What You Say or Do:

            Every careless word will render account:  

Matthew 12:36
36 “But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment.

            It’s bad enough to think that we’ll be judged for the evil things we say, but this says that we’ll be judged for the careless words we speak. We’ve all heard of people who engage their tongues before they engage their brains (can anyone say 2016 Presidential election?).  We’ve all been guilty of this at least once in our lives. When this happens, one very easily could say something he/she later regrets. Our words have power to heal or destroy. Just as God spoke and created the universe, our words have power to bring life or death to ourselves and others. We need to be careful of everything we say. Many times the negative things we say have been preceded by unspoken negative thoughts. Keep watch over your thought life and you will keep watch over your verbal one.

If you could hear God speak, I believe this is what He would say:

            "Do not think that I am against just the really bad things that you say or do. I am against those things that would make people not look to Me as their Savior. Everything that deters them from coming to Me is what I am after … to remove it from your life. Your life should be such that those who see it would want to come after Me and to follow in My footsteps. They cannot want to follow Me if all they see and hear are things that are hurtful to others. Do not think that I am here to judge you. I am here to help you become what you should be … that which is good, and acceptable, and perfect. You are not your own. You were bought with a very high price. It is My blood that bought you, and I would have you to be a perfect example to those in the world that they may come unto Me.”

            74. Every careless word I speak I will render account for it. Therefore, I will closely watch whatever I say.