https://odb.org/2024/10/09/lessons-in-patience James 1:12 NIV – Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. I believe one of the byproducts of our life of accessible and vicarious entertainment is instant gratification. We wantContinue reading “Patient endurance”
Category Archives: Christian character
Bearing fruit in old age
https://odb.org/2024/10/08/running-for-jesus Psalm 92:12-14 12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree. They will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; 13 planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, At the workplace,Continue reading “Bearing fruit in old age”
Defusing tensions
https://odb.org/2024/10/04/a-hard-day After a hard and long day at work, we are usually tired and just want to chill. Unless something pleasant had happened during the day, our mood would lilely be bad. So, even a simple neutral gesture or word may irritate us and cause us to react negatively and sometimes harshly. Or we mayContinue reading “Defusing tensions”
The Law and the Spirit
https://odb.org/2024/10/02/reflecting-the-character-of-jesus Galatians 5:13-18, 22-23 NIV 13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbour as yourself.”15 If you bite and devourContinue reading “The Law and the Spirit”
Small miracles
https://odb.org/2024/09/30/small-miracles The guiding principle for serving God can be found in Luke 6:10, which reads as follows and is taught by our Lord Jesus Christ Himself: 10 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. We startContinue reading “Small miracles”
Guard our hearts
https://odb.org/2024/09/29/heart-healthy Proverbs 4:23 – Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. One of the prayers I always pray for my sons is for God to guard their hearts so that wherever they are, they always remain true and faithful to God in all that they do. They always rememberContinue reading “Guard our hearts”
Reckless and careless
https://odb.org/2024/09/27/reckless-and-careless Proverbs 14:16 ESV – One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless. I had participated as a note-taker in a domestic enquiry last year, where the prosecution amended the charge to contend that something was done in a reckless manner. It adds a layerContinue reading “Reckless and careless”
Friendships in Christ
https://odb.org/2024/09/26/what-a-friend-2 Recently, we met up with two families and a pastor, friends whom we knew since our university days. That was more than 30 years ago, and although we seldom meet face to face, we have kept in touch all these years. There was, however, one major difference with our other childhood friends – weContinue reading “Friendships in Christ”
No longer the foreigner
https://odb.org/2024/09/23/no-longer-a-foreigner As ancient Israel was a religious state, the foreigner or Gentile did not have equal rights under the Covenant Law. The rationale is to maintain the purity of the Jewish race and faith. Thus, inter-marriages with the other communities in Canaan were not allowed. As history has shown, when the Israelites inter-marry, they tendContinue reading “No longer the foreigner”
Niniveh – God is slow to anger
https://odb.org/2024/09/20/gods-justice-and-grace Niniveh, a ruin located near the city of Mosul in present-day Iraq, has an interesting history as descrobed in the bible. In the book of Jonah, God asked Jonah to preach to them to warn them of the impending judgment if they do not repent. Instead, Jonah fled to the other direction as heContinue reading “Niniveh – God is slow to anger”
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