Who Am I by Casting Crowns
Who am I?
That the Lord of all the earth,
Would care to know my name,
Would care to feel my hurt.
Who am I?
That the bright and morning star,
Would choose to light the way,
For my ever wondering heart.
Not because of who I am.
But because of what you’ve done.
Not because of what I’ve done.
But because of who you are.
Chorus:
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow.
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I’m calling,
Lord you catch me when I’m falling,
And you told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.
Who am I?
That the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
And watch me rise again
Who am I?
That the voice that calm the sea,
Would call out through the rain,
And calm the storm in me.
Not because of who I am.
But because what of you’ve done.
Not because of what I’ve done.
But because of who you are.
Chorus:
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow.
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I’m calling,
Lord you catch me when I’m falling,
And you told me who I am.
I am yours.
Not because of who I am.
But because of what you’ve done.
Not because of what I’ve done.
But because of who you are.
Chorus:
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow.
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I’m calling,
Lord you catch me when I’m falling,
You told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.
Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
‘Cuz I am yours.
I am yours.
When I first heard this song it hit me in such a way that I just couldn’t believe that someone could write such a song. I felt the same way when I saw the movie Passion of the Christ, who could write such a story….only God. I am thankful that God gives the words to writers to touch us in such a way that we fall to our knees in humility. Who am I that God would even care about me….according to the world -a nobody but in God’s eyes someone who can do great things for Him!
13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well. (Psalm 139:14)
God knows everything about us because He created us. He showed the real meaning of love, not what we characterize love as in today’s world. We say we love everything, so we have watered down the true meaning of love. ” 16This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.” (1 John 3:16). When you think about love in this manner…do we really know love….would you lay down your life for your brother? Someone you don’t even know. That is why God is the God of all the earth. He looks on us with love even when we don’t obey, when we stray from his word, when we sin, and when we don’t love each other. He sees past our sin with unconditional love.
When you put yourself in comparison with this vast world and how minuet we really are in the big scheme of things it puts life in perspective. God gave us morning stars (angels) to guide us on our daily journey. He doesn’t do it because of who we but because of who He is….we are flesh and sin every minute so how could we do the right thing every single time.
Our lives are just a blink in the eyes of the Lord…”here today and gone tomorrow”.
