A Month of Meditations about God’s Nature and Character
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1. God is Unique
Over and over in the Scriptures we read that our God is like no other. God Himself declares that truth, and others have affirmed it as well.
In the early chapters of Deuteronomy, Moses recounts in detail all that had happened to the Israelites since they had left Egypt. Towards the end of chapter 4 he begins pointing out ways in which their God is superior to those worshiped by other nations. He concludes in verse 39 by saying, “Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.”
In Hannah’s prayer of thanksgiving, she declares, “There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee. . . ” (1 Sam. 2:2). Solomon’s lengthy prayer at the dedication of the temple begins with the words, “LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath” (1 Kings 8:23).
In Is. 45:5 God reminds His people, “I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me” In Is. 46:5 He asks rhetorically, “To whom will you liken Me and make Me equal and compare Me, that we would be like?”
These verses—and many others—emphasize two closely-related truths. One is that Jehovah is the only true and living God. Throughout the centuries man has worshiped countless thousands of gods of one description or another. But all of them are simply products of man’s own imagination. Not one is or ever has been an actual living being. That distinction belongs to Jehovah alone.
The second truth is that no other actual being—angel, demon or human—is exactly like God and therefore equal to Him. Angels share some things in common with God, for example in that they are beings of spirit, rather than having material existence. But they are mere servants of God, vastly inferior to Him.
We as human beings are created in God’s image; but an image is only a faint representation, not an exact duplicate. When you look in a mirror, you see an image of yourself. But that image lacks many characteristics that you yourself have. In the same way, we are a little bit like God in some ways—ways that make it possible for us to have a personal relationship with Him—but not exactly like Him. We don’t even come close.
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Each book in the Month of Meditations series includes 31 readings on a single topic. This book, A Month of Meditations about God’s Nature and Character, explores what the Bible tells us about our God. The more we know of what He is like, the more our hearts will be drawn to love and worship Him.
About the Author
Louann was born in Ohio. She and her late husband, Joseph, spent 26 years as missionaries in England. She originally wrote the Month of Meditations series as a way of sharing with friends the things she’d been learning through studying the Word of God. She now lives in South Carolina.