Every Careless Word

“Every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment." 

Jesus spoke those words.  

Every careless word. Oh my.  

Every careless word. Not some careless words. Not just the words I meant to say. But every careless word. Including the ones that just slipped out of my mouth. The ones that caused me then to say,"Did I really just say that?".

Every careless word. Not just the kind, thoughtful, loving words. But every word. Including the ones uttered in frustration or in bad temper or in anger.

As I have been thinking about these words of Jesus, I wonder how many careless words I have spoken already today. Or how many I spoke yesterday.

How many careless words have I spoken this week?

Or this month?

And I realize that I can't even begin to keep up! How sad that is.....

Every careless word. That's a lot of words. And it's a reminder that we really do need to think before we speak. 


"But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment.  (Matthew 12:36 NASB, emphasis mine)