Author Archives: Ronnie Lim

https://odb.org/MY/2022/05/30/healing-for-the-whole-world As God reconciled mankind to Him through Christ, we are likewise called to a ministry of reconciliation to also reconcile our family, friends and relatives to God and between them as well. It is a role that we can never avoid since our Heavenly Father Himself is very much into reconciliation as He aptlyContinue reading “A Ministry of Reconciliation”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/05/28/narrow-door-cafe When we read Luke 13:22-30, we tended to read it that Jesus meant the narrow door there is the same as the narrow gate He spoke about in Matthew 7:13-14. I guess in the broader sense, we could equate the teaching to be similar and its application to be also somewhat similar, except thatContinue reading “The Narrow Door”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/05/27/the-forecasters-mistake Today’s ODB highlights a pertinent point especially in these last days, these end times of whom do we listen to? Through Jeremiah, God told the Israelites that they must stop listening to prophets who proclaimed peace and prosperity but they were not sent by the LORD for they proclaim peace despite the disobedience andContinue reading “Whom Do We Listen To?”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/05/26/turn-up-the-heat When we order a nice cup of gourmet or local coffee, we like it pipping hot. We know that the aroma and taste of the coffee fully comes out when it is properly heated with boiling hot water. However, when we actually drink it, we don’t mind if it’s lukewarm or it becomes lukewarmContinue reading “Neither Hot Nor Cold”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/05/25/run-away When I was in my teens I joined in to listen to a conversation between my dad and his brother (my uncle) who was a martial arts instructor. This uncle shared that the purpose in learning martial arts and to train is not to prove who is the better fighter but to be ableContinue reading “Best Defence Is To Run”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/05/24/generous-giving One of the things we can never avoid as people of the faith is to emulate the character of our Heavenly Father. In other words, we cannot avoid becoming more Christ like if we truly love Christ as God’s goal for us is for us to be more Christ like – see Romans 8:29.Continue reading “Generosity”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/05/23/in-the-end It is every believer’s aspiration to be able to sincerely and genuinely say at the end that we have fought the good fight, we have finished the race and have kept the faith. We will know ourselves where we stand with God as over the years we would have communicated and interacted with theContinue reading “Begin With The End In Mind”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/05/22/something-deep-and-binding The fundamental difference between us humans and other living beings on earth is that we have reasoning power and a will. That’s the intellect part. And yet emotionally we are also different as animals although they too experience emotions, are driven by instinct while we may act based on our emotions rather than intellect.Continue reading “Made In The Image of God”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/05/20/refreshed-at-simons-house A ministry showcased in today’s ODB which highlights Paul’s commendation in 1 Corinthians 16 is that of hospitality. Paul and others were refreshed in their spirit even as these people devoted themselves to the service of the Lord’s people. Ministry and service in the Kingdom can take many forms and we need not alwaysContinue reading “Hospitality Ministry”

https://odb.org/MY/2022/05/19/food-from-heaven The manna from heaven that the LORD provided for the Israelites in their 40 years in the wilderness was an active demonstration of the supernatural penetrating into the natural as it would have been impossible for a nation of nearly 2 million people (600,000 men plus women and children) to live in the dessertContinue reading “Manna from Heaven”