Acts 11:14 Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
Peter recounts what happened when he was called by the Spirit to preach the gospel to the Gentiles at the house of Cornelius in Caesarea. He told how Cornelius had seen an angel, who told him to summon Peter, who will tell you words by which you will be saved.
Although this promise was given to Cornelius and his house, the truth of this promise applies to us and to all people as well: You shall be saved by words. This promise is a bit surprising. We know we are saved by grace through faith in Christ, but we did not expect this promise. But it is true: we are saved by words. ”The Gospel is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes [Romans 1:16].”
Truly Jesus saves, but we do not know that (and so can’t believe it) until we hear the words of the gospel message. The Spirit uses the Gospel words to call us to faith in Christ, and by these words we will be saved from sin, Satan, death, and hell. We are saved by faith, and “faith comes by hearing the word of Christ.”
Salvation is not a one-time event, but it is a daily, ongoing state in which we live. We are saved every day, and we need to be reminded of that truth and revived in that hope by the hearing, reading, receiving, and believing the words on a regular basis. Ask yourself. Is once a week enough?