One of the clearest verses in scripture that tells us what we have to do to be Saved is Romans 10:9-10.  ” If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. ¹⁰ For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.”  Once you believe in Jesus within your heart and say it you are saved.  The saying confirms what your heart is telling you that Jesus is the son of God and that He came and died for your sins and was raised from the dead.   In dying He took your sin and mine upon himself as the perfect sacrifice but in rising from the dead He conquered death and buried our sins forever.  Romans 10:9-10 show us that a heart that believes in God is essential to faith.   We have to believe in Jesus with the very core of our being, our heart, for salvation.   Jesus told us about the importance of heart faith in Matthew 22:37  “Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’  God will accept nothing less that our whole heart, soul and mind.  Loving and knowing God requires it all.  

How about you?  Do you have a sincere heart love for God?  Are you willing to tell others that Jesus is your Savior?  God demands that our love be all consuming.  He is a jealous God and wants all of us.  Exodus 20:5 “You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods.”   Are you devoted to God and willing to give all of your heart to Him?  Meditate and about this today.  Consider how much of your heart you are giving to God, remembering He wants it all.

Let this be said of me as I seek to give all my heart to Jesus,

Linda