The Plumbline

If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 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. As the Scriptures tell us, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.” (Romans 10:9-11 NLT) Open declaration of both our need for Jesus and our intense love for what he has done for us at the cross is a necessary part of us being a living testimony of his grace. We might not think we need to openly share our faith, but we have a unique opportunity to share truth and light. Maybe we won't do it from a pulpit or on the street corners, but we can declare his grace in our circle of influence. At first, others who don't know Jesus may 'sense' there is just something different about you. That isn't a bad thing - it is evidence of his work within you. Before long, the door may be open for you to begin to share the t...

But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!” (Romans 10:14-15 NLT) How will they hear? Our testimony will ring loud and true. How will they come to believe? Both our lives and our testimony will invite them into his presence. Who is to tell them about him? We ALL are! We don't have to fill a pulpit to preach a message - our lives can do that! Those who will call upon him will be saved. This is a certain promise that God will not go back on - ever. Whatever goes on around us, his testimony will ring true and come through time and time again. We are called to be living examples of his love and grace. Grace to embrace the hungry and seeking - love to seek them out when they don't e...