Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.
– Deuteronomy 4:6
Moses had the attention of the people with “Listen, O Israel.” Then he reminded them “The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You’d think they’d have gotten this by now, but they, like us had short attention spans and needed to be reminded of this truth. “This was an important insight for the nation of Israel because they were about to enter a land filled with people who believed in many gods.” The same is true today. We worship together in a community of faith, but during the week, we are spread out all over this city. Many of the people we come in contact with believe in many different gods including the god of self. We must remember that the Lord alone is God and stand firm in our faith.