https://odb.org/2024/07/22/instruments-for-good Ephesians 2:4, 5, 8 to 10: But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it isContinue reading “Good works for God”
Category Archives: Christian living
Single parenting
https://odb.org/2024/07/18/renewing-our-strength Single parenting is a more recent phenomenon, at least in our Malaysian context. Partly due to the rise in divorce rates as more women are gainfully employed. In fact, the ratio of women to men in universities and colleges now borders at 2 to 1. With better education, women may even have outnumbered men inContinue reading “Single parenting”
Age in ministry
https://odb.org/2024/07/17/from-age-to-age Although David was chosen as king at a young age when he was still a boy and the twelve disciples of Jesus were unmarried (except Peter) when they were called by Christ and were thus between 15-18, the bible has towers of faith who were much older. For example, Moses and his brother AaronContinue reading “Age in ministry”
The Word is not chained
https://odb.org/2024/07/16/news-worth-celebrating In 2 Timothy 2:9, Paul asserts that God’s Word is not chained. The context was, despite his imprisonment and being bound by chains like a criminal (but he was not!), God’s Word and the Gospel were still working in the midst of the people he was reaching out to. In fact, he endured allContinue reading “The Word is not chained”
Prayer and its power
https://odb.org/2024/07/15/devoted-to-prayer As believers, we are taught from the start to pray. In fact, the first thing we do when we come to faith is to say or pray the sinner’s prayer. We speak to the Father in Heaven and seek His forgiveness as we confess our sins and acknowledge that we are sinners. We thenContinue reading “Prayer and its power”
Heavenly blessings
https://odb.org/2024/07/11/heavenly-abundance One of the privileges we have as believers is that Jesus opens up the heavens for heavenly blessings to flow down on us and our family. We are children of God through Christ Jesus, grafted into the family of God through the blood of the Lamb, and thus, we are now part of theContinue reading “Heavenly blessings”
God looks at the heart
https://odb.org/2024/07/10/search-my-heart The thing about God looking at the heart, rather than our appearance or credentials or background, is that no one else really knows what’s in our hearts. So, man, still look at credentials and background, and that is why churches still look at your seminary qualifications, and those in full-time ministry still chase afterContinue reading “God looks at the heart”
Jeremiah and the cistern
https://odb.org/2024/07/07/trapped-in-chocolate The story of Jeremiah being lowered jnto a cistern filled with mud as punishment for speaking the truth that might have discouraged the soldiers (Jeremiah 38:1-10) is a predicament that we sometimes may face as believers. The truth usually hurts, and not many can accept a frank and honest opinion. In the case ofContinue reading “Jeremiah and the cistern”
Jacob
https://odb.org/2024/07/05/grappling-with-god I was on annual leave from work yesterday and couldn’t make the early morning slot to prepare and write my morning devotional commentary as after 7.00 a.m., I had to leave to travel to the smaller city for the weekend. But as I liked Jacob, I wanted to talk about him for today’s commentary.Continue reading “Jacob”
Calling our “Abba Father”
https://odb.org/2024/07/04/call-home Our elder son currently lives in the UK. He has been working there for nearly two years after graduating in 2022. As a result, we don’t see him much. But he calls home often, in fact, nowadays, sometimes every few days, but at least once a week. Mainly, just to chat and tell usContinue reading “Calling our “Abba Father””
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