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He’s My Adonai

He’s My Adonai

Heather Hart · January 13, 2021 · 10 Comments

In 2011 my word of the year was “doulos.” It’s a Greek word usually translated “slave” or “servant.” I wanted to learn what it truly meant to be a servant of Christ. My theme verse that year was Psalm 119:125 (NIV), “I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes.”

I’d love to tell you I walked in to 2012 with it all figured out, but other than remembering 2011 was the year I studied “doulos,” I can’t tell you that it changed my life in the least.

The real change came five years later when I read Luke 6:46. A verse I had read a million times, but it finally struck home.

All Jesus did was ask a simple question, but was a question that packed a powerful punch.

He asked, “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?” (NIV).

I called Jesus ‘Lord,’ but had I ever really stopped to understand what that meant? Had I ever even thought about it?

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Who Is Your Lord?

Google defines ‘Lord’ as “someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler.” There’s a verse in Matthew that talks about not being able to serve two masters. So I wondered… who did I serve?

One of my favorite Bible verses has always been Galatians 1:10. It says, “Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ” (NIV).

I am a people pleaser by nature. I want those around me to be happy and I never want to offend anyone. But I have to be careful that caring for others doesn’t cause me to sin against God. When I care more about the people around me than I do about Jesus, that becomes a problem. He stops being my Lord.

My mom wrote a book about the attributes of God, and I love what she wrote about Him being our lord. She wrote, “God expects first place in our lives.  God should be first in your heart, first in your life, and first in your thoughts.  Nothing less will do.  If God is in second place He is not your God.”

Those words are powerful.

Jesus is Lord

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My Adonai

There is a song by Avalon called Adonai that I have always loved. It’s a beautiful song, but it’s easy to miss the meaning in rhythm of the words. God has done amazing things for us that we could never repay Him for. And He doesn’t ask us to. But He does want to be our Lord, our Adonai.

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Too often I fall short of giving Him that place in my life. I call Him ‘Lord’ but don’t do what He says. I am just as guilty as the crowd who crucified Him. I know God’s Word is a solid foundation, but too often I set it aside to live for myself. I become conformed by the world instead of transformed by the Word.

And it breaks my heart.

It breaks my heart that I don’t love Jesus more.

I get overwhelmed by the world and just kind of shut down. I realize how short I fall and instead of falling into Jesus and pressing on in grace, I sit down and pout like a petulant child.

But the truth is, even when I fall short, Jesus is still my Adonai. Regardless of how wretched I am, He is the king of the world.

Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us; if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.

2 Timothy 2:11-13 (NIV)

The Gift of God

Jesus does want to be the Lord of our lives. He wants to be our Adonai. But the gift of God is that even when we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8).

Do those words bubble up in your heart like they do in mine? The identity of Jesus isn’t dependent on me. In fact, my identity isn’t dependent on me. Jesus took care of it all.

I love that Jesus is my Adonai, even when I fall short. Even when everything falls apart, He is still Lord.

He's My Adonai

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About Heather Hart

Heather Hart is an internationally best-selling and award-winning author with an unquenchable passion for Jesus. Life with four fun-filled teens doesn’t always provide the quiet atmosphere her introverted personality and chronic migraines crave, but she loves them all like crazy and the gospel is a balm for her soul. Heather’s hope is that, while she is struggling through this thing called life, she is pointing others towards Jesus along the way.

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  1. Pam Taylor says

    January 13, 2021 at 12:04 pm

    Thank you! Just what I needed this morning! A reminder that Jesus is my Adonai even when I fall short of putting Him first in everything. He never changes. God bless you bunches!

    Reply
    • Heather Hart says

      January 13, 2021 at 5:19 pm

      Thanks, Pam! I am so glad this blessed you. God is so good to us.

      Reply
  2. Mandy Farmer says

    January 13, 2021 at 5:14 pm

    Beautifully written. Love your mom’s quote

    Reply
    • Heather Hart says

      January 13, 2021 at 5:20 pm

      Thanks, Mandy! I do, too (but I might be partial).

      Reply
  3. Mary Armand says

    January 13, 2021 at 8:30 pm

    Such an encouraging post Heather! So thankful Jesus is my Lord!

    Reply
    • Heather Hart says

      January 18, 2021 at 7:28 am

      Amen!

      Reply
  4. Debra L Butterfield says

    January 14, 2021 at 8:16 pm

    Great words…and your mom is so right! I’m reading Humility by Andrew Murray. Wow, fits right in with this post.

    Reply
    • Heather Hart says

      January 18, 2021 at 7:35 am

      Thanks, Debra! I am very blessed to have a mom who loves Jesus.

      Reply
  5. Alice Walters says

    January 15, 2021 at 11:16 am

    Dear Heather, wow, how candid and brave you are! I, too, tend to be a people pleaser, or I used to more. In a conversation with our family therapist years ago, he said, “No matter what or how much you do, it will never be enough, or good enough, for (family member).” His words cracked through that shell of pleasing, and the love of Jesus began to really seep into my soul. I don’t have to do anything for Him to love me. What freedom that brings! Now, I do what I do because I want to show Him that I love Him back. Thanks and blessings for your words of grace!

    Reply
    • Heather Hart says

      January 18, 2021 at 7:37 am

      Amen! The love of God really is freeing. He is so good!

      Reply

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