#3 commandment..thou shalt not take the LORD'S NAME in vain barbara hutchinson

Ex 20:7 thou shalt not take the LORD'S NAME in vain; for the LORD will not hold you guiltless that takes HIS name in vain.   vain in dictionary means unproductive, empty, worthless, fruitless, without hope, no purpose, no effect.   James 5:16 says the effectual prayers of a righteous person availeth much. In other words having dynamic power in its working.
Therefore it does not mean just cursing or cussing in the name of the LORD alone as most people thinks that it means. It is vitally important to every aspect of our lives of victory of being able to bless one another & ourselves in the process. We need to reflect on each WORD we speak to GOD, one another, ourselves, because JESUS is THE WORD, THE NAME OF THE LORD with all the power of THE LORD'S NAME behind it.
As we read todays lessons in 2nd Kings 25 of tearing down the temple (1st cor. 3:16 we are the temple of GOD) we can apply the third comm. to see if we are tearing down the temples of our bros. or sisters with idle words of gossip thereby our own temples having no effect of blessing one another. Remember the old testament was physical the new testament is spiritual & the SPIRIT OF GOD DWELLS IN US today. we must reflect on this past year if we gossiped in vain. Can we do better this year?
2 chron. 36:16 they mocked the messengers of GOD, & despised HIS WORDS, & misused HIS prophets until the wrath of the LORD arose against HIS people till there was no remedy. (no hope, fruitfulness, purpose, not effect.)
Jeremiah 40 - 41 tells us Ishmael was cursed & cursed in vain. he brought this upon himself.
Rev. 12:11,12 And they overcame him (satan)by the blood of the LAMB, JESUS THE WORD,  AND, by the WORD of their testimony; & they loved not their lives unto the death (the curse). Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them (us). Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has but a short time.
When we worship & pray in the LORDS NAME  and not in vain because HE has overcome satan FOR us whom HE loves, we should reflect on the words we speak. Not let them be idle words of the world that are death of griping, murmuring, complaining, talking unbelief, but words of rejoicing, gratefulness, thankfulness for the victory of being free of fear.
We reverence the LORD by being not afraid, strong & courageous in our three braided umbilical cords of FAITH, TRUST & BELIEF our lifelines attached to the WORD, OUR JESUS, our VICTOR MENTALITES, OUR FREEDOM OF FEAR.  The root of the curse is the fear of death!
Reflect on what we say because the power of life or death is in our tongues, we use our them to GLORIFY OUR LORD.     GLORY HALLELUJAH, IN JESUS NAME     AMEN.   
WE ARE BLESSED ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !