Good morning! Happy April Fools' Day to all of you. No, there will be no fooling in the devotional; I'll leave that to your coworkers and friends. Speaking of fools, how often in the media, especially television and movies, do we hear the name of Jesus taken in vain? All of us find that we are inundated daily with the use of our Lord's name as an expletive. We may feel the urge to rail against it, but we need to remember the gentleness of our Lord. I don't want us to lose the value of the name of Jesus. Common usage reduces the value of a name, and we are commanded never to use the name of our Lord in a common manner. Reverence, respect, and worship the name of Jesus Christ.
It is interesting that one of the more common sins in this age is blasphemy... the very thing that Jesus was accused of many times in His life on the earth. The world is nothing if not hypocritical! Of course, the world didn't want to think of Jesus as the Son of God, even though the demons knew and acknowledged Him, at least when Jesus didn't stop them first. In reading through the Gospel accounts, it amazes me that demons recognized the Son of the Most High, while many humans chose to reject Him! That is not to say that the demons loved Him, and I like to remember that many humans did choose to recognize the Messiah, the Son of the Living God. How good does it feel to believe and to say, "Jesus, you are the Son of the Most High God, the Messiah, the Lord of lords, and King of kings!" It feels much better than profaning His holy name, that is for sure.
Praise, glory, and honor to the Most High God!
Bucky
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