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Second Kings chapter 5, verse 15.

Then he returned to the man of God, he in all his company, and he came and stood before him.

And he said,

Behold, I know that there is no God in all the earth but in Israel.

So accept now a present from your servant. These words come from

Naiman, from Syria, as he confesses his realization that there is only one God over all. And this is

the confession of faith that dominates the Bible.

Like Old Testament, Deuteronomy chapter 6, the Shama, hear O Israel, the Lord, your God,

the Lord is one.

This is the great commandment.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.

This is a proclamation about Jesus.

He is Lord.

Jesus is God.

There is only one true God overall in a world of idols.

In a world of false little G gods.

There is only one true capital G God. And we who know this must one, I live to worship him alone, to not bow down to other idols in this world, including idols of success, prosperity, sex, fame,

sports, busyness, money, so many different idols in this world, people that were prone to give affection to,

that ultimately only God deserves our supreme affection,

in a way that affection for others flows from affection for him,

that even gratitude for good things flows from glory that we're

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