Romans 10:9:
βIf you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.β
If we do not fully surrender and confess that Jesus is LORD of our lives, what has changed? Are we unwilling to relinquish control in certain aspects of our lives? I believe this is the essence of the problem with many Christians β¦ oftentimes we are still in control.
Luke 6:46-48:
βBut why do you call Me βLord, Lord,β and not do the things which I say? Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock.β
Can Jesus save us if He cannot rule us? Weβll keep destroying ourselves in rebellion β¦ weβll keep taking the wrong paths and gates β¦ weβll keep repeating the same mistakes until we allow Jesus to be our LORD.