A soldier for Jesus

https://odb.org/2025/05/26/from-the-deadly-sword Psalm 144:1–2 (NIV): 1 Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.2 He is my loving God and my fortress,my stronghold and my deliverer,my shield, in whom I take refuge,who subdues peoples under me. As soldiers, it is unavoidable dealing with death when at war. I wouldContinue reading “A soldier for Jesus”

Christ matters most

https://odb.org/2025/01/24/what-matters-most-4 Colossians 2:6–12 (ESV): 6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.8 See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to theContinue reading “Christ matters most”

God saw that it was good

https://odb.org/2024/12/19/gods-view-of-us Genesis 1:9-10 – 9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. It is superb and excellent thatContinue reading “God saw that it was good”

Discretion and wisdom

https://odb.org/2024/08/07/the-voice-we-can-trust Proverbs 2:11 (NKJV): Discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you… With advancements in technology and communications, the world, in a way, is at our fingertips. At the click of a button, we can find out about virtually anything or be transported into another city or culture. The Google search engine made learning soContinue reading “Discretion and wisdom”

Daniel

https://odb.org/2024/07/29/the-unseen-king Daniel was exiled in Babylon as a teenager like many Israelites at that time, after Jerusalem and Judah were overrun by the Babylonians. History repeated itself – like the patriarch Joseph, Daniel became advisers to kings of ancient civilisations, in his case, Babylon and Persia. Daniel was an adviser to 3 kings – Nebuchadnezzar,Continue reading “Daniel”