How To Hallow!
"You shall not take the name of the Lord
your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold
him guiltless who takes His name in vain."
Exodus 20: 7
Think of the things you set aside in your life.
Perhaps the first half hour of every morning for devotions.
Maybe Saturday mornings for house cleaning and laundry.
Perhaps a percentage of your income for the Lord.
Whenever we set aside time, talent, or treasure in life,
we are hallowing
it—the same way Jesus taught His
disciples to hallow God’s Name when they prayed
(Matthew 6:9).
“To hallow” means to make holy, and to make something holy
means to set it apart. In the fourth of the Ten Commandments,
Moses commanded the people to set aside the Sabbath day
because “the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it”
(Exodus
20:11).
How do we hallow God’s Name? Moses also addressed that
in the third commandment by
not misusing His Name (taking
His Name in vain) (Exodus 20:7). So when we pray “hallowed
be Your
name,” we are acknowledging the sanctity of God
Himself.
We answer that prayer by honoring God and
His Name throughout our day. Set God apart
in your life today and honor His holiness.
"Because God is holy,
He requires that we be holy."
Jerry Bridges