MATTHEW 6:5\u201315<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cThis is how you should pray: \u2018Our Father in heaven \u2026\u2019 \u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
(Matthew 6:9)<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Over the past few days, we have seen how God\u2019s revelation of His glory is also a revelation of His holiness. The godly person knows a real fear when he is face to face with God, and asks pardon and forgiveness for his sins. Such a fear of God is the first step in knowledge (Proverbs 1:7). We have also seen that we can increase our exposure to God by studying His holy law.<\/p>\n
Today we will consider how we are to respect this holy God by trusting Him and obeying His commands. There is a specific aspect of this, however, that the New Testament highlights\u2014in the Lord\u2019s Prayer.<\/p>\n
The Lord\u2019s Prayer opens with an address to God, and then goes into several petitions. Do you recall what the first petition is? \u201cHallowed be Your name.\u201d Jesus is saying this: \u201cWhen you get down on your knees to pray, the first thing I want you to pray for is that the name of God be treated as sacred.\u201d<\/p>\n
Repeatedly the Bible says of God, \u201cHoly is his name.\u201d We see this in the Ten Commandments, where God says, \u201cYou shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name\u201d (Exodus 20:7). This is one of God\u2019s top 10 laws, and it is part of the constitution God wrote for a national government. It was one of the 10 central social<\/i> laws in Israel. Once public blasphemy was a civil offense in America. Today, however, we hear the Lord\u2019s name taken in vain continually on television and in movies.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m convinced that there is a logical progression in the Lord\u2019s Prayer: \u201cHallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.\u201d I don\u2019t believe God\u2019s kingdom will come until His name is truly hallowed by His people. If we have a casual attitude toward the name of God, that reveals more deeply than anything our attitude toward the God of the name.<\/p>\n
CORAM DEO<\/b><\/p>\n
Deuteronomy 23\u201325<\/p>\n
Mark 14:53\u201372<\/p>\n
If you have been guilty of using God\u2019s name in a casual fashion, take hold of yourself now and break that habit. If you have grown accustomed to hearing the Lord\u2019s name used lightly in conversation or on television, ask God to restore your sensitivity to such blasphemy. Cultivate a holy revulsion against the abuse of God\u2019s name.<\/p>\n
For further study: Leviticus 24:10\u201316: Deuteronomy 5:11<\/i><\/p>\n
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