https://odb.org/2026/03/14/when-there-are-no-answers Psalm 22:1-11 NIV My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? 2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest. 3 Yet you are enthroned as theContinue reading “When there are no easy answers”
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Sometimes just being there is enough
https://odb.org/2026/03/13/sitting-with-the-suffering Job 2: 7-13 NIV 7 So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. 8 Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes. 9Continue reading “Sometimes just being there is enough”
Stand up for Jesus
https://odb.org/2026/03/12/the-cost-of-commitment 2 Timothy 1: 6-12 NIV 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. 8 So do notContinue reading “Stand up for Jesus”
Christ in You the hope of glory
https://odb.org/2026/03/10/the-hope-jesus-brings 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 NIV- Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bringContinue reading “Christ in You the hope of glory”
Our job is not the centre of our life
https://odb.org/2026/03/09/true-satisfaction-in-god Genesis 25:7–11 (NIV): 7 Abraham lived a hundred and seventy-five years. 8 Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people. 9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field ofContinue reading “Our job is not the centre of our life”
Goodness of God
https://odb.org/2026/03/06/god%E2%80%99s-goodness Deuteronomy 6:10-19 NIV – 10 When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you – a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build, 11 houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells youContinue reading “Goodness of God”
Blessings of generosity
https://odb.org/2026/03/02/refreshing-generosity Proverbs 11:24–25 (NIV): 24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more;another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. 25 A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. An auditorium full of medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine listened intently as ninety-year-old Ruth Gottesman spoke. As she concluded, Ruth announced—to theContinue reading “Blessings of generosity”
God’s Rainbow 🌈
https://odb.org/2026/02/26/gods-rainbow-answer Genesis 9:12–16 (NIV): 12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and theContinue reading “God’s Rainbow 🌈”
Humility in Christ
https://odb.org/2026/02/23/humble-leadership John 1:19–28 (NIV): 19 Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. 20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are youContinue reading “Humility in Christ”
Submit to God and resist the devil
https://odb.org/2026/02/13/be-careful-2 James 4:7–10 (NIV): 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 HumbleContinue reading “Submit to God and resist the devil”
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