My husband is the only man, that I am not genetically related to, to whom I have ever said, "I love you."
And because of that, the build up of actually getting the words to come out of my mouth was huge!
You see, our entire courtship was long distance. We only saw each other once a month, a few days at a time. He knew and expressed his love for me in June. I knew that I loved him too - but I was so nervous about saying those three little words out loud, that I flaked out. And the plane ride home was awful because I knew I'd have to wait a few weeks more to tell him face to face that I loved him.
And so those weeks s-l-o-w-l-y dragged on and then it was time to fly back to Texas to see him. And then, I had to figure out when and where I was to say those three words.
We were touring the George Bush (#41) Presidential Library & Museum (romantic, I know) and we found ourselves in this spot.
I could do and say all the loving things that I could think of, but it wasn't until I said "I love you" that those things were substantiated by a declaration.
I think that it is why it is so important, that scripture calls us to not just believe in our hearts, but to confess with our mouth. To say to someone, anyone, everyone, that we believe that Jesus is the Son of God. That he died on the cross for our sins. That he was raised on the third day. And that some day soon, he'll return.
For when we confess to others what we believe, there's no going back. We are taking a stand, pledging our allegiance, and identifying ourselves with the most sacred and significant relationship that we could ever commit to - and letting others know about it.
All of our actions, our thoughts, our beliefs, our existence hinges upon our confession, "Jesus is Lord". It makes it real, not just to ourselves, but those who have witnessed that confession.
So if you haven't said it lately, or even at all, say it to someone. Confirm or reaffirm your faith today, and declare, "Jesus is Lord".
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