Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2023/07/31/staying-on-track-2 In life, we learn about boundaries as we grow up. Even as a toddler, there are things we can and can not do. Like we are not allowed to climb down the stairs. So, it’s common to install a detachable gate at the entrance to stairs. Toddlers and young children need to avoid combustibleContinue reading “Boundaries”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/07/30/lower-deck-people I’m sure everyone has experienced this before – we hurt our little toe or our finger or practically any part of our body, but there’s an impact on the whole body. Maybe because it’s just a small cut, it doesn’t really bother us. It will heal in a few days. But the pain isContinue reading “Lower deck people”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/07/28/from-crucible-to-service-or-the-long-game In this age of near instant gratification, the world sort of promotes quick success. Rather than save RM40,000 a year to have RM1 million in 25 years, some people aspire to be a millionaire before they turn 30. For those who graduate from college around 23, that’s only after 7 years of working. EvenContinue reading “The long game”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/07/27/extra-grace-required The most fundamental tenet of our faith is that salvation is by grace. There is nothing we can do on our own that can save us as we are all born sinners and thus deserve wrath. That’s the thrust of Ephesians 2:2-10. We were dead in our transgressions, but God, in His rich mercyContinue reading “Salvation is by grace”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/07/25/every-grief I have written before on Revelation 21, and I’m writing it again today. It is about the new Jerusalem and the new heaven and new earth. The dwelling place of God that Isaiah wrote about many years ago in Isaiah 65:17-25 and which the Apostle John was given a glimpse while he was exiledContinue reading “New heaven and new earth”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/07/24/hope-in-grief-2 The preacher at my local church articulated yesterday that the natural precedes the spiritual. For example, no matter how hard we pray, we will die one day. Of course, life and death are in the hands of God. As some say, there are two things we can not avoid in life – death andContinue reading “Hope in grief”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/07/23/remember-in-prayer One of the most powerful weapons we possess as a believer is the power to communicate directly with our Lord Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father. Besides the relationship part, prayer is powerful because it can move the hand of God. Prayer is also powerful because, as believers, we have authority and power overContinue reading “Remember you in my prayers”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/07/21/room-for-silence The story of Elijah at the cave in the mountain with the wind, earthquake, and fire but only meeting God in the gentle whisper is a passage favoured by and popular among preachers. The account is in 1 Kings 19:9-14, and the context is Elijah had fled the scene after defeating and killing 450Continue reading “Silence”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/07/20/putting-on-humility In Philippians 2:5-11, Paul reminds us of a very important point in dealing and relating with one another. Using Jesus as the perfect example for forsaking His divinity to become man and to live among His creation as a human being, Jesus became a servant to the point of death. Humility is thus anContinue reading “Humility”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/07/18/doing-something-right There are two ways to look at things if we are doing wrong. One approach is to continue doing wrong. Since we have sinned, or as some say, already covered in dirt, nothing we do now may undo the wrong we did or wash away our dirt – so we continue to wallow inContinue reading “Doing the right thing”