Wednesday, October 11, 2017
(1) You shall have no other gods before me.
(2) You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them....
(3) You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
(4) Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Exodus 20:3-8 NIV
Do we honor the Lord by respecting His name? Let’s think about it.
Do we curse people using His name?
Do we use it in an abbreviation in our text messages? I’d say there are some young people today who don’t even know what “OMG” stands for.
Do we use it as an exclamation? “Oh dear God!”
Do we say it out of sympathy but we really don’t mean what we say? “God bless his heart!”
Or how about using an abbreviation of it. “Gosh.” “Gee.”
Besides the fact that He’s the King of kings and Lord of lords and Creator of the universe, what is it about God’s name that is so special? God’s name is the very essence of who He is. And if we use it frivolously then we are disregarding the magnitude of His essence.
You know that my name is Patience. Some would say I’m full if it. Some not so much. Regardless, when my parents named me they had no idea how I would turn out.
But God has been and will be forever. His name reflects that. He is perfect. He is bigger than the universe. Yet we reduce Him to a mere mark of punctuation.
And not only that, as Christians we bear His Name. So when we act in a way that is unbecoming of a “little Christ,” I think we are actually defaming His Name.
What do you think?
Oh God, forgive us for taking You and Your Name for granted. Show mercy on us. Help us to be mindful of our failures and to turn from this sinful behavior. May our lives bring glory to Your Name.
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