Contemplative Bible Reading

Isaiah 43:10 (New Living Translation)

10 “But you are my witnesses, O Israel!” says the Lord.
“You are my servant.
You have been chosen to know me, believe in me,
and understand that I alone am God.
There is no other God—
there never has been, and there never will be.

This one is pretty simple. The implications are far reaching and significant, but the statement is pretty simple. Jehovah God, the Creator is the only God. There is no other—never has been another and never will be another.

Okay, we got that? Only one God in the past, present, and future. Settled.

So now what? Well, I can’t be God. I need to toss out that idea and stop trying to be God. Rats. No, that is quite a relief. I don’t have that burden or responsibility.

Let’s see, does God tell me what I need to know? Yes. It’s all in front of me in umpty-umpteen different English translations and translations into a few hundred other languages. Just read it. Be right with God. Love God. Love each other. Don’t do things that hurt my body. Well, that’s pretty simple.

It appears that this one God for now and evermore is quite a relief. The guidance isn’t changing. Right is right and wrong is wrong and all the right is meant for my well being. Now, how can I mess this up? Let me count the ways. No, let me focus on the one and only.