Justified and Saved

Reading: Jeremiah 39, 50 and Romans 10

Scripture: Romans 10:10, For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

Thoughts: I know that there are Christians all around the world being persecuted and killed for their faith. Currently, in the United States, we still have the freedom to speak without fear of prosecution and are safe to show our faith. I can wear clothing that points to God, and I can walk down the street and share the gospel. Yet we do not. Paul is telling us how to be saved, by believing and confessing. Here we have been groomed to believe that we cannot say anything about God. We are given a spirit of fear, a feeling of inadequacy, or even not feeling like we know what to say. All those excuses are lies told to us by the evil one. If we do not confess before others, the Bible says Jesus will not confess us before the Father. Let us be bold, let us remove the excuses from our lives, and share with the world what Jesus did for you.

Prayer: Lord God, I thank you for sending your Son to pay the price for my sins. I am in awe that your love is so great that even if I were the only one who needed it you would have sent Him anyway. I thank you for your provisions and blessings in my life. I ask that you help me to remove the thoughts of inadequacy, remove the fear of rejection. I thank you for the tools you have given me I ask that you help me to raise the priority of learning and using the tools you have given me.