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One God

Emmanuel Chucks

MAIN TEXT: DEUTERONOMY 6:4-9

HIGHLIGHT VERSE: DEUTERONOMY 6:4
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.” (NIV)

TOPIC POINTS:

  1. There is Only One God – Deuteronomy 4:35, Isaiah 45:5-6
  2. Other gods are Counterfeit – 1 Corinthians 8:4-6
  3. Love the LORD With All of Your Being – Deuteronomy 6:4-9

INTRODUCTION:

Scripture is clear that there is only one God who is the sole creator and sustainer of all things in existence. God made everything out of nothing and ordered it perfectly according to His will. He sustains all things; everything that exists derives its being from God.

Mankind throughout history has seeked to replace God with idols of different stripes. They run to carve out “gods” from wood, metal and their imagination, offering worship to what they made with their own hands, believing to find refuge and the solution to their problems.

Yahweh alone is God and every other god is false and irredeemably counterfeit.

THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD

– DEUTERONOMY 4:35, ISAIAH 45:5-6

God revealed HImself in the burning bush to Moses to lead HIs people out of captivity from Egypt to the land He promised to their forefathers. He revealed His name as Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Through His great power, He brings them out of Egypt by making a fool of the many gods of the Egyptians and proving HImself as the only God in control of all creation and worthy of all worship.

He leads His people through the wilderness, feeding and providing for them, protecting and giving them victory over their enemies, teaching them the way of life through His law, and disciplining them like a father disciplines the child he loves.

Moses told the Israelites to “acknowledge and take to heart this day that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.” (Deuteronomy 4:39). This is what we must also believe and confess today.

OTHER GODS ARE COUNTERFEIT

– 1 CORINTHIANS 8:4-6

A counterfeit is something made to copy and imitate an original with an intention to deceive. Mankind has invented many gods and idols to replace the one true God. These gods are made from wood, metal and imagination to deceive people into trusting them.

Paul writes in his letter to the Corinthians, “So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that “An idol is nothing at all in the world” and that “There is no God but one.” (1 Corinthians 8:4)

We must be wise enough to recognize the counterfeit nature of these gods. Since none of them can lay claim to being self-existent and all-sustaining, they automatically lose any claim to being God. It is foolish to worship such man-made idols expecting them to do what only the true God can do. (Isaiah 41:21-24)

We must also be aware of God’s nature and character as revealed in Scripture so as not to be led astray into following perverted versions of who God is.

LOVE THE LORD WITH ALL OF YOUR BEING

– DEUTERONOMY 6:4-9

Believing there is one God is not enough, we must act accordingly. James puts it this way, “You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.” (James 2:19)

Our belief in the one true God must be seen in every area of our existence. We must reflect that belief in the way we think, the things we say, the things we do. We must pass it on from generation to generation. This leaves no room for the worship of counterfeit gods in our lives.

We are to:

  • Love Him with our total being – heart, soul and might.
  • Hold His commands dear to our heart.
  • Teach it to our children.
  • Put it front and center in our conversations.
  • Let it direct what we do and how we think.
  • Set up reminders of it at our doorposts and gates.

CONCLUSION:

Scripture is undeniably clear that there is only one God, any other god is a dangerous deception and those who seek such gods are an abomination.

Yahweh is a jealous God and will not share His glory with anyone. Those who seek our false idols incur God’s wrath and cut themselves off from the One who is life.

All other gods, they are the works of men,
Your are the Most High God,
There is none like you.

Jehovah, You are the Most High,
Jehovah, You are the Most High God.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

  • Recite our highlight verse
  • How many Gods exist?
  • Who is God?
  • Why is it wrong to worship any other god?
  • Why is it important to know God’s nature and character?
  • How can we know God’s true nature and character?
  • How are we to act in light of Yahweh being the only true God?