Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2022/09/18/learning-and-loving The value of children is indisputable and it is at all levels. They represent and are the future. No doubt it is end times now and the second coming of Christ is imminent. Yet we don’t know whether we will really see the end in our generation or the generations that come. That isContinue reading “Little Children”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/09/17/deep-water-rescue I remember two occasions falling into the water and my father pulling me up. Once when I was barely 5, probably around 4, when I fell into a drain leading into a river and my dad was quick enough to pull me up. The other was when I fell into a pond after IContinue reading “He Rescued Me”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/09/15/where-i-belong It is unusual but not surprising that ODB repeats a theme. It is unusual because we just spoke about unity of the body in yesterday’s post. But I guess the angle is different and there is still much we can learn and apply. The unity in today’s post sets the background for the realContinue reading “Live Together in Unity”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/09/14/a-house-undivided I think the topic of the unity of the body of Christ, the church, is a difficult one as the universal church is a fragmented lot with numerous denominations and many independent churches, not only worldwide but even at the local church level. In every city with many Christians, there are many churches. ButContinue reading “Unity of the Body”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/09/13/whale-of-a-story I have been to New Zealand once and that was 11 years ago. My boys will testify that it was one of the best travel experience we had as a family. Unfortunately after Ivan did the bungee jump at Queenstown, we didn’t continue on to the west coast of South Island towards Milford SoundContinue reading “A Whale and the Salvation of the LORD”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/09/12/trust-in-his-name I just heard a testimony of my local church preacher yesterday of his experience after accepting Christ of being able to call upon Jesus and thus have no more fear of the dark or of roaming spirits during the Chinese Ghost Festival. Christ made the difference! I myself had a similar experience. As IContinue reading “The Name of Jesus”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/09/11/compassion-over-bitterness When some injustice happens to us, it is usually difficult to avoid getting angry, bitter and vengeful. I experienced that before in my previous employment, and as I look back I realised that it is unreasonable to expect everything to be good for over 27 years. There are bound to be times when peopleContinue reading “Bitterness and Compassion”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/09/09/a-heavenly-reunion As human beings, we know that we are mortals. In the early days of humanity, we could live past 500 years as leading biblical figures lived long lives as per the record in the bible. Noah, for example, lived to a ripe old age of 950 and Adam the first man lived for 930Continue reading “Heavenly Reunion”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/09/08/building-the-house There is debate as to Matthew 16:18 on what the Lord meant when He said that He will build His church on this rock and the gates of Hades shall not overcome it – is the rock referring to Simon Peter and if not, what does it refer to? There is an interpretation thatContinue reading “The Bigger House”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/09/07/finding-refuge I woke up this morning to heavy rain beating the windows at my balcony (which we had installed to close it off as an internal space) and despite the double glazed sliding doors and the windows at the balcony, I could hear the rain pouring down. Not loud but loud enough to know thatContinue reading “The LORD our Refuge”