OMG

So the other night I was watching the dragons den and they had a new candy called OMG's. It got me thinking about this new phenomenon of using this slogan in advertising. I also saw it on a poster at KFC for a chicken sandwhich. It's posted all over facebook and other social media forms, and some by Christians who understand its meaning and yet for some reason have no issue as long as it is in abbreviation form.

I think it is sad that this is what we have come to. That the respect and adoration of the name of God has been reduced to being used as a slogan for something that is surprising or good. Now God maybe both surprising and gopd, but not in this sense that these people are using it. In Exodus 20:7, we are instructed to not take the Lord's name in vain, and in each of these scenarios that is exactly what has happened.

Maybe some people believe that over fatty chicken that will make your heart stop is there god, and then I guess they are saying something that is true for them in the fact that food, is there god. Or maybe people love chocolate that much that it is there god. For the most part I think we have moved way to far away from giving God the honour and reverance that his name deserves and it has become a cliche, over used phrase, that is now just a marketing ploy to the younger generations and a wow slogan for pics and events on facebook.

Essentially the only time we should be saying omg is when we are speaking with our Lord Jesus Christ, in this sense we bring honor to his name and are claiming that we belong to him. Or like Thomas in John 20:28 where he says my Lord and my God, essentially one of the first Oh my God's, but in the most proper sense, as he is recognizing Jesus as his God. We need to be careful that this phrase hasn't lost meaning, and that we become ok with it used in any circumstance.

I have been away for awhile but decided to resurrect this blog to talk about cultural things like this post and blog about thoughts that I have on scripture passages as I work through them.