Showing Steadfast Love
To the Thousandth
Generation
Then God spoke all these words: I am
the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house
of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me.
You shall not make yourself an idol,
whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the
earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down
to them or worship them; for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, punishing
children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and fourth generations of
those who reject me, but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of
those who love me and keep my commandments.
You shall not make wrongful use of the
name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not acquit anyone who misuses his
name.
Exodus 20:1-7
God loves us. But with that love comes responsibility on our part. He will show
His steadfast love, but we have to love Him and keep His commandments.
In every way possible, we should honor
and protect God’s holy name, preserving its use for those occasions when we are
speaking of Him or addressing Him in faith.
Be careful never to turn the hallowed
name of our awesome and mighty God into just another phrase on our lips.
God’s name
should always be
handled with care.
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