Adonai is acknowledging God as Lord and Master and His right to rule over me. Lord indicates a relationship at a more intense level. We have both benefits AND responsibilities when we acknowledge God as Lord and Master: We have a responsibility to focus our sights on Him and call upon Him (Ps 141:8-10 and Judges 6:14-16), be His servant (Ps 119:125), pray to Him (Deut 9:26) and glorify Him (Ps 8:1, 6-8). We are able to rest knowing He is Lord & Master over: the wicked/our enemies (Ps 141:8-10 and Judges 6:14-16), human understanding (Ps 119:125), our future (Deut 9:26), all the inhabitants of the Earth (Ps 8:1, 6-8) and the Earth (Ps 114:7), rulers (Ps 2:4), and gods of this world (Ps 135:5).
Those who know God as Adonai do not deny God’s lordship over his/her life; they simply call upon Him as Lord and obey His commands and directions. He is God; we are human...He is the creator; we are the created; therefore, every knee should bow. When we submit to God and follow His plans we can be assured that He will give us all we need for the task He puts before us.
Melissa Greene of the group Avalon put is so well, “Oh, if we could just relinquish our desire to be in control and be the master of our lives. Time and time again, God proves He knows what He is doing, and His ways are best. Trust Him daily in the small things and the big ways, because He is not only our Adonai, He is also our Provider, Shepherd, Healer… The list goes on and on. He is the "Father of our hopes and our freedom," This is a video of the group Avalon singing the song Adonai: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxfarTiN5Ls (the song actually starts at 2 minutes 15 seconds).
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