Title: Watch Your Tongue!/ Topic: Accountability

Today's Reading: Matthew 11; Matthew 12; Matthew 13

Scripture: Matthew 12:36
36 But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

Observation: Yikes! We are accountable for every single word we say. God hears them all.

Application: This would cause a lot more silence on my part (and everyone's part) if we remembered this verse and took it seriously. I need to give careful consideration to all my words and jokes. Do they pass the test of being words that build up, encourage, and speak the truth in love? If they cause damage or promote foolishness, I need to repent of them. I'm reminded of the verse that says, “In a multitude of words, sin is not absent.”

Prayer: Forgive me Father for all the careless and destructive words I have spoken. Help me to weigh carefully every word I speak.
This I pray in Jesus' name, Amen.