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              The first verse of a 1970 song goes this way:

… When I think of how He came so far from glory, came to dwell among the lowly such as I; to suffer shame and such disgrace, on mount calvary take my place. Then I ask myself this question Who am I? Who am I that a king would bleed and Die for?

              It is an interesting and thought provoking question.

              Who am I? First, I am created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27) Secondly, if I believe that Jesus is the son of God, that he came to die for our sins, and I have asked for his forgiveness I am born again by the Spirit of God. I also have the Holy Spirit, in fact the scripture tells me I am the temple of the Holy Spirit! Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God?  (I Corinthians 6:19 (NLT)  

              I am a child of God: “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has become a child of God.” I John 5:1 (NLT). I am a joint heir with Jesus: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. Romans 8:17 (NLT).  I am an ambassador for Jesus: So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”. II Corinthians 5:20 (NLT)

              As wonderful as all of these ‘’I am’s” are, they don’t’ really answer the question from the song writer:  Who am I that a king would bleed and Die for? Why indeed would the King of Kings and Lord of glory leave the splendor of glory to die for sinners like me?

              The song writer suggests in his lyrics that he may never fully know the answer to his own question, but I believe this “I am” gives us the answer:

              I am loved by God…..: “I am writing to all of you in Rome who are loved by God Romans 1:7 (NLT)

              That’s who I am according to the scriptures. They can also define who you are if you seek his forgiveness and accept him as saviour and Lord of your life.

              For God so loved the world, that he agave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (KJV)

 

Pastor Dave