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But what does it say? ‘The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart’—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved;
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The Lord had spoken much earlier through Solomon to say that death and life are in the power of the tongue. {Pr.18:20-21} Now, hundreds of years later James would teach us that our tongues are like the little rudder on a large ship that directs the path it will take. {James 3:4} He was moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God {2Pt.1:20-21}

We need to recognize that while you cannot see what is in people’s hearts, it is an undeniable fact that what is in their hearts is commonly revealed by the words of their mouths: “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” {Mat.12:34} That is a true blessing for everyone whose heart is filled with the love of God and the word of God! It is also a cautionary word reminding us to let no unwholesome word proceed from our mouths. {Eph.4:29} David had prayed, “Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!” {Ps.141:3}

The apostle Paul who preached and lived the Word of God was ‘more than a conqueror’ {Rom.8:37} and ‘walked always in the triumph of Christ Jesus. {2Cor.2:14} He was also blessed by the Lord to have the opportunity to live everything he proclaimed—all to the glory of God! Surely one of the most significant reasons for that was made clear in that second letter to the church in Corinth when he wrote: “But He (the Lord) said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” {2Cor.12:9-10}

Oh, take a moment to recall another of the wonderful teachings of Paul which was that you and I are to imitate him as he imitated Christ. {1Cor.11:1} And you may find it worth your while to spend a few minutes to read and reflect on what he wrote in his second letter to the church in Corinth describing the details of his life lived as a victorious conqueror. {2Cor.11:23-28}

John wrote that perfect love casts out fear. {1Jn.4:18} Peter wrote that we can cast all of our cares on Jesus because He cares for us! {1Pt.5:7} And Solomon wrote that the end of a matter is better than its beginning. {Ecc.7:8} The desired end of the matter here and now is that we will hear the Lord say to us, “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.” {Mat.25:21}

Back to our opening verse in Romans; believe in your heart, confess with your mouth {Rom.10:9} then walk in that victorious faith to the glory of God.

“But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel, Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, nor will the flame burn you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; ” (Isaiah 43:1-3)

LOVE THE LORD AND LIVE HIS WORD