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‭‭Romans‬ ‭10:10‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

For with the heart a person believes (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Christ) and so is justified (declared righteous, acceptable to God), and with the mouth he confesses (declares openly and speaks out freely his faith) and confirms [his] salvation.

The Context and Focus:

Online Medical information says that the 'Vagus nerve', also known as the vagal nerves, are the main nerves of the body's parasympathetic nervous system. This system controls specific body functions such as digestion, heart rate and immune system, as well as mood, mucus and saliva production, skin and muscle sensations, speech, taste and urine output. Interestingly, available information also confirms that these functions are involuntary, meaning you can’t consciously control them. See how my heart rate is linked to my digestion process, as well as all the supporting conditions for a healthy and balanced life. If this information about medical science is this precise, imagine the equivalent of it in the spiritual. If by human standards, God can connect my heart to my mouth, then He can also connect them in the spiritual. If what I take in from the mouth impacts how my heart works, then I need to pay attention to what the verse above has to say to me.

The Message:

There is a strong link between my heart and my mouth when it comes to the salvation experience. The natural heart has been declared by God to be beyond help, as you read the verdict in Jeremiah where God says that the heart of man is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked. In another part, he makes it clear that he has to take out the heart of stone in man and give him a heart of flesh, upon which He is able to write His laws. Sin has messed up the heart of man, and has made it impossible for man to naturally seek God out. The fallen sinful state of man cannot please God, neither will it seek God. But when light comes, and man comes to an understanding of His need for God, he needs to make a decision on what to do with that information. God's power, might and mercy have all been revealed by the things He has made, as well as His Word that He has given, and He gives grace for me to consider all of these, and then come to the right decision, which must be total surrender to the Lordship and authority of Jesus. 

The Conclusion:

The heart is the place of surrender, as well as decision. God also warns me to guard my heart with all diligence, because out of it flows the issues of life. As I consider all that God has done, I come to know Him, and I know he wants to live in me, and change me from inside. His work on my heart will lead ne to making a declaration that I want him to be my Lord and Saviour. The reason why both the heart and the mouth must align is to avoid hypocrisy and eye-service. Both heart and mouth have to truthfully agree, if the experience will be seen as genuine. If God rules the heart, there is justification from God, where the burden of the past sins have been dealt with. When man confesses Jesus as Lord and Saviour, he receives salvation. That is the total package on offer. God will not just deal with the pressure and weight of sin; He will also totally cleanse, and then supply the power and grace needed to live above sin, and to please God on a continuous basis. The question then is: am I saved? Are my heart and my mouth aligned? God's time of favour is here.