Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2023/06/09/our-place-of-safety If there is a large tree in the plains, you will see that it attracts many animals like an oasis or water hole in the desert. The tree becomes a canopy or shelter from the sweltering heat. A shade from the blistering sun is most welcomed, especially at midday in the heat of summer.Continue reading “The LORD God, our shelter”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/06/08/strengthened-through-trials Lately, the topic of trials and tribulations has surfaced a few times in these pages. For example: https://ronnielim.com/2023/06/04/standing-for-jesus/ or https://ronnielim.com/2023/05/26/god-stands-with-us/ or even https://ronnielim.com/2023/06/05/seasons/. It is inevitable that as believers, we will face trials and tribulations like any other human. But more so, as a believer because we live lives that are “right side up”Continue reading “Glory in our sufferings”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/06/07/a-loving-warning Matthew 18:15-20 is regarded as a model on how to correct a brother or sister who has sinned. For example, by way of illustration, a brother who commits adultery and has an affair outside of marriage. The passage is special in my view as it is taught by the Lord Himself and not Peter,Continue reading “Correcting a fellow believer”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/06/06/places-of-the-heart I had touched on this subject of idols in our hearts in one of my early posts in this blog https://ronnielim.com/2021/08/27/subtle-idolatry/. The thinking then was that although it is inconceivable for a modern practising Christian to openly worship idols, it is possible that we may subtly keep idols in our hearts. While such idolsContinue reading “Idols”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/06/05/seasons Ecclesiastes 3 is the famous passage in the bible that speaks of seasons. There is a time for everything under the heavens, and the LORD makes all things beautiful in its time. We go back to Ecclesiastes 3 when we face major disappointments, trusting that our time has not yet come. Believing our timeContinue reading “Seasons”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/06/04/courage-to-stand-for-jesus We have written lately in these pages that Christian life is not a bed of roses. Mainly because we are human like any other and will face storms and valleys as we get to experience mountain tops and beautiful sunrises and sunsets. One of the other reasons why there is suffering in the faithContinue reading “Standing for Jesus”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/06/02/uniting-nations It is ironic that after the Tower of Babel incident that led to God splitting the human race into different languages and scattering them all over the world that, at the end of times, all nations will be united. Although nothing explicit is said, it’s possible that everyone will speak the same language orContinue reading “Uniting Nations”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/06/01/in-gods-hands-2 Raising children has its own set of issues, especially in these times. As we expect Jesus to come again in this lifetime, some of us may think that it may not be such a good idea to bring more people to the world to face and go through the coming great tribulation. We can’tContinue reading “In God’s hands”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/31/sorrow-and-joy Ezra 3, which was the first wave of the return of 80,000 Jews in exile, chronicles the joy of rebuilding the Temple of the LORD. Ezra and his fellow Levites worshipped and praised the LORD with their cymbals and vestments (robes) as the builders laid the foundations to rebuild the Temple. But the olderContinue reading “Joy amidst sadness”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/05/30/the-god-who-restores As we all know by now, Christian life is not a bed of roses. We go through life like any other. In a way, it’s akin to the fairy tale living happily ever after with Jesus because there is true happiness and peace with God in our lives. Yet there are ups and downs,Continue reading “God who restores”