Who Am I?

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What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.                                                                     Psalm 8:4-5  NKJV

            There are only two ways we humans can posture ourselves. It depends on our view of God. Our lives only have meaning within the context of a Creator. His life, love, holiness, and ultimate ends-these are the things that give us hope and purpose. Reject God, and the answer to "Who am I?" doesn't even require a single word. A simple question mark will do. Without God, we feel we are nothing but momentary sparks that flicker in meaninglessness and die into nothingness. There are no answers,  only question marks. 

            When our view of God is true and biblical, we are as upright as an exclamation point. We are made in God's image for His purposes, recipients of His peace and perpetual life through Jesus Christ, who loved us and died for us. We stand firm with hope and purpose. 

            We are only able to understand who we are when we understand the Creator. The secularized culture yields despair, but our faith produces joy as we exclaim with Psalm 8:"O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth!" (verse 9).

            Think about this: Scientists are learning more and more about the lives of animals. Primates have been found to use tools, fish have demonstrated memory, and dogs have been trained to detect and point out human cancers. But there is no record of any members of the animal kingdom thinking about their origin or expressing appreciation for their existence and the blessings of nature. 

            Self-awareness and understanding separates man from the animal kingdoms. Even the psalmist, when contemplating the wonders of man's place in God's creation, noted that God created "the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea"-but makes no mention of those animal's understand that fact (Psalm 8:7-8). Only humans are created in the image of God, with the intellectual capacity designed by God (Genesis 1:26-27). And our intellectual thought processes allow us to know that Someone beyond ourselves is responsible for our creation and sustenance.

            Renewal: You shall observe My Judgments and keep My ordinance, to walk in them: I am the LORD your God. You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments which if a man does, he shall live by them: I am the LORD (Leviticus 18:4-5 NKJV ). If you fear the LORD and serve HIM and obey His voice, and do not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then both you and the king who reigns over you will continue following the LORD your God (1 Samuel 12:14 NKJV). 

Ask the Holy Spirit to search your heart and reveal any areas of unconfessed sin. Acknowledge to the LORD and thank Him for His forgiveness.                               

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