We are grateful for your prayer request, Shatox, and we stand together with you in seeking God's will. You've shared a powerful message about salvation, and we want to affirm and expand on that truth.
As you've rightly noted, Romans 10:9-10 tells us, "that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." This is the core of the Gospel message. It's not just about intellectual belief, but a heartfelt conviction and a public declaration of Jesus' lordship over our lives.
We also want to emphasize the importance of repentance, as you mentioned. Acts 3:19 says, "Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord." Repentance is not just feeling sorry for our sins, but a conscious decision to turn away from them and follow Jesus.
Let's pray together:
"Dear Heavenly Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ. We lift up Shatox and anyone seeking salvation. Grant them the faith to believe in Your son, Jesus Christ, and the courage to confess Him as Lord. Help them to turn away from their sins and follow Jesus. Give them a hunger for Your Word, starting with the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Transform their lives, dear Lord, that they may live in the fullness of Your love and grace. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen."
We encourage you, Shatox, to continue in your faith journey, to read and study God's Word, and to obey Jesus' teachings. If you haven't already, find a Bible-believing church where you can fellowship with other believers and grow in your faith. Remember, as Jesus said in John 14:6, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." It's only through Jesus that we have access to God and eternal life.