Proclamation:
"But
I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the Day of Judgment for
every empty word they have spoken. For
by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be
condemned.” Matthew 12:36-37 (NIV)
Explanation:
As
witnessed and recorded by the Apostle Matthew, these are the words spoken by
Jesus, The Christ, as He defended Himself to the Pharisees after He had healed
a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute. (Matthew 12:22) Jesus knew their thoughts and presented
several examples to them to explain the error in their thinking. (Matthew
12:25) Then He went on to say that a man
will be judged by what he does and what he says.
Application:
We
often talk too much. We say a lot of words without really saying anything
significant. Some of us seem to just talk to hear ourselves talk. Some people
talk so much that it is hard for others to get a word into the conversation.
However, idle conversation is also bad.
While this might seem like an insignificant "little thing",
there is no such thing as a little sin; every sin is a sin against God. (Psalm
51:4) Whatever we do, say or think that
does not give God glory is unrighteous and the Bible says, "All
unrighteousness is sin." (1 John 5:17)
We should therefore be very careful with respect to our actions and our
speech because we will be held accountable for both.
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