{"id":2430,"date":"2012-03-07T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devonline.us\/dailyevotional\/?p=2430"},"modified":"2012-03-06T14:38:03","modified_gmt":"2012-03-06T21:38:03","slug":"the-lords-name-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/the-lords-name-2\/","title":{"rendered":"THE LORD\u2019S NAME!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exodus 20:7<\/strong><\/p>\n

You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

“Are you praying?”<\/strong>\u00a0 That was the question I asked a man who had repeatedly used the phrase, \u201cOh my God!\u201d<\/p>\n

He looked shocked and replied, \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d I said \u201cWell, you keep saying ‘My God’ and I wanted to know if you are calling on His name in prayer or taking His name in vain?\u201d<\/p>\n

As we continued the conversation, the man admitted that he was not even aware that he had used that statement. We had an extended conversation about how easy it is to establish a habit without even being aware of it.<\/p>\n

Calling upon the name of the Lord is a sacred thing.<\/strong> It must never be taken lightly or as an expletive or flippant expression. Before we feel too spiritual, I want to drop another bomb. There are many Christians who would never use the expression, \u201cMy God!\u201d but easily use a similar expression, \u201cMy Lord!\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you see the difference between the two? I don\u2019t and I am sure that the Lord does not either. Using the Lord\u2019s name in any manner that is not consistent with speaking to Him or calling out to Him is wrong. Stop it!<\/strong><\/p>\n

If we have a habit of using the Lord\u2019s name in vain, we need to humbly bow before the Lord, confess it as a sin and ask Him for forgiveness.<\/strong> I pray that the Lord will convict us any time we misuse His name.<\/p>\n

Blessings dear hearts. Walk with God today. Trust Him completely and be a blessing!<\/p>\n

—Pastor Cecil<\/strong><\/p>\n

P.S. – Be sure to check out PastorCecil.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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