Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 6:4–25
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
Deuteronomy 6:4
Deuteronomy 6 begins with the word “Hear.” Before God’s people are called to speak, teach, serve, or obey, they are called to listen. Faith begins with receiving God’s voice. The Shema became Israel’s daily confession, reminding them morning and evening that the Lord alone is God. This passage is not merely about rejecting idols; it declares that the Lord is the only true, eternal, and self-existent God. Because God is one, our love must be whole. We are to love Him with all our heart, soul, and strength—with our understanding, will, affections, personality, and every energy of life.
For Christians, this oneness of God is beautifully revealed in the Trinity. The Father calls us into covenant love. The Son perfectly fulfills the law of love and shows us the Father’s heart. The Holy Spirit writes God’s truth upon our hearts and enables us to love what we could never love rightly on our own.
Moses commands Israel to keep God’s words in their hearts, teach them to their children, speak of them at home and on the road, and mark them on hands, foreheads, and doorposts. Faith is not meant to remain in worship alone; it must enter the home, the journey, the conversation, and the ordinary routines of life.
Moses also warns Israel not to forget God when they enter cities, houses, wells, and vineyards they did not build. Comfort can become dangerous when gratitude fades. Prosperity can quietly lead to God-forgetting worldliness. So the command remains: hear, remember, love, and serve the Lord alone.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, help us to know You in the three glorious expressions of Your being—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—that we may share in Your one and eternal glory. Teach us to hear Your voice, love You wholly, remember You daily, and serve You faithfully. Amen.
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