Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2022/08/02/authentic The Book of Proverbs contains mainly wisdom teaching that stand the passage of time. This means that it was relevant then and still relevant now and will still be relevant in the coming days. But if we were to dwell deeper into Proverbs, we will find that the prevailing and prevalent theme is probablyContinue reading “Wisdom”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/08/01/in-this-together To those of us who used to enjoy warm fellowship with others because of our work position, there could be a sense of loneliness when that fellowship disappeared because we are no longer in that position. It could happen because we moved departments or had taken another role or had moved on to anotherContinue reading “All Alone”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/07/31/make-it-your-own-dawg As we look to Paul’s life as an example for our own spiritual journey, we see that he started anew when he got to know Jesus. He considered all that he had learned as a Pharisee as nothing even though he used to take pride in his achievements. He started afresh in his newContinue reading “Making It Our Own”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/07/30/puddles-of-sunshine I was in the United Kingdom recently to attend Ivan’s graduation and the first thing I noticed when I touched down is the long day. It was summer and dawn breaks early at nearly 4.00 am but the sun only sets like around 9.30 pm! First time I experienced it as someone who hadContinue reading “Puddles of Sunshine”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/07/29/followed-by-his-goodness “Surely Your goodness and love will follow me for the rest of my life” as proclaimed by David in Psalm 23:6. Other translations use the phrase, “goodness and mercy”, a phrase I’m more acquinted with for Psalm 23. Surely this is what we as believers want for our lives as we give our heartsContinue reading “Goodness and Mercy of God”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/07/28/when-the-whole-world-sings A song sang by every nation and tribe praising the Lamb of God for His sacrifice on the cross that reconciled man to God! What a fantastic and amazing moment that would be! The thing which spoke to me this morning as I read Revelation 5 is that Jesus dying for our sins isContinue reading “The Lamb of God”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/07/27/the-key I have been away abroad to attend my elder son’s graduation from Cardiff University and thus didn’t continue my early morning routine of writing devotional thoughts as I was in a different time zone. When I came home, I suffered from jet lag and managed to only sleep when I was going to wakeContinue reading “Looking At The Right Place”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/07/10/watching-out-for-one-another We can never avoid doing good or helping another or looking out for someone’s needs if we are in the Kingdom of God. This is because the Kingdom of God is a community of believers who live as a community with a common goal although in present times we live separately. We are supposedContinue reading “Watching Out For One Another”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/07/08/food-that-says-i-love-you I recall that when I was attending my previous church, we had a meal together as a church at first every Sunday and later I think it was once a month or once a fortnight. We had the basic meal catered but with add ons cooked by members potluck style. So every Sunday worshipContinue reading “Feasting and God”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/07/07/hurry-up-and-wait Not to compare with the era of Keynes (the economics theorist that everyone who had studied economics cannot not know) in the 1930s but even say, 30 years back, the pace of life was slower. I remembered when I first came out to work, we were still using typewriters and even word processors likeContinue reading “Wait for the Lord”