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https://odb.org/2023/11/29/just-a-whisper Job, despite his sufferings and losses, was able to hear the whisper of God’s voice through nature. See Job 26:7-14. Although his 3 friends tried to convince him that his predicament was due to his sin, Job insisted and was determined in his contention that he was blameless. Instead, it was the perogative ofContinue reading “Still small voice of the LORD”

https://odb.org/2023/11/28/the-skill-of-compassion I always thought of compassion as a quality we must have as a believer. An attribute. We need to be compassionate as God was compassionate to us that despite our weaknesses and inadequacies, He called us to be His own so that His power may be made perfect in our weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9).Continue reading “Compassion as a skill”

https://odb.org/2023/11/26/who-am-i-7 When it comes to giving back to God, two perspectives come to mind. The first, as expressed in the song Alabaster Jar (by Gateway Worship), is that whatever we have of worth and all that we have, Jesus deserves more. He is more beautiful than what we have. He is more worthy. Yet, thisContinue reading “Giving back to God”

https://odb.org/2023/11/24/worthy-of-all-praise Besides prayer, one of the privileges we have as believers is to worship and praise the LORD. We can pray while we worship, but worship as an act is distinct as we can actually enter into the spiritual realm through worship. In Jesus’s encounter with the Samaritan woman in John 4, Jesus spoke aboutContinue reading “Worship and praise”

https://odb.org/2023/11/23/unexpected-blessing-2 I think the teaching of Jesus in Luke 14:12-14 to invite strangers and the needy to banquets is probably something not practised much in most societies except maybe those in smaller villages. In the kampongs (village in Malay) in Malaysia, however, people do throw kenduris (a feast in Malay) where everyone in the villageContinue reading “Inviting strangers to banquets”

https://odb.org/2023/11/22/shining-stars-2 In Philippians 2:12-16, Paul teaches about two elements. One is that we need to continue working out our salvation in fear and trembling. We already know by now that salvation is not only saying the sinner’s prayer, and we are set for life for eternity. Although we can not work for our salvation asContinue reading “Without grumbling”

https://odb.org/2023/11/21/precious-to-god-2 I believe most of us would have heard of the impact of our relationship with our natural father with regards to our relationship with God the Father. It is unavoidable that our experience on earth colours our experience with God in the spiritual realm. This is because as God is our Father, we willContinue reading “Our Heavenly Father”

https://odb.org/2023/11/20/priceless-results We usually use the word ‘cheerful’ to describe a giver to encourage the congregation to give willingly and happily and not begrudgingly. This is because the Lord loves a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9:6-7). But Proverbs 17:22 also teaches that a cheerful heart is good medicine as a crushed spirit dries up the bones.Continue reading “A cheerful heart is good medicine”

https://odb.org/2023/11/19/gathering-strength My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9. It’s an exhortation from our Lord Jesus Christ that affirms that He is working on our weaknesses in the natural as we journey with Him in our spiritual life. No one is perfect, even the mostContinue reading “His power is made perfect in our weakness”

https://odb.org/2023/11/17/the-adventure-2 In Ephesians 1:13-14, Paul speaks of the Holy Spirit as a seal and a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance in Christ Jesus. 6 years back, I received a prophesy that God would bless me with a big inheritance. I can’t forsee any in the natural and thus assumed that the preacher was speaking of thisContinue reading “Deposit of our inheritance”