Exodus 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
The first Commandment denotes unity. There is only one GOD, one Creator, and one Heavenly Father. All else is of the created realm. Multiple gods create an environment of division thus a house divided against itself will fall. Love created everything and is held together by unity. As you embrace the unity of Love you will be empowered in life. Failure to embrace Love will cause you to be divided and will move you toward lack, depletion, scarcity, death, and destruction. As you embrace the unity of your relationship with Our Heavenly Father, life will abound. When tempted by the devil, Jesus responded:
Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Jesus responded with the same Word given to the children of Israel while in the wilderness. “My Father and I are one” is a statement of unity. “As HE is so are we” is another statement of unity. As we align ourselves with the ONE SOURCE in all of creation, we move toward life.
Deuteronomy 8:
1 “Every commandment which I command you today you must be careful to observe, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land of which the LORD swore to your fathers.
2 And you shall remember that the LORD your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.
3 So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.
This Commandment of Unity was first for a specific reason. Without this foundation we would not be able to keep any other commandment or statute. Unity is the basis of Love and our pursuit of the fullness of unity will evoke life and health to us and those around us. Love produces intent. Divine Intent created and framed the universe. This Intent created potential, the basis of hope. As hope moves toward the consciousness of the individual, faith is given direction. As this direction is guided by Love, life is produced and life and the living is what it is all about!
1 Corinthians 13:13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is Love.