Daily Devotion – March 18, 2022 – Jon Anderson

Romans 10:8b–13

But what does it say? “The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. The scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.”

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him. For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

Devotion

Our lesson for today is full of commands and promises. Its commands are blunt: Confess and trust. The promises are sweet. You will be justified and saved.

We confess that we regularly get stuck following false gods and the gospels of this broken world. In these days of Lent, we are reminded, “Jesus is Lord!” This greater confession matters more than all our sins.

Confess and trust. We have a trustworthy God. Our trustworthy Lord Jesus’ words and actions reveal the heart of our gracious God. In response to God’s undeserved love, we sing out our lives as hymns of praise. We pray that our voices and our actions form a sweet doxology. We sing with joy, trusting and confessing that “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

Prayer

Dear Lord God, you are the “Lord of all and generous to all who call on you.” Inspire us to trust and follow Jesus. Amen.