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Adonai. The Lord is my Master. First, Lets review. Where have we been so far?. The Lord God, the One who created me El Elohym The Lord God, the Most High of all El Elyon. Today – Adonai – My Master. The word Adon means master or lord
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Adonai The Lord is my Master
Where have we been so far? • The Lord God, the One who created me • El Elohym • The Lord God, the Most High of all • El Elyon
Today – Adonai – My Master • The word Adon means master or lord • Adonai is the divine form of Adon – “ai” means supreme • Abraham calls Him Adonai in Gen 15 • Note difference between Lord and LORD • We are all slaves to something – Romans 6:16-23
The Lord is My Master • First, get the cultural picture of slavery out of your mind – that was not indicative of Jewish slavery • Adonai signifies complete right to rule • Complete possession over of the servant by the master, complete submission to the master by the servant • Deut 15:12-17
How do you honor Him as Adonai • Acknowledge Him as Master – you have been called to serve Him – are you willing • Recognize that with Him as Master, He has now taken personal responsibility for all of it • Your provision, health, care, clothes, etc • Accept that you can do whatever the Master has called you to do
Christ is our Adonai • In Greek, the word Adonai is Kurios – used 700 times for Jesus in the NT – Savior is used less than 20 • So we must submit to Christ as our headship, our Master, our Lord to experience the full life • Is it possible to call Him Lord and not experience this full life? Absolutely • Matt 7:21-27
And servant would have been enough! • John 15:9-17 • It is a Holy Upgrade!