“There is no one holy like the Lord. There is no one besides you! And there is no rock like our God.”
‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭2‬:‭2‬ ‭CSB‬‬

I used to feel special and unique. Then along came the Internet. For better or worse, we all learned that none of us are unique. Not exactly.

Any quality I have is shared by at least one other person out there. Any skill or talent I have — there’s someone who can do it better. Probably hundreds of them. It’s just a matter of finding them.

That’s one way the Internet changed the world. Any quirk I have probably has a support group or a fan club of some sort. And that quirk becomes normalized. (Like I said, for better or worse.)

For example, my right foot is bizarrely larger than my left. It’s nearly an inch longer and requires a shoe at least half a size larger. I occasionally used to show off my weird feet like a party trick, and the people I know always seemed surprised. What a weird and unique trait! Or so I thought. A quick internet search brings up hundreds of images, blog posts, and articles about differently sized feet and how common it is. No, I’m one among many.

The only way that I am unique is in the particular combination of all my special features and proclivities and talents. Someone else may have feet exactly the same size as mine, but they don’t also play the trumpet like me, and have a December birthday like me, and like jam on grilled cheese sandwiches like me, and on and on.

But God is actually unique. In every way. Not just as a conglomeration. He is the one and only Being like Himself, and all His characteristics are unique, too. Today’s Bible verse lists a couple. There is no one else that catch match Him in holiness. And no one comes close to Him in reliability. He is always right where He is needed (everywhere), and He is always available.

God is the One and Only God.

Dear God,

You are unique and spectacular! Every time I contemplate all that you are, I am amazed. And I don’t even know the half of it. Actually I’m sure I hardly know anything about you, relative to all there is to know about you. I know what I read about you in your word and what I see about you from your creation. You are truly one of a kind.