I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,

Mathew 12:36

Today, we live in a time when having fundamentally rejected the absolutes and clear teachings of Scripture, man seeks to make God accountable to him for his comfort and pleasure. Jesus emphatically taught that a day of judgment is coming when every person will have to give an account. In Matthew 12:36, He said, “I tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.”

Every manager must be expected to be evaluated by his superiors When you live with an eternal perspective, you also realize that you’re held accountable to God for how you invest the gift of your very life. Because of man’s sinful nature, man wants to be God rather than be held accountable by God.

The Prophet Amos spoke to the prosperous nation of Israel who sensed no need for anything spiritual. Amos asked a penetrating question: Do you put off the day of calamity?—Amos 6:3 These were people who may have recognized a time of accountability to God would come, but they did not believe it was near. So they gave themselves up to a life of spiritual insensitivity, material gluttony, and sensuality. .

Freedom is not what you want to do, but the power to do what is right. It is the truth of accountability that grants us true freedom.

How can we prepare ourselves for the day of accountability? The writer of Hebrews summed it up when he said, “Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching” (Hebrews 10:25-25). God has places us in His body, the church, so that we are accountable to each other and can build one another.

Biblical accountability begins with taking responsibility for your actions and behaviors and making a decision to allow others to help you do what is right. God wants us to be good stewards of the life that He has given to us. One day we will be accountable to Him for the life we have lived. Let us prepare ourselves today.

“What does stewardship look like in our lives today?” This question must be asked to evaluate where our mindset is. Yes, stewardship can be applied in to how we use money for the glory of God, but looking further, stewardship is being responsible for the things that God has given us. To help build a framework, we will begin unpacking this idea of stewardship through four important biblical principles. Today, let’s begin to unpack the third important biblical principle: Accountability.

“Although we have responsibilities to others, we are primarily accountable to God. It is before him that we stand, and to him that one day we must give an account. We should not therefore rate human opinion too highly, becoming depressed when criticized and elated when flattered.” – John Stott 

John STOTT

3. The principle of accountability.

In Matthew 12:36, Jesus says “but I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgement for every empty word they have spoken.” God has entrusted humanity to have authority over creation and we are not allowed to rule over it however we see fit. We are called to exercise dominion under the management of the Creator. We have been tasked with overseeing His creation in accordance with the principles He has established. In the end, we will all give account to the rightful owner as to how well we managed the things he has entrusted to us. How can you stay accountable and steward well what He has provided?