Saturday, April 2, 2016

Yahweh Elohim: The Only True God


Yahweh Elohim Israel—The Lord God of Israel. The only true God

In today’s society, at least in the United States, there is a plethora of gods people worship. Most do not worship physical idols, but in terms of what we value most, what we see as important and spend most of our time on, many things qualify.

We often joke about “Keeping up with the Joneses” and living like “the one who dies with the most toys wins.” Yet, even though we act like it’s a joke, our lives often bear it out. One of God’s names is Elohim. It means He is the God of Israel, as opposed to other false gods.

The truth is that God has no rivals. Anything else is a false God. He is the only one we are to live for. (Ex. 20:3, Deut. 5:7) Not power, not wealth or social status.

Personally, I have to fight against thinking about others’ opinions of me and how I measure up. How about you? What do you find competes with God in your life? Let’s talk about it.

2 comments:

Cathy Baker said...

Beautiful reminder, Ellen. It's hard enough when things like TV and internet compete with God but it's even harder when the "good" things compete as well. Discernment is key, or at least that's what I'm learning along the way. :)

Ellen Andersen said...

Media is certainly one thing that can consume our time. I agree that discernment is what matters most.