Romans 10 is our New Testament reading for today in our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan! Let's look at verses 9-10:
9 Because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart a person believes (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Christ) and so is justified (declared righteous, acceptable to God), and with the mouth he confesses (declares openly and speaks out freely his faith) and confirms [his] salvation.
Many people use these verses to show the lost their need of the Saviour, and how to be born again. But not as many realize that this is actually the way to receive all that we need from our Father! The word "salvation" is the Greek word "soteria", which means: rescue, safety, deliverance, preservation, health. "Saved" is the Greek word "sozo", which means: to deliver, protect, keep safe, rescue, to be made whole. In order to receive all that the Father has provided for us through the sacrifice that JESUS made for us, we must first find it in the Word of God, meditate on it until faith rises, then speak it (confess, declare, decree) out of our mouth and fully expect it to come to pass! Verse 17 tells us that faith comes by hearing (and hearing and hearing!) the Word of God! Whatever area YOU have needs in, find what the Word says about it, and then continue to meditate (think about, ponder, speak it to yourself and others, imagine it) until the verses come alive to you. THAT is the secret to faith that we cannot please God without! Joshua 1:8 says it this way:
8 This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success. AMP
AMEN! God has already provided! Now WE have a part to play in the receiving of it all! I encourage you to dig deep into God's Word to find what He has provided for us and then get that TRUTH inside of you in abundance! The means to really help those in need lie right there in the Word of God and HIS way of provision! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "Desert Song":
Shalom in Him!
