Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2023/03/20/catching-contentment Psalm 131 gives us a picture of contentment in the form of a child weaned of his mother’s milk. This means the child has had his heart’s content of his mother’s milk and is now truly satisfied. He is ready for other food. Solid food. In the spiritual context, Psalm 131 can speak ofContinue reading “Contentment”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/03/19/brother-saul Are you like Ananias? Are you afraid of your calling? Jesus spoke to Ananias in a vision to go to Saul as Saul already had a vision that a man named Ananias would come and restore his sight. Yet Ananias was afraid and hesitant because Saul’s reputation had preceded him. He was known asContinue reading “Are you afraid of your calling?”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/03/17/were-not-alone-2 The church in Laodecia (Revelation 3:14-22), also known as the lukewarm church (neither hot nor cold), was in that predicament as they were materially wealthy. Blessed with riches, there is a perception that they do not need God. In fact, Jesus said precisely that to them. You say I am rich; I have acquiredContinue reading “Laodecia”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/03/16/scripture-training If we put in the effort to study the Scriptures, whether New or Old Testament in our free time on top of our quiet time, I am sure we will learn a lot that will enrich our soul and strengthen our spirit. Paul exhorts in 2 Timothy 3:16 that all Scripture is given byContinue reading “The Power of Scripture”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/03/15/dont-just-do-something-stand-there We learned from Elijah (1 Kings 19:11-19) after he ran away from Jezebel’s threat to terminate his life when he was hiding in a cave at Mt Horeb that God was in a still small voice and not in the wind, earthquake or fire. It is a picture of how we as believers mustContinue reading “Be Still”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/03/09/comfort-on-doorframes If we get to watch Orthodox Jews movies or drama series on Netflix or YouTube like the famous Shtisel, we will notice the practice of the Jews touching something at the doorpost of a Jewish home and saying a prayer before they enter. That ornament, sometimes placed at an angle instead of straight, isContinue reading “The Mezuzah”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/03/08/proclaim-2 There could be occasions in our lives when we are faced with forces much bigger and much more powerful than us. For example, if we are a government servant, the whole government machinery is quite impossible for us as individuals to take on. Even large corporates, if they are our employers, are beyond us.Continue reading “The Defender of the Defenceless”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/03/07/never-too-far When I was a younger Christian at my previous church, we had different levels of bible studies, which was a way for the church to gauge spirituality and thus leadership potential. So the basic was ‘Favourite Verse’, and then we were supposed to progress to ‘Four Questions or 4Q’, but at the top, itContinue reading “Returning to Jesus”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/03/06/all-alone The story of Abram (Abraham) with Hagar and Ishmael and Sarai (Sarah) with Isaac as recounted in Genesis 21 demonstrates God’s love and compassion for humanity despite our human failure and fraility. Sarah couldn’t wait for the child that was promised to Abraham when he was already 75 and thus offered her Egyptian slavegirlContinue reading “God’s Love Extends to Everyone”

https://odb.org/MY/2023/03/05/god-truly-knows-us Jeremiah 12:3 articulates something I think most of us know. That God knows us. That only He truly knows us. As much as our spouse or parents know us, no one knows us better than the Lord Himself. He knows our deepest desires and thoughts, our dreams, and aspirations. He knows our saddest andContinue reading “God Knows Us”