Deut. 4:39 "Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other."
Moses is preparing to give the law to the Israelites and he wants to make it clear there is just one God. At this time most people were polytheistic so the idea that there was just one God was rather new.
I love the line, "there is no other." I need to remind myself of that often. When I am tempted to go seeking after "others" I need to remember Moses' words. I often am tempted by "other gods" and "other loves" such as money, power, fame, comfort and pleasure. But Moses is clear; in heaven and on earth, "there is no other."
Dear Jesus, remind me often that there is no other. Amen.
