Speaking about what we believe in

We merely need to listen to a person’s conversation to discover what they believe in.

2 Corinthians 4:13 says, “It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak.

Speech discloses the condition of the heart, for out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. Things that are said in jest, out of anger or jokingly may momentarily be quite out of character. It is the continual verbalisation of particular words, beliefs, and the manner in which they are expressed that reveal the true state of the heart. Peter confessed that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the living God. He believed; therefore he spoke.

The name of the Lord is often dishonoured in speech, movies and books today. What we believe about the Lord Jesus Christ will ultimately determine our eternal destination.

Romans 10:9, 10 says, “If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.” Does our vocabulary reveal a deep-seated faith in God for salvation, protection, provision, healing, comfort and daily strength?

To confess the promises contained in the Word of God means having faith in the One who promised. The One who has promised is faithful!

We need to take cognisance of what was said by Jesus Himself.

He said, “But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”