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O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! Psalm 8:9
Read: Psalm 8
This week, you undoubtedly may have heard profanity-the vain use of God's name in cursing or swearing-either in person or on TV. Although you may have heard this often, it is still shocking, because it offends against the God you love.
There are other ways in which God's name is profaned-lying, for example, or deceiving by God's name for selfish ends. Some people try to adorn false religion by adding God's name to it, thus misleading people into accepting it as God-given. This was known in Shakespeare's time, for in his play "The Merchant Of Venice" he has one of the actors say, "The world is still decieved with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, but, being season'd with gracious voice, obscures the show of evil? In religion, what gross error, but some sober brow will bless it, and approve it with a text, hiding the grossness with fair ornament."
We need to probe our lives and lips to see how we have used God's name. We are always tempted to hide behind the name of God, as though to be named after Him, or to speak His name with unctuous accent, or to bat it back and forth like a ping-pong ball in aimless discussion were a guarantee of the genuineness of our faith. it takes more than calling oneself a Christian to really be one.
What does it take? Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, for unto His name and His redeeming merits we are baptized. It means to call on God's name in every trouble-even when there is no special trouble-to pray, praise, and give thanks. Then God's name, more than an ornament, is a badge of honor that tells people who we are and 'Whose" we are.
Prayer Suggestion:
Ask for the help of the Holy Spirit for the right use of God's name in prayer and in every aspect of our lives.<!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: postbit_signature -->
Read: Psalm 8
This week, you undoubtedly may have heard profanity-the vain use of God's name in cursing or swearing-either in person or on TV. Although you may have heard this often, it is still shocking, because it offends against the God you love.
There are other ways in which God's name is profaned-lying, for example, or deceiving by God's name for selfish ends. Some people try to adorn false religion by adding God's name to it, thus misleading people into accepting it as God-given. This was known in Shakespeare's time, for in his play "The Merchant Of Venice" he has one of the actors say, "The world is still decieved with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, but, being season'd with gracious voice, obscures the show of evil? In religion, what gross error, but some sober brow will bless it, and approve it with a text, hiding the grossness with fair ornament."
We need to probe our lives and lips to see how we have used God's name. We are always tempted to hide behind the name of God, as though to be named after Him, or to speak His name with unctuous accent, or to bat it back and forth like a ping-pong ball in aimless discussion were a guarantee of the genuineness of our faith. it takes more than calling oneself a Christian to really be one.
What does it take? Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, for unto His name and His redeeming merits we are baptized. It means to call on God's name in every trouble-even when there is no special trouble-to pray, praise, and give thanks. Then God's name, more than an ornament, is a badge of honor that tells people who we are and 'Whose" we are.
Prayer Suggestion:
Ask for the help of the Holy Spirit for the right use of God's name in prayer and in every aspect of our lives.<!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: postbit_signature -->
