Date: Sunday, 24th September, 2023
Text: Exodus 20:7
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
How do you feel if someone calls your phone line and when you pick he tells you he is just joking? Or you are at home with your child and he calls, ‘daddy’ or ‘mummy’ and then you answered, ‘my son’ or ‘my daughter, what can do for you?’ and he/she replies, ‘I am just joking’. How would you feel?
Philippians 2:9-11 says, “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Many people call God’s name in vain. Most people have even turned the name of Jesus to an exclamation mark. Whenever they see something that surprise them, they would shout, “Jesus!”, for every flimsy reason. Some even falsely swear in His name or even bear false witness in His name.
You should only call on His name if you are worshipping Him, in prayer, when preaching about Him or when you are in trouble. Psalm 50:15
Exodus20:7 says, “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.”
If you want Heaven to respect your voice, do not call God’s name in vain. Repent and honour the name of the Lord.
Prayer Nugget: Father, I repent in any area I have used your name in vain.