Transcript
One of the things that scripture says that surely is sobering to anyone who will take the Bible seriously is that God takes an account of every word we speak. You know, if you're at all honest, you don't remember what you said ten minutes ago, let alone ten days ago. We're almost unconscious of what is flying out of our mouths all the time, so that can be a very, very intimidating passage.
The Word Who Spoke Perfectly on My Behalf
I would argue that that passage actually preaches a very encouraging gospel because the word that became flesh, the Lord Jesus spoke on my behalf. Every word He spoke was perfect. Even in His suffering, what He spoke was without flaw. And so, my acceptance with God is based on His speech on my behalf, not my speech before God; so I don't have to worry about the burden of believer, of somehow achieving acceptance with God by what I say every day.
Now, having said that, the second thing that passage is meant to do is sober me because it's meant to remind me that my words don't belong to me. Now, that's just consistent with everything the Bible says. My life doesn't belong to me. My physicality doesn't belong to me. My personality doesn't belong to me. My possessions don't belong to me. Nothing belongs to me. It's all owned by Christ.
And so, I want to then say, "Oh God, won't You please help me to be a good steward of what You've given me because I clearly understand I don't have the capacity to be a good steward of that in my own strength. Well, isn't it wonderful to be driven to a Christ who's capable of helping you. That's what that passage does. It reminds me of my need for Christ and I don't have to be afraid of that because Christ is sufficient.
