"You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain,
for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.” Exodus
20:7 (NKJV).
“This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders,
which has become the chief cornerstone.’
Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other
name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:11-12 (NKJV).
We are told to revere God, fear God and hold Him in awe. We
are not to take His name in vain and we are not to take the name of the Lord Jesus Christ in vain.
Someone gets hurt and yells out Jesus Christ in a tone and
manner that is equal to curse words. The term "OMG" has become second nature and
of no consequence in the casual speech of people today.
Vain use of the name of God and Jesus is to make them
useless, of no effect, idle and worthless. To speak with such casual disregard
for the name of God is show them contempt.
The Lord is holy, divine and worthy of all reverence. The
Lord is who we pray to, hope in and trust in. The Lord should never have His
name fly off of the lips of those who claim to love Him in such an offensive
manner. There is power in a name. Think of all that the apostles accomplished in
the name of Jesus. Think of the prophets who accomplished so much in the name
of God.
Those who curse with the name of the Lord or fling around
the "OMG" response have absolutely no respect for the Lord and have absolutely no
understanding of the Lord as they break one of the ten commandments and are blasphemous
in their speech toward the Lord. We have got to do better as a nation and dig
deep to find our respect for God again.
“How can you believe, who receive honor from one another,
and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?” John 5:44 (NKJV).
