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Deuteronomy 6:4
Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God (is) one LORD. NKJV
THE Hebrew in that verse is pronounced as follows: Sh’ma Yis’ra’eil Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad. Echad is derived from the shema — a prayer recited daily at the Israel wall. The very last word in the Sh’ma is the Hebrew word ‘echad.’ That word is translated to mean ‘one’ in most English translations of the Bible. The straight forward, common sense, understanding of echad in the Sh’ma tells us that only ‘one’ person is Almighty God and that one person is our heavenly Father-Yawheh. The above is the most important verse to Hebrew people. Echad refers to “Number 1,” God is Alpha and Omega, meaning that He is Echad, which means the first and that is the position of God.
It also means something done or in existence occurring before anything else and also more important than anything else, a number of priority, importance, or urgency. God deserves to come first in every area of your life. He must be echad in every area of your life.
Romans 8:35
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? (NKJV) God must always come first, anything else is idolatry that can attract curses in your life. 1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. (NKJV)
The one that finishes in first place is the person that is celebrated, respected and rewarded more than others. You receive a gold medal when you come first. The reaction that the first person gets reflects the acknowledgement of the effort put into winning that race because to win a race, requires hard work. When you hit that number you hit the echad and you touch God. The first person to do something that has never been done before is esteemed with great awe and admiration because they break the ice. It opens people’s minds to expansion and a trail of possibilities.
God Bless…
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