Consider a man that most would consider the epitome of a good man. He serves at his church, he gives of his means, he prays daily, never misses Bible class, and has no vices to be seen. He has the “pure and faultless” religion James tells us about, he helps widows and is concerned for the kids. Yet this man, on certain occasions when he is mad or challenged when he is tired or frustrated, will say sometimes he shouldn’t. Just a slip of the tongue. He didn’t mean much by it. An angry outburst, a half-truth, a bit of gossip, a hint of slander, an insult, a dig, not much of anything. Just some words.
Now what does that
make of his religion? The Bible says it
is worthless.
If anyone thinks himself to be
religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this
man's religion is worthless.
James 1:26
Wait, he is a good man! What about all the things he
does? It's just some loose talk!
Consider what Jesus
tells us in Matthew 12:36-37: "But
I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give
an accounting for it in the day of judgment. "For by your words you will
be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
What we say matters.
It can undermine everything we do. So, we must consider and temper our words.
They could ruin everything.
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