https://odb.org/2024/10/06/no-ordinary-tree In the world and at the workplace or even in school and university, people always look for extraordinary and exceptional talents. The ordinary are not looked upon because that is the masses. He is the average Joe, or John or Jane Doe, as the average male and female is known in the United States.Continue reading “God and the ordinary”
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Our stories to tell
https://odb.org/2024/10/05/god-uses-our-stories Psalm 107:1-2 NIV 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story—those he redeemed from the hand of the foe… Everyone goes through life experiencing some happiness and joy, and yet also tears and heartbreaks. We know from pastContinue reading “Our stories to tell”
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”
Godly wisdom
https://odb.org/2024/09/25/mind-blowing-teaching Proverbs 3:5-10 NKJV – 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,And lean not on your own understanding;6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,And He shall direct your paths. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;Fear the Lord and depart from evil.8 It will be health to your flesh,And strength toContinue reading “Godly wisdom”
Living sacrifice and the community of believers
https://odb.org/2024/09/24/together Romans 12:1-2 & 4 – 1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing ofContinue reading “Living sacrifice and the community of believers”
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