In Exodus 6:3, there is a very interesting revelation, "I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself fully known to them."
The intimation here is that how God revealed himself to Abraham was not the same as he was revealed to Moses. While Christians today generally use God Almighty and Lord as interchangable, there is something intrinsic about them that seperates.
The seperation is found in relationship. God Almighty speaks of his power to act and to save or destroy. He is God Almighty to the entire world, in fact, the entire universe and beyond. He has the power to do for or to whomever or whatever he chooses. He can use a sinner or a saint, a Harvard Graduate or a high school dropout, a deacon or a donkey to accomplish his will. He can do anything or everything from nothing if he chooses - he is God Almighty. Man has no say or choice about this reality.
But Lord is a relationship in which God gives man a say, a choice as to whether he will accept or reject. As Moses' sucessor, Joshua, lay before Israel, "choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve...but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" (24:5).
Accepting Him as Lord comes as an extension of acknowledging Him as God Almighty, but not necessarily. Many acknowledge He is God but do not live as though He was Lord. Their lives haven't changed, they continue to seek their own will as primary instead of His. If He is my Lord, then I am His servant. Whose will does a servant carry out as primary? His Master's.
So, as you look at your life choices, whose will is the primary mover in your life? Who is the Lord of your life? Is it God Almighty or self? Jus' Askn.
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