by Esplanad Gospel Centre | May 21, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
There is no fear of God before their eyes. – Romans 3:18 This short verse captures the root problem behind all the sin described in Rom. 3:10-17: there is no fear of God. In biblical language, the “fear of God” refers to a deep reverence, awe, and recognition of...
by Esplanad Gospel Centre | May 20, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one. – Romans 3:11-12 Paul presents a piercing diagnosis of the human condition. Sin is not just...
by Esplanad Gospel Centre | May 19, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin. – Romans 3:9 Paul’s indictment is as inclusive as it is sobering: “all… are under sin.” Jew or Gentile, religious or...
by Esplanad Gospel Centre | May 16, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, ‘May he be blessed by the Lord, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!’ Naomi also said to her, ‘The man is a close relative of ours, one of our redeemers.’ – Ruth 2:20 Just a chapter earlier, Naomi had...
by Esplanad Gospel Centre | May 15, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
And at mealtime Boaz said to her, ‘Come here and eat some bread and dip your morsel in the wine.’ So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed to her roasted grain. And she ate until she was satisfied, and she had some left over. – Ruth 2:14 Boaz doesn’t just...
by Esplanad Gospel Centre | May 14, 2025 | Weekly Devotions
Then she fell on her face, bowing to the ground, and said to him, ‘Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?’ – Ruth 2:10 Ruth’s reaction to Boaz’s kindness is one of humility and wonder. She’s overwhelmed...
