I hear Christians do this all of the time. Many are wonderful people who obviously love the Lord. Is it because we just don’t hear this called sin anymore? Are we so hardened to the use of His name due to the company we keep and the entertainment we see, that we just didn’t notice when we started doing it, too?
Exodus 20 is where we find the ten commandments. The third commandment is “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.”
We are not to use God’s name as a curse word. We are not to use His name lightly. God is holy, sovereign, faithful, patient, and merciful. The One who made a way for us to be reconciled to Him through His son, Jesus Christ.
Quite
honestly, I have personally believed for a longtime, that I probably shouldn’t
even say “Oh, my gosh!” It is obviously a sadly disguised copy of the original.
And yet, I still struggle with it. You will still hear that come out of my
mouth on occasion. Language is a hard thing to
change. When we grow angry or are surprised, we tend to forget our speech in the heat of the moment. We need to think about the words that come out of our mouths.
If
we are a redeemed soul saved by grace, then all of life should be lived intentionally
to please our heavenly Father. May we recognize that taking God’s name in vain
in any form is offensive to the Holy God who saved us. And let’s start today
anew using our tongues to glorify God’s name instead of curse it!
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