Today's Scripture:
Romans 10:9–10, Hebrews 11:6, 8, Genesis 15:1-6

Key Verse:
Romans 10:10

"For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."

The Point:

A Thriving Heart Believes

Faith is not only the doorway of salvation - it is the ground beneath our feet. Romans 10 takes us back to where it all began: that moment when we believed in our hearts that Jesus is Lord, risen from the dead, and confessed Him with our mouths. "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." (Romans 10:10) That belief brought righteousness, and that confession gave voice to the new life God had breathed into us.

But pause here. This isn't just a verse for evangelism. For the believer, it is memory. You are where you are because you believed. Once, you were dead in sin - enslaved, hopeless, hurtling toward judgment. And then grace broke in. Your heart came alive, you believed, and Christ saved you. That memory should still burn. It should stir gratitude, yes - but more than that, it should rekindle your faith today.

Hebrews reminds us of this deeper truth: "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." (Hebrews 11:6) Faith is not just how we begin with God - it is how we keep walking with Him. Every prayer, every choice, every step - it all rests on believing that God is who He says He is, and that He still rewards those who seek Him.

A thriving heart doesn't treat faith like a faded photograph of yesterday. It keeps faith alive, burning, breathing. It remembers the past mercy of salvation, it trusts the present work of God, and it leans forward with hope into every promise yet to be fulfilled.

Example:

Abraham shows us this ongoing life of belief. When God called him to leave his home, Abraham obeyed, "not knowing whither he went." (Hebrews 11:8) That was the faith that began his journey. But it did not stop there. When God promised descendants, though he and Sarah were old, barren, and past all human hope, Abraham believed. "And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness." (Genesis 15:6) His faith was not a single spark that faded - it was a fire that shaped every step thereafter.

And here is the call to us. Remember the moment you believed. Remember the night or day when Christ forgave you, washed you, made you new. That same faith that saved you is the faith that sustains you now. Yet how easily we forget - like Israel, grumbling as if God had never split the sea, never dropped manna from heaven. Or worse, like Pharaoh, hardening our hearts when God asks us to trust Him.

But Abraham shows us the better way: keep believing. Keep hungering for the God who rewards those who seek Him. A thriving heart remembers where it came from and Who brought it out. It keeps belief alive by treasuring the gospel daily, leaning hard on God in the present, and looking forward to His promises with steady hope.

That remembrance, that trust - those are the sparks that fan revival's flame in the heart.

Study Today's Scriptures (Romans 10:9–10, Hebrews 11:6, 8, Genesis 15:1-6)and answer the following Reflection Questions:

1. Do I truly believe in my heart that Jesus is Lord and that He is risen?
2. How does that belief show itself in my daily words and actions?
3. Where am I struggling to believe God right now - His promises, His provision, His presence?
4. Am I living like I believe God is a rewarder of those who seek Him?