God’s Name

Exodus 20:7  You must not use the name of the Lord your God in a worthless way.  The Lord will hold people guilty who use his name like that. 

God’s name is Holy.  Anyone who says or associates himself to God’s name should reverence him and live a live worthy of being called by his name.

In studying for this lesson I have come to believe that taking God’s name in vain is more than just saying his name in a disrespectful fashion.   When we receive Christ we take his name.  We become “Christian”.   We must live a life worthy of him so that others do not blaspheme, say bad things about our Saviour on our account.

God wants his name declared in all the earth.

 The name of the Lord declares who he is.  God is represented by his name.

Hallowed be thy name.   God’s name is holy, special, separated from every other name.  God’s presence is associated with his name.  Whenever the people were in trouble they would go to the temple and pray in God’s presence (because God’s name was there).

We can cause people to blaspheme (say bad things about) God’s name by our behaviour

People would promise things falsely and swear by God’s name that they would do it.   God does not like when people use his name to make themselves look good, when really they have evil motives.  It is God’s will that all the nations of the world reverence and fear God’s name.  We cannot treat his name like any other regular name.  Servants (employees) should honour their masters so that the name of God and His doctrine are not blasphemed (talked bad about.)    When people don’t respect the people they should respect, people talk bad about our God.  Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

Put faith in the name of Jesus.

Don’t just use Jesus name like a tag onto the end of your prayers.   Release your faith into that name when you say it.  David fought Goliath in the name of the Lord.  Cast out devils and do many wonders in his name.  Jesus has a name above every other name.  Jesus has a more excellent name than any angel.  Do everything you do in the Name of our Lord Jesus.

What does God think about those who honour his name?

God has a book of remembrance written for the people who fear him and meditate on his name.   God considers those people who love his name as his jewels.

One day we will see God’s face and his name will be written on our forehead.

 

Scriptures for Study:  Exodus 9:16, Exodus 34:5-7, Leviticus 19:12   Numbers 6:22-27, Leviticus 24:10-16, Deut 21:5,  1 Samuel 17:45,  2 Chronicles 20:9, Malachi 1:11-14, Malachi 3:16-17, Matthew 6:9, Matthew 7:22, Philippians 2:10, Col 3:17, 1 Timothy 6:1,  2 Timothy 2:19, Hebrews 1:4, Revelation 22:4

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