[Manna - November 8]
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. Exodus 20:7
ALTHOUGH this commandment was not given to
spiritual Israel we can readily see how the spirit of
it comes to us....We have taken the name of Christ
as our name.
We are counted as members of the body
of Christ.
The holy name of the Head belongs to all
the members of the body.
The honored name of the
Bridegroom belongs to His espoused.
What carefulness
the thought of this should give us, and how appropriately
we should say to ourselves:—"I must see to it
that I have not taken the Lord's name in vain,—that I
appreciate the honor, dignity and responsibility
of my position as His representative and ambassador
in the world.
I will walk circumspectly, seeking as
far as possible to bring no dishonor to that name, but
contrariwise to honor it in every thought and word
and deed." Z. '04-73 R3331:1