MAY 7

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

John 17:3

“And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.”

Acts 17:24

“God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.”

Psalm 50:1

The Mighty One, God the Lord, Has spoken and called the earth From the rising of the sun to its going down.

Exodus 23:13

“And in all that I have said to you, be circumspect and make no mention of the name of other gods, nor let it be heard from your mouth.”

Deuteronomy 4:35

“To you it was shown, that you might know that the Lord Himself is God; there is none other besides Him.”

Isaiah 45:6

“That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting That there is none besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other;”

Isaiah 45:21

“Tell and bring forth your case; Yes, let them take counsel together. Who has declared this from ancient time? Who has told it from that time? Have not I, the Lord? And there is no other God besides Me, A just God and a Savior; There is none besides Me.”

We have a few days left in the book   “100 NAMES OF GOD”  written by Christopher D. Hudson.  Each day we’ll take one Hebrew name for God as given in the Bible to study and relate to.  Then we’ll be changing to another book.

ALETHINOS THEOS

TRUE GOD

1 John 5:20

“We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true.  And we are in Him who is true by being in His Son Jesus Christ.  He is the True God and eternal life.”

Maybe you’ve heard someone argue that the various world religions are just different paths to a common destination.  God is on the top of a mountain, so to speak, and it doesn’t  matter which upward road you take ~ in the end they all lead to the same place, ~ or so they say.

The ancient Hebrews tried that approach.  At times they worshipped an idol named Baal. Other times they worshipped Asherah.  At one point, some of the Hebrews even worshipped a false god by offering child sacrifices.  Each time, God confronted their idolatry and insisted on unrelenting devotion:  “You shall have no other gods  before Me.” 

God wants first place in our hearts and lives.  When we turn TO the God of the Bible as the one true God, we necessarily turn AWAY from all other gods.  We cannot find our fulfillment while worshipping anyone (or anything) other than God.  He deserves our first allegiance – before career, before friends, before money, and even before family.

It was Jesus Christ who made history’s remarkable claim:  “I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.” In John 14:6.   Notice He didn’t say, “I am A truth” or “I am ONE OF many truths.”

 This utter exclusivity prompted C.S.Lewis to observe the following in his essay, “Christian Apologetics”: “Christianity is a statement which, if false, is of NO importance, and, if true, of INFINITE importance.  The one thing it cannot be is moderately important.”

God is the One True God.  There is no salvation or true satisfaction anywhere else.

How do people define “truth” today?  Is truth relative?

PRAYER

God, my True God, please help me remember to keep You first and foremost in my life.  You are the only God and the only place I can find true faith, salvation, and fulfillment.

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