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https://odb.org/2023/09/04/extreme-kindness The story of Jehoiachin, a Judah king exiled in Babylon as recounted in Jeremiah 52:31-34, is a picture of God’s love and kindness for us, His children in Christ. The new Babylonian king, Awel-Marduk, released Jehoiachin after he had spent the last 37 years incarcerated in prison and gave him a place at hisContinue reading “Extreme kindness”

https://odb.org/2023/09/03/the-blessed-mask-2 In 2 Corinthians 3:1-6, Paul, in reminding the Corinthians of who he was to them, commented that their lives is a letter of him, written on his heart, known and seen by all. He went on to say that their lives are a letter from Christ, the result of his ministry, written not inContinue reading “Letter from Christ”

https://odb.org/2023/09/01/gods-epic-story The age-old question of why there is evil in the world when there is God can be answered simply – man is given the will to make his own free choice, and the natural precedes the spiritual. In other words, the world is made in such a way that there are natural laws inContinue reading “Jesus has overcome the world”

https://odb.org/2023/08/30/freedom-on-the-path The first impression we get when we read Isaiah 26:7 is that if God makes our paths smooth as the righteous, it means that our lives will be trouble-free. It then becomes a sort of contradiction as life itself is never smooth. We know. There are ups and downs, valleys and mountain tops. ExhilaratingContinue reading “Smooth paths”

https://odb.org/2023/08/29/when-youre-weary We often read about or use the expression, “rest in peace,” or RIP when we offer condolences to the family of the departed. RIP is also common as an epitaph. The reason I guess is that when one dies, all worldly matters are of no concern anymore. He ceases to participate in the affairsContinue reading “True peace from Jesus”

https://odb.org/2023/08/28/losing-everything One of the scariest books to read in the Bible has to be the book of Job. Just reading chapter One will send shivers down our spine. We shudder at the thought and sight of seeing Job losing everything in an instant. His family and all his possessions. From a person with mostly everythingContinue reading “Losing everything and starting all over”

https://odb.org/2023/08/27/dealing-with-disappointment King David wanted to build the Temple for God and had prepared the building plans based on what God had impressed upon his heart. But God told him that he would not be building it because, as a warrior, he had blood in his hands. Instead, his son, Solomon, will build it. Thus, inContinue reading “Dealing with disappointments”

https://odb.org/2023/08/25/what-a-friend The shortest verse in the Bible is found in John 11:35, “He wept.”. Just two words and yet so powerful. It is evidence that Jesus is truly human, although He is God. In the story of Cain and Abel, God was so upset with Cain for killing Abel that He cursed the ground vis-a-visContinue reading “Jesus, our friend”

https://odb.org/2023/08/24/openhearted-generosity Having a heart that is both open and generous is not only Christ-like but also Godly. These are attributes that Paul speaks about in Romans 12:2 on not conforming to the pattern of the world but to be transformed by the renewing of our minds so we may prove (test and experience) the good,Continue reading “Open-hearted generosity”

https://odb.org/2023/08/23/witnesses-2 Hebrews 11:4 – By faith, Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith, he was commended as righteous when God spoke well of his offering. By faith, Abel still speaks even though he is dead. And the writer of today’s ODB added – so do the bones of those long forgottenContinue reading “Abel still speaks”