What exactly does that mean? Does it mean saying OMG when you are not speaking to Him or about Him? For years, that is what I thought, and it was my pet peeve when people (including Christians) would throw His name around like that.
But I have come to believe that dropping one of His titles casually like that is the very tip of the iceberg. In fact, the word "God" isn't really His name.
When Moses asked who He was at the burning bush, He replied, I am. (Yahweh - a name so holy that the Jewish people will not write it out or say it, in case they might stumble over it). Whenever you see the word LORD in capital letters, it is the Hebrew word spelled yod heh vav heh - the tetragrammaton.
I believe that this concept goes much deeper than a mere utterance. What does it mean to take someone's name? When we women get married, most of us take on the name of our husband. When we receive Yeshua as our Lord and Savior, we become the covenant Bride of Messiah - we take on His name!
I believe the commandment is telling us not to live a life in vain of that calling. How we live our life matters! Are we living in such a way as to bring glory and honor to our holy Bridegroom? The Word tells us to be holy because He is holy (Leviticus 11:44, 1 Peter 1:16). The word holy means to be sanctified, set apart; in other words, to be different from the world around you as you live out a life of obedience to the Master.
I no longer cringe when I hear unbelievers use the OMG expression. They have not yet taken on His name! Are you a believer in Yeshua/Jesus? As the bride of Messiah, you have a high calling and are commanded to live a life worthy of that calling. What a blessing!
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