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                                                                 “Personal Account”

 

Mat 12:36  But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

 

Idle:  habitually doing nothing or avoiding work; lazy.

• of no real worth, importance, or significance:

 

Idle word:

a word that produces no good effect, and is not calculated to produce any.

 

We have checking accounts and saving accounts. It is a good thing to deposit money in those. But there are other accounts that we don’t think about. Accounts that have an automatic deposit based on our behavior and words. Our bank account is one that we want to have money in.

This personal account, we want to remain clear of anything that is in opposition to the word of God,

 

There are books the angels record these accounts in. Our name is recorded in the book of life.  Which is The ultimate goal, get it there, and once there, that it remain in place.

 

Judgment Before the Great White Throne

Rev 20:11  And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

Rev 20:12  And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Rev 20:13  And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

Rev 20:14  And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

Rev 20:15  And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

 

Each time you speak words of criticism,  hate, or disrespect, you are depositing those words into your personal account. We will give account or explanation of conduct to a superior, spiritually, that is God almighty someday.

 

When a person is called to account it 

• to hold accountable; for some thing that they have been blamed for or called to account for a reprimand.

• give a good /bad account of,

to do something related to conduct to man, such as an employer is one thing, giving account to God is totally different.  Every idle word spoken….

 

Mat 12:37  For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

 

Justify:

to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right

to declare innocent or guiltless; absolve; acquit

 

Condemn:

to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; 

indicate strong disapproval of

to pronounce to be guilty; sentence to punishment
 

• to give grounds or reason for convicting 
   

• to judge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service

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• We know old buildings are condemned because they are damaged and are not structurally sound. To fit for service.

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• For people, We don’t want to fall into this category because it can lead to doom. eternal punishment in hell.

Our words will either, be righteous or condemned. Let  us choose our words wisely.

Humans like to believe God is love, God knows my heart so all is well. God knows your heart. He knows that you have not served him in spirit and truth, he knows the truth behind your comments, your words, and he knows that you have not kept him forefront in  your life. If he was forefront in your life, you would seek his will, not your own.

 

If he was forefront in your life, No matter how bad you want something, you would not compromise your relationship with God or your soul to have it. When we say God knows my heart, it means we are doing what we want and looking for a free pass from God. 

 

We try to justify it by saying :

He knows I believe in him, 

I pray when I am need, or in a crisis, 

Those are the things we say, but he sees and knows 👇🏽

 

Unless there is something we want or unless a crisis has occurred,  we don’t pray.

We say;

Because God knows my heart, he knows I am a good person, I mind my business and don’t bother anyone.  But God Knowles those who know his word, and those who don’t 

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How much of what he tells us in his word are you practicing? It not just minding your business and not bothering anyone.

 

What do you believe about God? 

Just allow those questions to sink in, God knows your heart, and knows that you know right from wrong, but choose to do wrong. Learning to tame the tongue is only a fraction of what we must do to keep our personal account free and clear of debris- which is sin we commit but don’t think about. Our behavior,  how we treat others,  we make deposits through out the day, and don’t realize it. 

 

James 3:2-6 NLT

[2] Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. 

 

3] We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. 

 

4] And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. 

 

5] In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire.

 

6] And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.

 

Think before you speak. In fact, check your thoughts before they have time to form words on your tongue. And  be careful how you treat others. None of it gets past the Lord.

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James 3:10-16 

[10] And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! 

 

James3:11] Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? 

 

James 3:12 Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can't draw fresh water from a salty spring. 

 

James3:13] If you are wise and understand God's ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. 

 

James 3:14] But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don't cover up the truth with boasting and lying. 

 

James 3:15] For jealousy and selfishness are not God's kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. 

 

James 3:16] For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.

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Don’t be a mirror image of your adversary, 

You match the way others treat you with the same treatment.

 

If they hate you, you hate them, they oppress you, you oppress them, they are racially biased against you, you are racially biased against them. This solves nothing. They  are door openers that start arguments. Heated words take each you out of character. If you are careful, it will turn physical. People lose their lives over arguments.

 

We all have some kind of flaw in character, or personality that needs worked on, or repented of. Don’t allow them to be barriers in your relationship with God. If we ignore them, they will keep us from where we need to be in our faith walk with God. Part of that faith walk is the subject matter we are discussing today.

 

As a person to be well rounded in bidy, mind, spirit.  And soul. We have to give attention to each, checking them with the word of God to ensure we are in alignment with him and walking right, the way his desires for us. Walking through the gates of heaven. If we want to make it in we are going to need to be right with God. 

 

Rev 21:27  And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of 

life. 

 

If you die suddenly you will not be able to make wrongs right.

 

Rom 14:12  So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

 

My closing prayer:

 

Lord as I stand before you in humility, I pray for all of us who will give ear. That they will be aware and pray for guidance regarding their thoughts, and words.

 

Our words not only hurt and cause damage to people and relationships, they are deadly to the person speaking them. Let us not taint our walk with you with words that are better left unsaid.

 

I pray that we ask for your forgiveness for idle words, Filthy curse words, And may you convict us of continued use of them. 

 

Guide us through the cleansing process of keeping them out of our mouth and May we gaurd our thoughts before they become words on our tongues. In the name of Jesus, amen.

 

 

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