02/14/2026 – Day 306 – “Adonai”
“The teacher began drawing letters in the sand. “What is it?” I asked.
“It’s the Hebrew word for lord, adon. Adon means the ruler, the owner, the master, and the one who’s in charge.”
So Adon is the Name of God as Lord of the universe.”
“Yes and no,” said the teacher, “The word adon can be used for any ruler or master.”
He lifted up his stick and added a small mark at the end of the word.
“Now,” he said, “it’s the Name of God, Adonai.”
“What’s the difference?”
“ Adon means lord. But Adonai means my Lord. And God’s specific and sacred Name is Adonai, ‘my Lord.’ So in order to utter His Name, you can’t just say ‘Lord’; you have to say ‘my Lord.’ It means the only way to know God is to know Him personally, to know Him as your God.”
“So then ‘my Lord’ is not just the One who rules, but The One who rules over me.”
“Exactly. Adonai is the One to whom you submit your life, your will, and your heart. It means He’s the One in charge of your life. If you call Him Adonai, ‘my Lord,’ then you have to follow His will above your Own. But there’s more to Adonai. To say ‘my Lord’ in Hebrew, should be Adoni. But God’s Name is Adonai.”
“What’s the difference between the two?”
“Adonai is ‘my Lord’ plural. Literally to say Adonai is to say, ‘My Lords.’ What it means is that the reality behind the Name Adonai is so great that the name can’t contain it. So Adonai means my Lord followed by a multitude of exclamation points. it means He’s my Lord !!!!!!! And thus to use the sacred Name means you don’t just follow Him and submit to Him, but you follow and submit to Him with a multitude of exclamation points, and with all your heart and zeal. The heart of Adonai is this: My Lord is so amazing that even saying Adonai, my Lord, cannot even begin to describe who He is. Let your heart learn what this one word truly means. And then live in light of it … and with exclamation points… For He is your Adonai!”
The Mission: Ponder and live the mystery of Adonai, make the Lord your “my Lord” whom you follow and submit to with endless exclamation point.”
Ezekiel 36:22-23; Daniel 9:4; Zechariah 13:9; John 20:28
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Soli Deo Gloria!