Deuteronomy 6:13 Fear the Lord your God, serve Him only (The Lord's sovereign standing creates a demand on us, a demand that we worship Him and Him alone. We fear the Lord by revering Him, by honoring Him, by obeying Him, by being faithful to Him, by serving Him, by acknowledging that He alone is Lord and God by worshiping Him and only Him. The Lord tells us the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Putting Him first and acknowledging Him as Lord is the foundation of real wisdom and clear judgment.) and take your oaths in His Name. (Swearing by His Name involves the way we live our lives. An acknowledgement that the Lord is God and He alone means that our lives reflect our commitment to Him and His Name. Then, our lives will not reflect the values and standards of idols, but will only mirror the One God Whom we serve and Whom we acknowledge as Lord. Through the words we speak and the things we do, we confess His Lordship and our devotion to Him. Through our belief in God, which is the oath we take in His Name, we live a life pleasing and acceptable to the Lord for others to see and that points observers of our lives directly to the Lord Who is Lord of our lives.)
