as thousandsContinue reading “Heaping burning coals on his head”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/06/26/easy-money I just heard yesterday one of the best messages ever preached in my local church. It was preached by an outside speaker, a seasoned one. The message was based on a book called Acres of Diamonds, and its author, Russell Conwell, had himself preached the message 6,000 times. You may download the book here:Continue reading “Acres of Diamonds”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/06/25/remembering-the-sacrifice The Lord’s Supper or the Holy Communion was always something intriguing that most of us, I believe, were curious when we were yet believers. But it is something that I would think all churches are strict on – you can not partake of it unless you have accepted Jesus as your personal Saviour andContinue reading “The Lord’s Supper”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/06/23/gods-mighty-power Exodus 14 sets out the account of the Israelites fleeing as slaves from their Egyptian masters because although the Pharoah had agreed to let them go due to the numerous plagues inflicted on the Egyptians, he changed his mind and decided to bring them back. Even though the 600,000 Israelites men plus their familiesContinue reading “The LORD’s mighty power”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/06/22/faith-comes-from-hearing Paul, in stating that the Jews were not saved because of their unbelief, puts forth an interesting point that faith comes from hearing the message of the Gospel. If we believe in our hearts that Jesus is Lord and we confess with our mouth that God had raised Him from the dead, then weContinue reading “Faith comes from hearing”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/06/21/step-by-step In 1 Peter 4:7-11, Peter talks about using our God-given talents and gifts to serve others as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. Our talents and gifts are the expression of God’s grace in the sense that when we use them to serve God, we are expressing God to others. GodContinue reading “Our talents for God”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/06/20/true-religion-2 I have mentioned before in these pages that as believers, we can not interact with our LORD God in isolation, although faith is something personal. Our faith, although personal, is also communal. It is personal in the sense that it’s a relationship with Jesus Christ, and we are personally accountable for our actions andContinue reading “True religion”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/06/19/live-in-freedom Galatians 5 records the challenge faced by early Christians in the transition from Mosaic law to faith in Jesus Christ as most early Christians were Jewish in origins, including Paul and the other Apostles like Peter, John and James. In fact, in Paul’s missionary trips, he usually preached at synagogues. For the Jews, theContinue reading “Freedom in Christ”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/06/18/fixing-go-karts Today is a pretty special day – I turn 55, and just 10 years ago, I would have retired. It was in 2013 that the Malaysian government increased the retirement age for the private sector from 55 to 60, although civil servants had theirs changed to 58 earlier than that. There are pros andContinue reading “Happy Father’s Day”