Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2022/12/22/bending-low Today’s story of a mom comforting her child who fell while cycling, which prompted the child to continue cycling points to the Lord keeping Paul going despite the afflictions the latter suffered. When Jesus chose Paul to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles, He did tell that he was chosen to suffer for theContinue reading “The Lord’s Comfort In Our Pain”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/12/21/treasured-prayer When I first read Revelation 5 about two weeks back, I wondered about those golden bowls of incense that the 4 living creatures and the 24 elders were holding that contained the prayers of God’s people. Like a lot of things we read about in Revelation, the significance is usually lost on us theContinue reading “Bowl of Incense of Prayers”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/12/20/no-cursing The story of Balaam, a non- Israelite soothsayer and diviner in Numbers, is also one of the better-known stories of the Old Testament. The story stands out because Balaam is a pagan who was hired by the King of Moab to curse Israel so that they are weakened and thus will be easier toContinue reading “Balaam”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/12/19/standing-firm-by-faith The story of King Ahaz of Judea seeking an alliance with Assyria when he heard of Israel combining forces with Aram to attack Jerusalem is one of the well-known stories of the Old Testament illustrating the folly of relying on our own strength instead of God. This is despite the LORD having spoken toContinue reading “Standing Firm In Our Faith”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/12/18/the-miracle-of-christmas As we prepare for Christmas – it’s exactly one week away – let’s ponder and reflect again on the significance of Christmas in our lives. Not generally but in our own life, our own family. Some of us may be busy planning out what to cook for that day, how we will celebrate withContinue reading “The Miracle of Christmas”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/12/16/legacy-of-faith 2 Timothy 1:5 is a well-known verse where Paul attributed his protégé Timothy’s sincere faith to that of the latter’s mother and grandmother, Eunice and Louis. It speaks of the role of women, but it generally also speaks of the role of elders in becoming an example to the younger ones. Thus, we shouldContinue reading “Legacy of Faith”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/12/15/friends-for-life The love that Jonathan had for David, as revealed in the pages of the book of First Samuel, is legendary. Despite him being the heir to Saul’s crown, Jonathan supported and protected David for the latter to ascend into the throne. In 1 Samuel 20: 26-34, we can see how Jonathan spoke for andContinue reading “Jonathan and David”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/12/14/in-his-hands-3 The picture of outer space being covered by darkness while earth is a blue just goes to show how vast and deep darkness is. There are many solar systems with suns as a source of light as the many stars in the sky are all sources of light, just that they are light-years away.Continue reading “Light In The Darkness”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/12/13/the-meaning-of-life Humankind has always been fascinated with immortality as depicted in popular culture with the search for everlasting youth. People have for centuries looked for the elixir of youth, also known as the elixir of life. It’s a potion with magical powers that was supposed to grant the drinker eternal youth and eternal life andContinue reading “Immortality”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/12/12/i-heard-the-bells The Psalms contained lamentations to God in the sense that they are not confined to only praise. There are instances like in Psalm 43 that the psalmist just pours his heart out telling God the misery and despair they are going to. Somewhat like the cries of the Israeli slaves in Egypt, which theContinue reading “Lamentations”