Command No 1

The Creator of the universe declares He is our Elohim (Almighty) and our deliverer and asks us to demonstrate our love for Him by having no other god's and idols. Establishing, developing and maintaining that personal relationship with the true and living Elohim is the most important commitment we can ever make.

“I am Yahuah (Heavenly Father) your Elohim (Almighty) who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me” - Exodus 20:2-3.

When Messiah was asked which of all the laws of Scripture is the greatest, He responded “You shall love Yahuah your Elohim with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind” - Matthew 22:35-38. See also Deuteronomy 6:5.

All that we are, and everything we have, ultimately comes from one source being Heavenly Father Yahuah. Paul cautions us to be “not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living Elohim, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy.” - 1 Timothy 6:17.

The only reliable assurance that our future is secure lies in our relationship with our Creator. The Scripture (Bible) affirms that our Maker is both living and real and the one and only true Elohim.

“But the Almighty is the true Elohim, he is the living Elohim, and an everlasting king…” Jeremiah 10:10.

He created for us a wonderful dwelling in our beautiful planet. He fashioned it to provide us with everything we need for our material well-being and survival. It is His desire that we enjoy and appreciate His gifts to us. At the same time, He wants us to understand that we must never direct our worship toward anything that He has created or regard it as the source of our life and blessings. Only the Creator and never the creation are to receive that honor.

The First Commandment warns us not to accept a religion or philosophy that teaches that our life and well-being originate with or depend on anything other than the one true Elohim. There is no other source of life or blessings but Elohim. There is no other power that rules over the heavens and the earth.

“Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens belong to Yahuah your Elohim, the earth also, with all that therein is” -Deuteronomy 10:14.

He alone created and sustains the universe in which we exist. Messiah explains that Yahuah is so loving and merciful toward all that “that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous” - Matthew 5:45.

Yahuah is concerned about the well-being of all people, even those who live in ignorance of His existence. It is vital that we understand Yahuah because He wants to create in us that same character of His divine nature.

Peter tells us that Heavenly Father has “given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature…” - 2 Peter 1:4.

As Paul tells us, “And be not conformed to this world: but be you transformed by the renewing of your mind…” - Romans 12:2.

What kind of renewal should occur in our thinking? Paul explains, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Messiah Yahusha” - Philippians 2:5.

Heavenly Father wants us to become like Him by emulating the thinking, attitudes and outlook toward life exemplified by our perfect example in Messiah. The relationship that Yahuah wants with us is that of children with their Father.

“And will be a Father unto you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Almighty Elohim” - 2 Corinthians 6:18.

Herein lies the awesome purpose of our existence: the continuing development of righteous character and our ultimate destiny as members of Heavenly Father's family (same verse; Matthew 5:48).

This is the awesome purpose for which you were born. To become a member of the very family of Elohim! What a remarkable love the living Elohim and Creator of the universe has in store for us. He wants us to be a part of His family and live forever in His Kingdom.

He tells us that our highest priority in this life is to “seek you first the kingdom of Yahuah, and his righteousness” - Matthew 6:33.

Our Heavenly Father gave us this lifetime to establish a permanent relationship with Him so we can receive eternal life as His children.

We should love, honor and respect Yahuah so much that He alone is the supreme authority and model in our lives.

He alone is Elohim.

We should allow nothing to prevent us from serving and obeying Him.