The Faith of Heart and the Confession of Mouth

If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you’ll be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Romans 10:9-10

Sometimes people mechanically repeat Bible verses. But God desires His promises to sink into our heart. Only when His promises reach our heart can they become reality in our inner man. We combine God’s Word with faith and are convinced that what God has promised will, indeed, become a reality.

This incubation process is extremely important. After having meditated upon God’s Word and repeated His promises over and over again, it becomes perfectly natural to speak out these things. The promises become one with your inner man, and you are certain that what God has promised will, indeed, be fulfilled. You are filled with an expectant joy, like a child awaiting Christmas, knowing that the Lord will help you and that things will transpire just as He has promised. This is not hard or mechanical but a natural flow from your inner man.

Your mouth’s confession comes as a result of your heart’s faith. It is not the result of mental memorization or a forcing of your will but rather the natural consequence of having spent time with the Lord. His Spirit has infused your inner man with faith in His Word. The heart sees something that the mouth then speaks out. Everything you see around you has come into existence because someone thought it was possible, believed and spoke out.

This is how it is in the kingdom of God, as well. God shows you His dreams. You respond with the faith of you heart. You speak out what you believe, and this spoken word enables God to act upon His Word and make it a reality. Do not just look at the way things are today, but focus on what they will become according to God’s Word, and speak it out!

- Ulf Ekman

Prayer:

Lord, help me to confess what You place in my heart. Thank You that Your Word in my heart, confessed with my mouth, is the material You require to perform miracles and create new things. In Jesus’ name. Amen.