PSALM 8<\/b><\/p>\n
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!<\/i><\/p>\n
(Psalm 8:1).<\/i><\/p>\n
As we consider the God we worship, let us turn our attention today to His majestic lordship. In Psalm 8:1 we see the word Lord<\/i> used twice. The first time the word is in all capital letters, and translates the personal name of God: \u201cYahweh.\u201d The second time, the word translates a different term: Adonai<\/i>.<\/p>\n
The word adon<\/i> originally meant \u201cadministrator or steward,\u201d according to Hebrew scholars. It was a title given to a person in a position of authority. An \u201cadoni\u201d held the position of lord over a house or manor, or over some other group of people.<\/p>\n
What happens when the suffix \u201cai\u201d is added to \u201cadon\u201d to form the word adonai<\/i>? The majority of scholars believe that the suffix intensifies the meaning of the word, so that adonai<\/i> means \u201chigh lord, supreme lord, lord of all.\u201d From this we see that Adonai<\/i> is the title of God that calls attention to His sovereignty.<\/p>\n
In the New Testament, the most frequently used title for Jesus is Christ<\/i>, which means \u201cMessiah.\u201d The second most frequently used title is Kurios<\/i>, which is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Adonai<\/i>:<\/i> the Lord. The New Testament writers consciously applied to Jesus a title that they knew was reserved only for God. Notice how Paul puts it in Philippians 2:9\u201311: \u201cTherefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.\u201d<\/p>\n
God is a person, and we have a personal relationship with Him. He is also, however, the sovereign Lord of all. When we go to church on Sunday, we say to Almighty God, \u201cYou are the Lord, and I am Your servant.\u201d<\/p>\n
CORAM DEO<\/b><\/p>\n
Leviticus 7\u20139<\/p>\n
Matthew 25:31\u201346<\/p>\n
WEEKEND<\/b><\/p>\n
Leviticus 10\u201313<\/p>\n
Matthew 26:1\u201356<\/p>\n
A political phrase of colonial America read, \u201cWe serve no sovereign here.\u201d Somehow this attitude has pervaded American Christianity as well. Examine your faith today for areas where you are unwilling to submit to our sovereign Lord. Consider also what ways you should be more dependent upon Christ.<\/p>\n
For further study: Psalm 99; 110; Philippians 2:5\u201311<\/i><\/p>\n
WEEKEND<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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