Who Taught You to Swear?

AN aged minister was once riding with a driver, a fine looking young man, who frequently swore at his horses. For some time the minister was silent. At length he asked, in a kind voice,
"Will you tell me, my friend, who taught you to swear? Was it your mother?" A tender point was reached.
"My mother? No, sir! Why, my mother is a praying woman! It would break her heart if she heard me swearing," he replied.
In loving words, the aged Christian pleaded with the driver to honor, not only his mother's teachings, but also the commands of his mother's God.
"I thank you, sir," said the young man: and during the journey not another oath was heard.
"Ye shall not swear by My name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord." Lev. 19:1212And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord. (Leviticus 19:12).
"Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain." Deut. 5:1111Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. (Deuteronomy 5:11).
Messages of God’s Love 9/18/1932