https://odb.org/2024/05/06/loving-obedience If you have been a believer for a while, you would have likely come across this principle being taught – obedience is better than sacrifice. A good example to illustrate this spiritual principle is the case of Saul when he offered the sacrifice to God without waiting for the prophet Samuel (who was theContinue reading “Obedience and sacrifice”
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Tears of Joy
https://odb.org/2024/05/05/tears-of-joy It is paradoxical that sometimes, over the course of our lives, we shed tears of joy. This is because we normally cry in response to sadness and not joy. Yet there are occurrences that make us cry even though it was actually a happy occasion. For me, I tear up when I see myContinue reading “Tears of Joy”
Prayer and God
https://odb.org/2024/05/03/prayer-matters I think the example of King Hezekiah in 2 Kings 20 proves that prayers do move the hand of God. The LORD may do something out of ordinary when we pray, with the supernatural penetrating into the natural which should not, in the ordinary scheme of things, be a common occurrence. The world isContinue reading “Prayer and God”
God gave His only begotten Son
https://odb.org/2024/05/02/a-creator-we-can-trust John 3:16 is probably the most well-known verse in the bible in the sense that if there is a verse that believers can memorise, it is likely John 3:16. It is the verse that was introduced to me by a friend who was preaching Christ to me when I was just a child, andContinue reading “God gave His only begotten Son”
God is love
https://odb.org/2024/04/30/we-cant-out-love-god I think it’s a given that we can not out-love God as much as we can not outgive God. It is obviously so because He is the creator, the supreme being who existed before anything at the beginning and will be there at the end of time. He is all-knowing and omnipresent. On topContinue reading “God is love”
Age is no barrier in serving God
https://odb.org/2024/04/25/god-is-my-helper In my local church, I see that probably 70% are already elderly or approaching there, and that’s a phenomenon I believe is across most churches except a few well-known mega churches with large younger congregations. Whether my hypothesis is correct or not is irrelevant, as the topic that I am sharing today has toContinue reading “Age is no barrier in serving God”
Indispensable in Christ
https://odb.org/2024/04/24/united-diversity In 1 Corinthians 12:22, Paul asserts that the weaker ones in the body are indispensable. In verse 23, he said that the parts we think are less honourable, we treat with special honour. Meaning to say all have a part to play in the church, but we give special honour and consideration to theContinue reading “Indispensable in Christ”
True peace
https://odb.org/2024/04/23/the-true-peacemaker Warring nations have been at it since time immemorial. Most of us, I would think, hope for an end to wars and sufferings, having heard of the pain and sufferings brought about by the two World Wars. Most of us are not old enough to have experienced WW2 in Malaya, the cruelty and theContinue reading “True peace”
Stolen sweetness
https://odb.org/2024/04/21/the-bitterness-of-stolen-sweets Proverbs is a book that contains wisdom literature, and yet some are just observations on life, like a statement of fact. For example, Proverbs 20: 14 – “It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer – then goes on to boast about the purchase. This verse speaks of dishonest people who disparage theContinue reading “Stolen sweetness”
The path that leads to destruction
https://odb.org/2024/04/17/choices-matter We make choices all the time, whether young or old. Choices may be driven by self-preservation or fleshy desires or even selfish ambitions. But mostly, as humans given the will to make our own choices, we make decisions that benefit us most. Sometimes, we pray and seek God. Sometimes, we move on because theContinue reading “The path that leads to destruction”
