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October 31
Friday


WHO IS
YOUR GOD?

READ:
Deuteronomy 6:1-6
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You shall love the LORD
your Good with all your
heart, with all your
soul, and with all
your strength.
__Deuteronomy 6:5
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At a funeral, I once overheard someone say of the deceased, "He was close to his god. He's safe now."

At times like that, I wish it were true that everyone could have their own god, live in whatever way they wanted, and also be assured of eternal life in heaven. Then we wouldn't have to think too seriously about death. We wouldn't have to be concerned about where our unbelieving loved ones went when they died.

But the Scriptures say that there is only one true God. "The LORD our God, the LORD is one!" (Deut. 6:4). And He is holy (Lev. 19:2). He says that we don't measure up to His standard for a relationship with Him. "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Rom. 3:23). Our sin has alienated us from Him.

In love, the heavenly Father provided the way to Himself through His perfect Son Jesus who died to pay the penalty for our sin. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). But we need to humble our hearts and receive His gift of forgiveness.

There is only one true God. He is holy and has provided the only way of eternal life through Jesus. Is He the God you are trusting in? Think about it__seriously. __Anne Cetas
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``````````````````````FOR FURTHER STUDY`````````````````````

````````How do I know what is true about God and salvation?`````````
````````Is sincerity enough? Read Do I Have The Right Kind``````````
```````````Of Faith? at www.discoveryseries.org/q0603`````````````
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To get into heaven, it's who you know that counts.

*************Today's Bible Reading __ Deuteronomy 6:1-6**********

1 Now this is the
commandment, and these
are the statutes and
judgments which the LORD
your God has commanded
to teach you, that you may
observe them in the land
which you are crossing over
to possess, 2 that you may
fear the LORD your God, to
keep all His statutes and His
commandments which I
command you, you and your
son and your grandson, all
the days of your life, and
that your days may be
prolonged. 3 Therefore hear,
O Israel, and be careful to
observe it, that it may be
well with you, and that you
may multiply greatly as the
LORD God of your fathers
has promised you__" a land
flowing with milk and
honey."

4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD
our God, the LORD is one!

5 You shall love the LORD
your God with all your
heart, with all your soul, and
with all your strength.

6 And these words which I
command you today shall be
in your heart.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

After giving the Ten Commandments (Deut. 5), Moses gave the Jews
the one-heart principle that undergirds the entire Law: "Love the
LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with
all your strength" (6:5). God demands exclusive, wholehearted,
and undivided devotion. Jesus called this "the first and greatest
commandment" (Matt. 22-38 NIV). In another situation, Jesus told a
rich young man that obeying this principle is the pathway to eternal
life (Luke 10:25-28). Deuteronomy 6:4-9, known as the Shema (from
the opening Hebrew word for "Hear") and cited daily by the pious,
has become the basic Jewish confession of faith. __Sim Kay Tee