Exodus 20:7

8-7-2025

Exodus 20:7

Exodus 20:7, “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

Did you know that Jesus did not speak English, so it may be easier than you think to use the God’s name inappropriately?

How many languages are there in the world today?

Ethnologue lists 7,139 living languages: 2,294 in Africa, 1,061 in the Americas, 2,144 in Asia, 287 in Europe, and 1,313 in the Pacific. [That may not even be counting regional dialects.]

Exodus 3:14, God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

John 8:58, Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”

When we talk (ordinary conversation) we use the word “I” and “am” together as a means of identifying ourselves in the process of doing or about to do something. We don’t give it a second thought. We can see in scripture that one of the names of God is “I AM”.

I challenge you to THINK before you SPEAK and then be sure to pick your words wisely grasshopper. – RTM

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