Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2022/10/17/god-spoke As much as the first words of God is significant both literally and metamorphically, to me the more significant fact is that the spoken words of God actually created all things out of nothing! As humans, we create using our hands whether we are wordsmiths, artists, musicians, scientists or designers or a potter. OfContinue reading “Let There Be Light”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/10/16/the-indwelling-christ After Jesus died on the cross of Calvary for our sins, He rose again 3 days after and was victorious over sin and death. He appeared in His glorified body (that is the hope of our salvation) to His disciples and believers for 40 days before He ascended to heaven to be with theContinue reading “The Indwelling Christ”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/10/14/baby-boy When Moses recalled God’s love for the ancestors of the Israelites in Deuteronomy 10:15, he spoke about the broader scope of God’s love covering the orphans, widows and foreigners. This extent of God’s love has often also been highlighted in the pages of this blog that God loves those who are weak and oppressedContinue reading “God’s Heart”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/10/13/will-you-still-love-me Romans 5:6-11 highlights the nature of God’s love that transcends our sinfulness and unrighteousness that while we were yet sinners and unrighteous, God sent His one and only son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins and reopened the way for humankind to be reconciled to God. That is why Jesus declared Himself asContinue reading “God’s Love”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/10/12/life-expectancy Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom – Psalm 90:12. We can see with our own eyes barring accidents and unforseen circumstances like the Covid-19 pandemic at its earlier stages or acute illnesses, we as humans can usually live for around 80 years. In fact, ballpark forContinue reading “Number Our Days”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/10/11/your-part-gods-part The story of Abram (Abraham’s original name) responding to God’s call out of the Url of the Caldeans to Canaan is probably one of the top 10 most famous stories in the bible. So famous that the writer of Hebrews mentioned the same thing in Hebrews 11:8 that by faith Abraham when called toContinue reading “Get Thee Out”

I learnt quite a number of years back during a counselling seminar about the power of gratitude, especially thankfulness to the creator. It applies to everyone whether those in the faith and those yet in the faith. Gratefulness releases a combination of dopamine, oxytocins and endorphins in the brain that is similar to a runner’sContinue reading “Gratitude and Peace”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/10/09/the-power-of-gods-word-2 We all know that there are two aspects of Scriptures as set forth in the Bible. One is the logos side of it which is the rationale and logic and principles as it was written – the meaning of which must be extracted and understood within the context (background, cultural norms and literary formsContinue reading “The Power of Scriptures”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/10/07/birds-of-the-air Jesus used the “light and heavy” (gal wahomer in Hebrew) illustration to highlight the point that if God is good in something less important, surely He will be good in something more important. So if He takes care of the birds of the air, what more will He take care of us, His childrenContinue reading “Our Heavenly Father Will Provide”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/10/06/envisioning-our-neighbors-future The LORD’s instructions in Leviticus 25 to the Israelites to help fellow Israelites who are poor like they would of a foreigner and stranger is basically not charging them interest when lending them money or not making a profit when selling them food. The premise was that so those who became poor and unableContinue reading “Generosity as a Virtue”