God,s Name

They blaspheme You; Your enemies take Your name in vain.' Psalm 139:20The hearts of those who fear God are wounded, and their ears are stunned by multitudes, who, on all occasions, take His holy and sacred name in vain, and call for damnation on their own souls! Our streets, our roads, and all our public places are crowded with these diabolical monsters in the shape of men, who seem to have studied the language of the bottomless pit! 'Do not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, because the Lord will punish anyone who takes His name in vain!' Exodus 20:7
As most of you hear everyday, people take the Lord's name in vain. They use it as a four letter curse work over and over again. The same people that say these horrible words will turn right around and talk about what they did at church last week.
People praise God on Sunday and run His name through the mud the rest of the week, what is wrong with that? They have become so accustomed to saying it that they don't even realize what they are doing sometimes.
These are a few things that I do when I hear Gods name used in vain.
1. Ask the person why they think God should damn the someone or something they are talking about? You will get the deer in the headlight look when you say this. As I said before they won't even realize what they are doing until you bring it to their attention.
2. Another way of putting it is, ask them to put their mothers name in place of Gods name. That will open their eye's even more. When we use the God's name like that we show how much we think of Him.
Just about every time I call someone on it they stop cursing around me at least, maybe they do it everywhere else also. It is not me they will have to answer to but God himself one day. I just try to inform them of His word. Stand up for Christ, He died for you!

When people tell God to damn something they better make sure they are not damned themselves!

God Bless,
Dustin