THURSDAY, APRIL 21
Scripture: Matthew 12:31-37

Matthew 12:31-37 says, “Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come. Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” It is obvious from this passage that death and life indeed are in the power of the tongue and we will be judged by every word that comes out of our mouths. Our words determine where we will stand in the last days. It is time we stood squarely on the promises of Scripture and began to purposely and deliberately verbalize the Word.