OMG... what's the problem?

       It’s everywhere – the term “OMG”.     It’s in magazines, movies, on television, Facebook,  Twitter, blogs…yes, Christian ones, at Christian conferences... So what’s the problem with the term “OMG”? In Exodus 20, God gave us the ten commandments. The first 4 commandments refer to our relationship with God:

1.)  You shall have no other gods before Me.
2.)  You shall not make idols.
3.)  You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.
4.)  Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

The next 6 commandments refer to our relationship with each other:

5.)  Honor your father and your mother.
6.)  You shall not murder.
7.)  You shall not commit adultery.
8.)  You shall not steal.
9.)  You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
10.)  You shall not covet.

If we turn back to Exodus 19, we see these 10 commandments came to Moses in the midst of thunder, lightening, fire, a thick cloud of smoke and trumpet blasts!  All the people in the camp trembled at the glory of God! This God, who is flippantly referred to in the “OMG” phrase, who came down in thunder, lightening, fire, a thick cloud of smoke and trumpet blasts…the One that the Israelietes trembled at, the One who sent the 10 plagues and the One who parted the red sea – the Great I AM….has commanded, we do not take HIS name –in vain.     The third commandment says: “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.” Exodus 20:7

Vain means…having no real substance, value, importance, empty, void, and worthless.

     To use God or Jesus Christ’s name in vain, is to empty the significance of His name and take away from His glory.

If we use God’s name, in a way that is not in reverence or holiness, we are breaking this command.  Yet, today we see and hear it everywhere.  Often times, it goes hand in hand with other profanity.

I do not believe we should be the “OMG” police or  go around correcting other’s speech.  But rather Jesus says, “You are the light of the world.”  As lights, our speech should look different.

Because we are children of God, we understand the power of God’s name!

Jesus told us when we pray, pray like this: “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name.”

     Hallowed…or holy is His name!

     And Jesus says in John 14:14,“If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.”

There is power in the name of Jesus!  His name is higher than any other! We see at the end of the command a consequence: “the Lord will not hold guiltless who takes his name in vain.”

In Romans 3:20, we see that it is through the law, that we come to the knowledge of our sin. When we review the 10 commandments, we see that we are guilty of breaking at least one and therefore in need of a Savior.

Jesus fulfilled the law and paid the penalty for all of our sin. When we place our faith in Him we are declared righteous by the blood of the lamb.  (Hallelujah!) We are under grace but not so sin may abound.  We do not live by lists and rules and legalism.  We live by love.  Jesus said the greatest commandment is that we love God with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength and if we love Him, we will keep His commandments (John 14:15).

David said it best in Psalm 145:1 “I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever.”

Let’s put an end to the vanity and profanity of God’s name and lift His name in reverence and awe…forever. Obey the 3rd commandment…and teach your children to obey it as well.

Taken from: http://womenlivingwell.org/2015/01/the-problem-with-omg/

Think on these things

I'd like to address an issue, that I feel like has been laid upon my heart, in which I believe is crucial, in this day and age.
Movies... now before any of you exit out of this post, or un-follow me, I'd like you to hear me out.
Our family has set standards as us kids have gotten older. Yes, I'm almost 22, and yes, I'm allowed to choose which movies I watch, and yes, I've made some mistakes, and watched movies that I shouldn't have seen. Sometimes, those images stay in our head, and convince our minds that it's okay.
What bothers me, is when people go to midnight showings and watch movies that they KNOW will have "Sensual Scenes" or "F-bombs", they say, "It's okay, it doesn't bother me." or "I just ignore it."
To be honest... you can't just ignore it. We slowly give way to accepting what our culture watches.
At first, we may fast forward the "kissing scene..." maybe the next time, "we watch just a little bit of it"... slowly, we accept the fact, that kissing scene's are in every movie we watch, and we little by little become okay with it.
What once was a sin to see... still is... but, we accept it now. We justify our sin. We think that we won't be "cool", if we don't see the movie.
Can I ask a question?... how many of you look at reviews for movies? How many of you see what the review says, but still go anyway? You see that the movie has a couple "scenes", but...really? Just ignore it? I've talked with a lot of people on this subject, and they say, "it's realistic when they do that..." it doesn't matter if it's realistic or not... it's NOT okay. We can't justify it!!! Adam and Eve didn't have the kind of language we have today... they didn't call people the "S" word, or the "D" word! They might have gotten mad at each other, but...really?
You guys (gals), this is a spiritual battle! We see it everywhere today! And little by little, we've compromised! Little by little, we let things "slide" so to speak. It doesn't bother you to see a man and woman getting naked in front of a T.V. screen? ... it should! The Bible tells us in

Hebrews 13:4

"Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous."

Even if you turn your head for 5 seconds... once you've seen, it can destroy you! And when you go to a movie, the director's don't know that you "turned" your head... they think you support that movie. They don't know if you fast-forward scenes, or use "Clear-Play" to watch movies... although it's much safer to do that. You still support the movie. I'm not perfect! I do it too! However, I try to hard to remind myself of what Philippians 4:8, "Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy-mediate on these things."
Is going to see "____", (fill in the blank) any of these things? If not, pray and ask God for guidance. You might have grown up in a family, where it's okay to watch whatever movie you'd like. You might have grown up in a family that would only let you watch a couple movies or no movies at all, and now you let things slide. Whatever the case may be... I ask that you PLEASE protect your mind, soul, and heart! Don't let this world steal your mind and thoughts. I'd recommend looking at:  http://www.pluggedin.com/ for a movie review. And please, don't take me wrong... watching movies can be great and fun! ... but in the end, are thoughts in your mind that shouldn't be?! Forgive me if I've overstepped by boundaries. But this is one thing, I can't let go by anymore. Thank you all, and may you be blessed! :)