Today’s name for God is Lord.

At first glance, I was tempted to skip it and move on to the next name. The word feels so big, and I didn’t know where to begin. But I have a few thoughts to put down.

I tend to associate lord with boss. By calling Jesus Lord, it means He is in charge—not me. I still explain it to my kids this way: choosing to follow Jesus means making Him the “boss of your life,” because lord isn’t really a modern term.

To call God Lord is to acknowledge Him as the one with authority—the one who gets the final say.

So I have to pause and ask myself honestly: who is the boss of my life?
Who decides what is good for me?
What is true for me?
What is right for me?

Is it the world?
My feelings?
Other people?

Or is it Jesus?

In the New Testament, calling Jesus “Lord” wasn’t a casual confession—it was a declaration of loyalty. To say Jesus is Lord was to say my allegiance belongs to Him, even when that allegiance was costly, risky, or misunderstood.

Today, it’s possible to call yourself a Christian and have it cost very little. And that makes me pause—not in judgment, but in honesty. Because lordship isn’t proven by what I say; it’s revealed by how I live.

Lordship means I don’t get to be my own authority.
I don’t get to define reality on my own terms.
I don’t get to be both the center and the ruler of my life.

As I sit with this name, I’m noticing a pattern.
Alpha.
The Door.
Lord.

Each one presses the same invitation from a different angle.

Will I let God define the beginning?
Will I choose to walk His way?
Will I trust Him with authority over me?

As I meditate on these names of God, the question that keeps rising to the surface is simple: Who is in charge of my life?

Today, I sense a quiet invitation to lay down control.
To come under His yoke, His provision, His rule.
To trust that His lordship doesn’t diminish my life, but orders it toward what is truly good.

Jesus, I’m tired of being my own boss.
You are far better at it than I am.
Would You show me the places where I’m still holding control—where I’m moving quickly without asking if my way aligns with Yours?
Teach me what it looks like to live each day with you as my Lord.