Exodus 20:7 “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain."
So Aiden and I were up this morning at 1:30 a.m. watching Oprah. It was either Oprah or Carson Daily, and personally I find Oprah the manlier show to watch- so we went with it. She had a guest on who I honestly don't know, but Oprah was yelling at her (told you she was manlier than Carson Daily!) The lady yelled back and said "I swear its true. I swear on the grave of my dead child its true!" The statement almost turned my stomach. Here is a woman invoking something heart wrenching, just to prove a point. Is anything sacred I thought?
Then I began to think of the way we use the most sacred of names- the name of God. Some use it strengthen curse words. Many use it when they stump their toe. I would say its become one of the more casual words in our language.
Just think about it. Substitute something you hold sacred for all the time people use God's name. Wouldn't it enrage you? Wouldn't you cringe instead of laugh? Wouldn't you shutter at the thought of using that word, that name, in anything less than a revered and honored way? Shouldn't we treat God's name as even more holy than that?
