The Name of GOD

The name of God is very special; but not in our society today. It is common to see or hear OMG, "Oh, my God," "oh, God," "Jesus" and on and on, in common speech. To the speaker it means nothing, just a figure of speech. But to say that it means nothing is the same thing as vain. Vain simply means "empty, of no particular meaning or importance."

The 3rd commandment of the 10 commandments says, "You shall not take the name of the Lord you God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain." In our society today, this commandment is broken regularly, constantly, in casual conversation. Some think that as long as they as not putting down God, it is ok to throw the name around. And God says, if you do it you will not be "guiltless."

The importance of God's name is given special importance in the Bible. Note the Lord's prayer in Matthew 6:9: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name....." Hallowed be Your name. Not thrown around like nothing; Hallowed be Your name.

In Revelation 19:1-6, the name of Jesus is mentioned: "He had a name written that no one knew except Himself.........and His name is called The Word of God..........And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS." That sounds important to me.

Let's honor the name of God and Jesus......and be very careful how we use it!

Thanks for reading. May God bless you this week.