Word for the Day April 17
By: Evang. Cascille
Hammack
"For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words
you will be condemned." Matthew 12:37
Jesus said men will have to give an
account on the day of judgement for every careless word they have spoken (Mt. 12:36). James
3:6 explains, "The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person,
sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell." James 3:10 says, "Out of the
same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be."
Jesus said in Matthew 12:33-35,
"Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized
by its fruit. You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the
heart the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of the good stored in him, and the evil man brings evil
things out of the evil stored up in him."
Our words are so important that Romans 10:9,10
says, "That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead,
you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you
confess and are saved." Consider today how important your words are. With your mouth, if you confess
your sins, repent and accept the Lord's cleansing through the blood of Jesus Christ you will be saved if you believe
in your heart God raised Him from the dead to overcome your sin. The Lord said in Isaiah 1:18, "Come now, let us
reason together," says the Lord, "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall become as white as wool."
The Lord allows us to "reason" with Him. He allows us to use our mouths to speak to Him and to confess our
sins. Consider today the weight of all of your words. Consider what Jesus said in Mt. 12:36, "But I tell
you that men will give an account on the day of judgement for every careless word they have spoken."
