Oh Lord

 

And Abram said, "Lord God, what will you give me?"

Genesis 15:2

In Hebrew, Abram called God Adonai.

In English, we call Jesus Lord.

In life, I fall short of actually behaving as if he is Lord.

A common description of submissive obedience is, "When he says jump, you say how high." But if Jesus is really Lord...really in charge...then I shouldn't even ask "How high?" I should just jump.

Jesus, you are not "my homie". You are not just a good example to follow. You are absolutely and forever worthy to be called Lord, Master, Mighty One.

Of course, the trick is to go beyond calling you Lord and actually obey you as Lord.

Truth is...I need to stop praying "What will you give me" and start praying "Lord...use me."