Okay so anyone who knows me knows that I have a "pet peeve" well actually I have quite a few of them like I can not stand a dirty or messy house or vehicle, I can't stand smacking or crunching and a few others but one of my biggest pet peeves are when people say things like "Holy cow" (there is nothing holy but God almighty) and especially when they say "Jesus Christ" or "Oh my God" !
We have a rule in our home and that is that you only say God or Jesus when you are praying and if you say it in a form of Blaspheming, you just might get your mouth popped. Now I know that some people just don't know better, however, my kids do.
Here are just a few scriptures that talk about the Name of the Lord.
God's name represents His character,power, authority, and presence (Exodus 3:13-14 ; 6:3-8;
9:16; 23:20-21; First Kings 8:27-29)
God's people are to exalt his name (Psalm 34:3) They praise and bless His name (Psalm 113:1-3).
They sanctify His name, treating it as holy, revered, and sacred by the way that they use it and also by the way that they live (Isaiah 29:23). By word and deed they declare his name to each other and to the world (Psalm 22:22).
They seek His holy name and they call upon his name (Psalm 83:16; 105:1).
Those who fear (respect, revere) God's name and love God's name have a great inheritance(Psalm 61:5; 69:36).
Those who remember his name have an unfailing source of strength and protection (psalm 20:7) Proverbs 18:10).
God reserves blessings for those who think on His name (Malachi 3:16)
So there you have it. I believe in the Word of God and I believe in blessing his name at all times. So this explains why when I hear someone abuse his name it upsets me so. Oh how I love the name of JESUS!
