Deuteronomy 6:4 “Hear, O Israel!  The LORD is our God.  The LORD is One!”

SHEMA YISRAEL

Every Jew knows this verse.  It’s part of their daily prayers.  Our God is One!  There is no other.  It’s kind of like us chanting at a ballgame, “We’re Number One!  We’re Number One!”  But this shout is directed at the world to acknowledge that Jehovah is the One and Only God.

Shouldn’t we be shouting the same thing?  Our God is Number One!  He is the Only One!  He is our Everything!  There is no other god!  Instead, we try to apologize for our God when the world “blames” Him for evil.  We try to make our God politically correct.  Pardon me, but God does not care about being politically correct.  He IS correct, all the time and in every situation.  He is THE Truth!

TEACHING MOMENT

We must teach our children this basic principle.  The following verses in Deuteronomy 6 say that.  Why not have verses written and hanging all over the house?  Put them on the frig.  Put them on the bathroom mirrors.  Challenge your child to memorize one verse a week.  Write it out for them or have them do it if they are able.  Then post it in their room, in their bathroom and even put it in their lunchbox.

The great thing about knowing and believing that God is One is there is no confusion about Who to worship.  Our children need to know that.  There are no worries about offending another “god.”  Unlike other people in the world, we focus all our adoration on our One God who exist in Three!  Our God died for us.  He doesn’t ask us to die for Him.  Our God lives in us.  He is not in some far off place that is unreachable or unachievable.

Are you living today as if you truly believe that God is ONE!  Do you want to have the ONE guiding you?  Why don’t you right now just stop whatever you are doing and thank Him for being ONE?  Thank Him for taking you into His family.  Thank Him for rescuing you from the domain of darkness.

The One thinks you are number one, too!  He gave His Son just for you!  Live like it!