Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2022/05/02/father-of-lies-2 Part of the process of living the life of faith is to contend with voices that seek to divert our attention away from God. It could be the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes or the pride of life. Or it could be the pure temptations of the world, to findContinue reading “Lies of the Devil”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/05/01/light We know from science that darkness is the lack of light, meaning to say that without light, our natural eyes are not able to see. Darkness does not make objects or things go away, they still exist in the physical realm. It’s just that as humans we need to use our other senses likeContinue reading “Let There Be Light”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/30/servants-of-the-night In all of my working life I’ve only worked normal working hours. Of course I’ve worked late and long hours but they are still just stretched versions of the 9.00am to 6.00pm cycles. Nowadays more are working from home and the hours become less predictable – sometimes we start early like at 7.00 amContinue reading “Night Shifts”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/29/spiritual-diagnosis Some of us may have a tried and tested method of a past formula or a past practice that had brought us good results in the past. Maybe it brought us a better well being or prosperity or good business or career prospects and promotion. Since accepting Christ, things have not become better andContinue reading “Other Gods”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/28/growing-in-faith Every believer knows that trials and tribulations is part of Christian life. They are very much part of life as life is not a bed of roses ever after as in “happily ever after”. Life is life. It is not a fairy tale and neither is it a fantasy in our heads. Things happen,Continue reading “Perseverance”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/26/age-is-just-a-number I’m now in mid-fifties and having been a youth and a young adult before, I can testify that there are differences in the things we could easily do when younger and which we could still do now but with more effort. I recalled I could spend the whole day shifting house on my own,Continue reading “Is Age Really Just A Number?”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/25/pulled-to-safety In my eulogy for my father, I wrote of two instances where my father had pulled me up to safety. Once when I nearly fell into a fast flowing monsoon drain during a downpour, that was just about 50m from a river and another time when I fell into a fresh water pond. Today’sContinue reading “He Rescued Me”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/24/feeling-dusty I guess one of the unavoidable circumstance in life is aging. Two things are certain in life – death and taxes. But the latter will figure less and less prominent in our life as we age and retire from gainful employment. Aging and death are part of our human life because of the sinContinue reading “Feeling Dusty?”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/23/what-counts Whether in church, at work or at home, we will encounter differing views. At work, it is less of an issue as there is a clear line of command. So even if we disagree, the boss makes the call and takes accountability for that decision. At home, the husband or the father is theContinue reading “Differing Opinions”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/04/22/earth-day God created the universe and the earth and all things in them. God then created man (humankind) and placed him in the Garden of Eden and it was man’s responsibility to work and take care of the Garden of Eden. Two distinct trees existed in Eden, the tree of life for which its fruitsContinue reading “What Is Your Land?”