A.W. Tozar once said “The thought you think when you think about God is the most important thought you’ll ever think.” What about how we speak about God?
In my post, The Perils of Mocking God, I shared about a neighbor Terri and I encountered who mocked the Lord.
The post resonated deeply with my two of my blogging friends from across the pond. Andy B from Pure 247 Radio shared several thoughts on my post, concluding, “it’s a tough one, isn’t it ?” Alan Kearns, author of the blog Devotional Treasure noted “this is an important topic.” Giving it some more thought, I agreed and therefore decided to delve deeper into this conversation about how we speak about God.
My wife, Terri, has often said “Words are like bullets.” Once something is said, you can’t un-say it. Even if you immediately regret it, you’ve already said it. No matter how hard you try, you’ve already can’t shove the words back into your mouth. Trust me, I’ve tried.
Galatians 6:7 NIV
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.
Believe it or not, our actions have consequences, and so do our words. Mocking God—through disbelief, disobedience, or disrespect—leads to negative outcomes. Upon hearing our neighbor mock the Lord, our niece Lauren commented “God’s not going to like that she’s mocking Him.” Scripture supports her statement.
God is holy. When we speak about Him, we must do so with reverence. We shouldn’t talk about God flippantly. We are not to use His name in vain.
Exodus 20:7 NLT
You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
Scripture invites us to be mindful of how we speak about God and strongly encourages us to ensure our words reflect the honor and reverence God is due. As believers, saved by faith through grace, we should cherish the sacredness of God’s name and the relationship we share with Him through His son, Jesus. We must think about how we speak about the Lord. The Bible commands us to honor God with our speech because He is holy and has authority over our lives.
What does that look like in your life?
I pray you are blessed by these posts and encouraged to continue growing in your walk with Christ.
Until next time…
Grace and peace,
Rainer Bantau—The Devotional Guy™
The Devotional Guy™ 
Ha! I fixed your name. Sorry about that. Good catch.
That is an encouraging and enlightening anecdote about your daughter and your grandson. Thanks for reading and commenting, A-L-A-N. 😀
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Alan/Andy Kearns here Rainer! 😁 I apply my granny’s wisdom to being misnamed…”ye kin caw me onythin ye like, jist dinnae caw me doon!” It’s humour that only works in the Scots language lol.
Further on the subject of mocking God, there is the teaching of our children and grandchildren on what is suitable language. Our grandson just started school recently and has repeated some fruity language he heard in the playground, one was blasphemous without knowing what he was saying. All these new words were corrected, but it was encouraging to see our daughter add more weight to correcting the wrong use of God’s name. Our grandson heard someone abusing God’s name and copied it; this shows how important it is that we set a good example of showing love and reverence for God to our children and grandchildren.
God bless you and your family today brother 🙏
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