Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2022/06/12/gods-moves In legal and corporate parlance, when we use the phrase acts of God, we mean Force Majeure which are unavoidable situations beyond the reasonable control of a party absolving the party from fulfilling its obligations under contract. Force Majeure is however broader and is not limited to only acts of God like natural disastersContinue reading “Acts of God”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/06/10/time-enough If you read Ecclesiastes 3, you will see that there is a time for everything – whether it is to be born or die, to uproot or plant, to kill or heal, to teardown or build, to weep or laugh, to mourn or dance, to search or give up, to scatter or gather andContinue reading “Everything Beautiful In His Time”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/06/09/driving-through-loopholes I think there is a fine line between human traditions and divine instructions as a lot of our practices do end up as human traditions. For example, while praise and worship, and preaching from the pulpit are means for us believers to celebrate God’s goodness as a congregation – the sequence of the serviceContinue reading “Human Traditions”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/06/08/generosity-and-joy I think as researchers have pointed out, there are people who give because it gives them joy. It makes them happy to give and I think it is true because we are happy knowing that we have done something meaningful. We have helped someone in need. But at the end of the day, IContinue reading “Giving with Joy”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/06/07/jesus-is-here Matthew 28:20 contains a significant promise from Jesus that He will be with us till the end of age. He will actually be with us for all eternity but when He said until the end of age, He meant being with us here on earth. This promise is significant because if the end ofContinue reading “Until the End of Age”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/06/06/the-kindness-of-candor I guess all of us would have faced this situation before. You know of someone who is a nice person, easy to hang out with and has pleasant personality, but he has a weakness. A very apparent one, in fact. Like he sometimes like to boast and exaggerate or he just speaks too muchContinue reading “Candour”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/06/05/confident-in-god One of the direct benefits of our relationship with God after accepting Jesus is the restoration of the direct line of communication with Him. Adam and Eve had that close contact with God in Eden but sin scuppered it when Satan deceived Adam and Eve to eat the fruit, the only thing they wereContinue reading “Confidence in God”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/06/03/spotting-rainbows I just attended a retreat last weekend where the very gifted and articulate speaker and facilitator used the song Walking With Jesus to teach and carry his teaching across. In essence, we may sometimes go through our life journeys without seeing Jesus as though He is in the shadows – to us He mayContinue reading “Jesus Walking Alongside”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/06/02/set-apart Be kind and compassionate with one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ, God forgave you (Ephesians 4:32). As much as we want to be like others, to burst into anger and rage when we are wronged and to seek justice (sometimes that’s just an euphemism for revenge or getting even), we areContinue reading “Right Side Up Living”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/06/01/coffee-and-a-muffin What is the basis of Christian giving? I guess at the foundation of it all is the principle that our money, possessions and assets are not fully ours in the first place. Legally ours yes but not fully ours in the sense that we recognise the provision and grace of God in us acquiringContinue reading “Giving”