majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Deuteronomy 13:4,
"It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere.
Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him."
Moses warns this generation of Israelites to keep from following other
so-called "gods" of the peoples they will be dispossessing in the
Promised Land. They are not to follow prophets with their miraculous
signs and wonders that would lead them away from God. They are not to
follow family members or anyone else that would lead them to the
worship of other "gods".
The reality is that there are no other so-called "gods." There is only
one God and he is the Creator of the vast expanse of the universe, all
there is. Everything we know of on planet earth, including ourselves,
were all created by him for his good pleasure. To turn after other
"gods" is simply to turn away from him. With all of the world
religions, all of the cults and false religions, all of the "isms and
scisms" there are plenty of false gods for people to turn to.
Our creator God is the only God, and from Deuteronomy 6:4, we learn he
is one God. From the Scriptures we find he exists in three persons, 2
Corinthians 13:14; Matthew 28:19; Matthew 3:16-17, etc. God the
Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, a trinity
of persons forming one God with single purpose, agenda and imbued with
pristine, exquisite perfections. He is consistent within himself, full
of love and mercy and the judge of all who sin.
There simply is no other "god", no other prospect for life after death
than to either enjoy him for an eternity of pleasure, Psalm 16:11, or,
if we don't hold fast to him, an eternity of torment, to exist forever
in a lake of fire, Revelation 20:11-15.
How wonderful that our God, the only God, has made a way for us,
provided a place for us at his table by sending his Son, Jesus Christ
to pay the penalty for our sins!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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