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https://odb.org/2023/09/18/the-red-dress-project An interesting fact I learnt today is that Aaron is not only Moses’s brother and spokesman during the time of the Israelites’ sojourn from Egypt to Canaan but also the founder of the Israeli priesthood. He and his two sons were the first priests of Israel, the first of the Levites whose lives wereContinue reading “Aaron, Moses’s brother”

https://odb.org/2023/09/24/compassion-in-action On Thursday, I don’t know what got into me. I just felt generous. I saw this crippled guy (one leg amputated) at the entrance of the bank, and I have seen him like countless times. He was perhaps similar to the guy crippled from birth that Peter and John must have always seen atContinue reading “Compassion”

https://odb.org/2023/09/15/the-message-of-the-prophets I think the story of Jeremiah vs. Hananiah, as recorded in Jeremiah 28:2-4, 10-16, serves as a warning to us not to claim that we are a prophet from God in these modern post-Jesus times. This is especially so when the writer of Hebrews (many believed it to be Paul) clearly stated in HebrewsContinue reading “Jeremiah vs Hananiah”

https://odb.org/2023/09/13/welcoming-the-foreigner Ancient Israel law was conceived and laid down during the early part of their time at the wilderness (when they were encamped at Mount Sinai and are mainly recorded in Leviticus). The divine law was detailed and covered nearly every aspect of their lives and was used extensively at Kadesh Barnea, the oasis ofContinue reading “The foreigner”

https://odb.org/2023/09/12/be-still-5 Before we go into the topic of the day, allow me to just digress and mention the comment made by Bill Crowder in today’s ODB. The concept of progressive revelation teaches that Scripture doesn’t move from error to truth but from incompleteness to completeness. So, people in the Old Testament didn’t understand many thingsContinue reading “Be still before the Lord”

https://odb.org/2023/09/11/which-wisdom-2 In James 3:13, it is written, “Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.” In other words, wisdom is doing good deeds and leading a good life out of humility. Usually, when you are smart and clever,Continue reading “True wisdom”

https://odb.org/2023/09/10/promise-fulfilled When I read Luke 1:26-38, the most touching thing I felt was that although Mary was initially confused by the visit of angel Gabriel, she accepted the promise and prophesy given to her that she will bear a son that will be the Messiah despite she being still a virgin. The prophesy and promiseContinue reading “God’s promises and prophesies”

https://odb.org/2023/09/08/the-god-of-surprises I recall during my varsity days of having responded to an altar call to go into full-time ministry to plant churches. Of course, it was in the context of my previous church, and things did not work out for that church in the long run. Although I had continued to serve God in twoContinue reading “Responding to God’s calling”

https://odb.org/2023/09/06/im-nobody-who-are-you Philippians 3:8-9 is undoubtedly an interesting piece of Scripture where Paul declared his life before knowing Christ as dung or rubbish although he was at that time the creme de la creme of the Jews, being a Pharisee trained by Gamaliel and a member of the Sanhedrin. Thus, a popular interpretation of these versesContinue reading “Nothing compares to Christ”

https://odb.org/2023/09/05/everything-is-against-me There are times when everything seems to be against us. Nothing is going well. We don’t wish for that, of course. We want everything to be for us, to be smooth. We want our affairs to be normalised – not dramatic, not drastic. We want things to just go on a regular and evenContinue reading “Everything is against me”