https://odb.org/2024/08/08/cleansing-confession In the Catholic church, there is a practice where a believer confesses his or her sins in the confession booth before the priest who represents God, and through the confession, that person seeks to obtain forgiveness from God. It is possible that this practice originated from James 5:16: 16 Therefore confess your sins toContinue reading “Confession of sin”
Category Archives: Grace of God
We worship God in all seasons
https://odb.org/2024/08/06/behind-the-scenes-6 We know by now that Christian life is not a bed of roses. We are humans, and we go through life like any other. Meaning to say, we face heartbreaks, disappointments, tears, sadness, and loss like we also experience happiness, joy, peace, exciting and exhilarating times, as well as laughter and moments of proudContinue reading “We worship God in all seasons”
Daniel’s life of integrity
https://odb.org/2024/08/01/visible-traces-of-jesus Daniel 6:1-10 demonstrates the integrity of Daniel that despite serving the Babylonian emperors for seventy years, there was no trace of any anamolies, questionable practices, or corruption. He was clean throughout those times even though he was an exile from Judah. He treated his place of captivity like his homeland, although I am sureContinue reading “Daniel’s life of integrity”
The stain of sin
https://odb.org/2024/07/26/jesus-removes-the-stain One of the things I dread is eating my favourite Malaysian food and getting a stain on my shirt or pants. For example, from curry mee or hokkien mee or even wan tan mee. Fortunately, curry and black sauce can usually be removed if we immediately wash the stain with a bit of soap. ButContinue reading “The stain of sin”
Good works for God
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”
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’s life changing gift
https://odb.org/2024/07/03/a-life-changing-gift We know that the Bible is life-changing as at the macro level, we get a glimpse of who God is from the outset at creation until He called Abraham out of the Ur of the Caldeans to Canaan and from Jacob’s family of 70 who settled in Egypt, they became a community or nationContinue reading “God’s life changing gift”
Deserts into pools of water
https://odb.org/2024/06/28/seeing-a-future-of-hope If you travel from Egypt to Israel via the Rafah crossing, the unfortunate scene of the current Israeli-Hamas war, you will notice a distinct change in the landscape. From parching desertlands to green agricultural farms and vegetation. The change of scenery is spectacular, to say the least, and as a believer, you can notContinue reading “Deserts into pools of water”
Never ceases
https://odb.org/2024/06/20/new-and-certain I don’t have any issues with old things, especially furniture. By the blink of an eye, 13 years have passed since we bought the condo in the city, and the furnishings, although by now old, still look good to me. In fact, the things we have at our other house, the new house thatContinue reading “Never ceases”
Healing by God
https://odb.org/2024/06/16/the-lost-pendant There are those among us who believe that authority has been given to us by Christ to heal, and thus, the prayer to heal is to release the power of healing upon those seeking healing. Of course, not everyone gets healed. That’s the reality of the sitiation on the ground, and there could beContinue reading “Healing by God”
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