I wonder if the Greek verb in this verse would be better read "if you keep confessing over and over?"
Romans 10:9 says, "If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
We often think this is a one time deal. That you say one time "Jesus is Lord" and you believe but then after that it doesn't matter what you do or think or believe.
What if this was something we had to do daily. What would it look like if every single day we confessed with our mouth "Jesus is Lord" and lived that out in how we lived our lives.
That would mean our greed isn't Lord, stuff isn't Lord, our stomach and food cravings aren't Lord, sports are not our Lord, our kids are not Lord, our cars and houses are not Lord, the amount of money in our bank account is not Lord, our desire for people to like us is not Lord. No, only "Jesus is Lord." Every day. What if every day we radically lived that out?
Romans 10:9 says, "If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
We often think this is a one time deal. That you say one time "Jesus is Lord" and you believe but then after that it doesn't matter what you do or think or believe.
What if this was something we had to do daily. What would it look like if every single day we confessed with our mouth "Jesus is Lord" and lived that out in how we lived our lives.
That would mean our greed isn't Lord, stuff isn't Lord, our stomach and food cravings aren't Lord, sports are not our Lord, our kids are not Lord, our cars and houses are not Lord, the amount of money in our bank account is not Lord, our desire for people to like us is not Lord. No, only "Jesus is Lord." Every day. What if every day we radically lived that out?
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