Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2022/09/23/the-story-isnt-over In the movies, there are certain set rules. For example, there is always a protagonist and an antagonist, the hero or leading character and the villain respectively. No matter how complex or futuristic the movie, it nearly always boils down to the bad guys and good guys, the battle between good and evil, whetherContinue reading “Will Good Always Prevail?”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/09/22/people-who-need-people I think in doing ministry, whether directly in church or indirectly in the mission field wherever out Lord may have placed us, we need people. This is obvious because we are reaching out to people. Ministry cannot be unto ourselves although we could minister to God and God could minister to us. But that’sContinue reading “Ministry and People”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/09/21/living-water-3 God through Moses provided the Israelites with water from the rock as we saw in my devotional commentary yesterday. But instead of speaking to the rock as instructed by God, Moses used his tried and tested method of his staff. His disobedience displeased the LORD and as a result he was not permitted toContinue reading “Living Waters”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/09/20/reckless-decisions Driving fast in the rain is dangerous even in these modern times with ABS brakes and a host of advanced driving assistance (ADA) systems like adaptive cruise control, autonomous emergency braking, lane change monitor, driver attention alerts etc. Thus if we chose to drive fast in the rain, we could be regarded as havingContinue reading “Reckless Decisions”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/09/19/imaginative-faith Isaiah 55:6-13 is very interesting as it speaks about the time when the hills and the mountains will burst out in song and the trees shall clap their hands. A time when even nature will express their joy because the end of age has come and there is then a new heaven and aContinue reading “The Trees Shall Clap Their Hands”

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”