UNLIKE ANY OTHER

To you it was shown that you might know that Yahweh, He is God; there is no other besides Him.

Deuteronomy 4:35

God created the starfish with some incredible features. It has no brain and no blood. If it loses an arm it can regrow a new one. It also has two stomachs which it can push outside its body to engulf and digest its prey. Because of this, the starfish stands in a category all by itself.

When studying God we recognize His uniqueness. For example, Scripture states, “There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like Yours” (Psalm 86:8). What this means is that God stands in a category all by Himself. No one can match Him in His goodness, His faithfulness, His truth, His power, His knowledge, His love, His mercy, etc.

Such truth about God has some very practical values for us. First, He is not to be treated as any other so-called gods. “You shall have no other gods before Me” (Exodus 20:3). He is not a good luck charm or a genie. Second, He is to be feared. I’ve often thought of it like this. There are only two categories: Creator and created. Only God fits in the category of Creator. Everything else, including me, fits in the category of created. Because I am part of His creation, I have no right to tell the Creator what is right or wrong. Nebuchadnezzar said it this say, “And all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, but He does according to His will in the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of earth; and no one can strike against His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’” (Daniel 4:35)

Philip Moeller