More Than Words

"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. 

 "You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, express any good things? For the mouth speaks from that which fills the heart.  

The good person brings out of his good treasure good things; and the evil person brings out of his evil treasure evil things.  

But I tell you that for every careless word that people speak, they will give an account of it on the day of judgment. 

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Matthew 12:33-37

My Uncle Al was not a religious man and he rarely went to church, but he did read his Bible and when he talked about the Bible he said, "It's heavy," meaning it had deep meaning which made him think.

That describes this passage in which Jesus was addressing the Pharisees, and which we too can take to heart.

Jesus warns us to not be careless with our words and to think before we speak because when we stand before God we will either be justified or condemned by our words.

Remember, when we are talking, it's more than words, it is a revelation of our hearts, and we want our words to reveal the good in our hearts.