Do you have a healthy Godly fear?
King David in Prayer (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) “Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man .” Ecclesiastes 12:13 You can hardly watch a movie, pick up a magazine or novel, or listen to the radio today without hearing or seeing the Lord’s name taken in vain. Even Christians use the phrase “ Oh God! ” in everyday language. As a society, we seem to have lost our reverence for and fear of the Father. Maybe that’s why the Lord plainly instructs us to be careful about speaking His name. In fact, He made it the third of the Ten Commandments : “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God” ( Exodus 20:7 ). Our Father knows that to show disrespect for His name—to allow it to be used as a common curse—is to treat the King of the universe with disdain and vulgarity. Even the angelic beings in His presence say, “ Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty” ( Revelation 4:8 ). King David understood and respected Jehovah and His mighty power: “You have heard