34 As for the prophet, priest, or people who say, ‘The burden of the Lord,’ I will punish that man and his household. 35 This is what each man is to say to his friend and to his brother: ‘What has the Lord answered?’ or ‘What has the Lord spoken?’ 36 But no longer refer to[a] the burden of the Lord, for each man’s word becomes his burden and you pervert the words of the living God, the Lord of Armies, our God. (Jeremiah 23:34-36 CSB)

We rarely think about the burden of our words. During the course of a given day we will tend to speak at least 7000 words. Think about that and let it sink in for a moment.

Consider your yesterday; Of the 7000 you may have typically spoken how many can you recall? Probably very few. So let’s think in concepts or ideas, what did you convey yesterday? What thought or concept did you put forward?

We may find this a hard exercise as we talk so much that we forget what we have said almost as soon as we have spoken the words. But scripture tells us that our words have weight (a burden). As such, should we not consider possibly a bit more what we are imparting through our words?

What we do for a living may require that we speak quite a lot, probably far more than 7000 words. Thus, what we say and how we say it all creates a burden in our business and personal lives.

Consider more throughly what is in your words.

Food for though.