Matthew 12:36-37 (The Message)
36 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. 37 Words can be your salvation. Words can also be your damnation.”
I do not need to say anything. My God says it all through the Bible. If we speak or write careless, cruel or untrue words they will come back to haunt us. Each new day comes afresh and we can start all over again with a clean slate. Thankfully our God is a gracious God and will forgive most everything if we ask for forgiveness and are sorry for our transgressions.
However, our God is also a God of Judgement and Judgement Day is coming soon. The heading for the Sabbath School lesson for today is Judgement Day. It refers to many texts in the Bible about that Day. Here are two:
1 Peter 4:17-19 (The Message)
Hebrews 10:30 (The Message)
On the evening of 20 January, I was shocked to find a comment on my blog dated 8 December 2011 (nearly three weeks after my beloved Dad passed away) which was sent from my Dad’s email address. It was horrible, shocking and untrue and was sent to make me crumble. However, it has the reverse effect. It makes my faith in God much stronger. God is gracious but his wrath is mighty against those whose hearts are impure. Using a dead person’s email address must be an indictable offence – so be careful whoever you are because God is watching.
