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• 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!