Matthew 12:34-37

"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 up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."
-----New International Version

I was thinking about words today and this scripture came to mind. I thought about how everyone seems to be writing these days and everyone has something to say about everything. We either blog, write novels, do public speaking, or gossip.

What are we saying? Are we wasting time? Are we wasting our words on foolishness?

Here are the same verses using the version of the bible called The Message.....

"You have minds like a snake pit! How do you suppose what you say is worth anything when you are so foul-minded? It's your heart, not the dictionary, that gives meaning to your words. A good person produces good deeds and words season after season. An evil person is a blight on the orchard. Let me tell you something: Every one of these careless words is going to come back to haunt you. There will be a time of Reckoning. Words are powerful; take them seriously. Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation."


Let us start using the time God has granted us by using words to change people's lives and send them running to the Father for love and salvation.