Knowing God as Adonai changes us.  Receiving Him as sovereign leads to a vulnerable transparency between God and his children, where we recognize our total inadequacy but move forward with a bold trust of His strength in us.

Sovereign.  Ruler.  Master.  All these define Adonai (Lord).  We use this name for God a lot.  But like Abram, we often don’t fully appreciate its meaning until we find ourselves in difficult circumstances we can’t manage on our own.

As covenant maker, Yahweh promises to do it all for us.  He leads, guides, and blesses us, and all we need do is believe and follow.  And when we do, He revives our soul, enlightens our eyes, and makes our hearts rejoice.

Intimacy,  Fellowship.  Communion.  A life shared with those He created.  These words barely begin to describe Yahweh and His desires for a relationship with us.  He describes Himself as I am, our present-tense God.

Our God works to recreate us spiritually, offering us what we need most:  a new heart and a new spirit.  Creating the heavens was handiwork for Him, but He had to roll up His sleeves and bare His arm to secure our salvation.

Our Creator is infinite, beautiful, and mysterious.  While we might see Him as distant and uninterested, the very opposite is true.  He is always active on our behalf, inviting us to draw ever closer and know Him more.

All authority to judge now belongs to Jesus, Who demonstrates the same wisdom, discernment, and understanding as the Father.  Jesus judges pass-fail:  do you have the Son or not?

God alone has the authority, the right and power, to judge.  Only He has the discernment, understanding, and wisdom to judge rightly every time.

Defender and protector are attributes of our warrior God.  But sometimes He fights for us in different ways, motivating then inviting us to join Him in His plans then empowering us to play key roles in His kingdom.

When we’re surrounded by enemies, feeling vulnerable and powerless, our Shepherd God has prepared His table for us.  He offers His rest, peace, and blessing no matter what

we might face.