by Esplanad Gospel Centre | Jun 16, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus, To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. – 2 Timothy 1:1-2 Paul opens this deeply...
by Esplanad Gospel Centre | Jun 13, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. – Romans 5:11 The culmination of salvation is not just rescue from wrath or reconciliation from enmity—it is the joy of knowing and rejoicing...
by Esplanad Gospel Centre | Jun 12, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. – Romans 5:10 One of the most stunning truths of the gospel is that God reconciled us to Himself while we were...
by Esplanad Gospel Centre | Jun 11, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. – Romans 5:9 The blood of Christ not only demonstrates God’s love but also accomplishes our justification. To be justified is to be...
by Esplanad Gospel Centre | Jun 10, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. – Romans 5:7-8 Human love, even at its noblest, is cautious and...
by Esplanad Gospel Centre | Jun 9, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. – Romans 5:6 At the heart of the gospel lies the truth that Christ did not wait for us to become morally upright or spiritually strong. He died for us while we were weak. Paul uses the...