Exodus 20:7
Do not misuse the name of the LORD your God, because the LORD will punish anyone who misuses His name.
Leviticus 24:10-16
10 Now the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father was among the Israelites. A fight broke out in the camp between the Israelite woman’s son and an Israelite man. 11 Her son cursed and blasphemed the Name, and they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, a daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan. 12 They put him in custody until the LORD’s decision could be made clear to them.
13 Then the LORD spoke to Moses: 14 “Bring the one who has cursed to the outside of the camp and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole community stone him. 15 And tell the Israelites: If anyone curses his God, he will bear the consequences of his sin. 16 Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD is to be put to death; the whole community must stone him. If he blasphemes the Name, he is to be put to death, whether the foreign resident or the native.
Proverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD is a strong tower;
the righteous run to it and are protected.
Related Text:
Exodus 3:13-15
Psalm 20
Psalm 86:5-12
Acts 4:5-12
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Think About It
Proverbs 18:10 is a great verse to memorize. Not just memorize for memory’s sake, but to apply it to our lives, to make it a reality.
Proverbs 18:10
10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower;
the righteous run to it and are protected.
Don’t just memorize the words, memorize the idea. Memorize the knowledge. Memorize the strength.
We have probably all heard how we shouldn’t cuss. We shouldn’t use God’s name with our cuss words. And we shouldn’t use God’s name as a generic exclamation point when something happens to us.
But I’d like to take this to the positive side. Instead of just focusing on how not to use God’s name, today spend some time to think and reflect on how you can praise the name of the God Most High. Basically, how can we all use god’s name correctly?! Ask God to make the sound of His name so powerful and holy in your life that you really do feel protected when you say it, just like in Proverbs 18:10. God is powerful, and crying out to Him in the midst of horrible stuff will give you peace.
