This is “Namma for Christ” with the one hundred
thirty-seventh inspirational message dated Saturday, September 22nd,
2018. The title of this message is “Who You Say I Am – Rom. 8:31-32”.
The first 5 words of the title are also the title of
the above anointed song/video, “Who You Say I Am” (with lyrics) as sung by Hillsong
Worship. The message’s scripture is found
in the 31st and 32nd verses of the 8th book of Romans as
written by the Apostle Paul.
New King James Version (NKJV)
God’s Everlasting Love
31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for
us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare His
own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely
give us all things?
I first heard this song, “Who You Say I Am” as sung by Hillsong
Worship on one of my favorite
Christian radio stations 99.1 Star FM. This song touched me because it
expressed such a sincere, honest expression of God’s LOVE for us. The very
first lyric states:
“Who am I – that the highest King would welcome me?”
This reminds me of the verses in
Psalm 8 where it says –
Psalm 8:3-4
New King
James Version (NKJV)
3 When
I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
4 What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You visit him?
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
4 What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You visit him?
Isn’t it wonderful that God – The Creator of the
Universe - The King of Kings welcomes US….
God – Our Father in Heaven LOVES US!
We are “His children” and He has adopted us into the
FAMILY OF GOD! The song continues,
“I was lost, but He brought me in…Oh, His love for me - Oh, His love for me”…
It then states –
“Who the Son sets free – Oh, is free indeed”….
This verse is taken from the below scripture as found
in John 8:
John 8:36
New King
James Version (NKJV)
36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.
This song expresses how God CHOSE US! See the below
verse from Ephesians 1:5 that shows how we have been adopted into the “family of God”
–
Ephesians
1:5
New
Living Translation (NLT)
5 God
decided in advance to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to Himself
through Jesus Christ. This is what He wanted to do, and it gave Him great
pleasure.
We are ACCEPTED and LOVED for WHO WE ARE – AS WE ARE!
Because He ACCEPTS and LOVES us – HE IS FOR US – as confirmed
in the below scripture from Romans:
Romans 8:31-32
New King James Version (NKJV)
God’s
Everlasting Love
31 What then shall we say to these
things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He
who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He
not with Him also freely give us all things?
Lastly,
it wasn’t because we did anything to deserve this GREAT LOVE - God LOVED us
FIRST as 1st John confirms:
1 John 4:19
New King
James Version (NKJV)
19 We love Him because He first loved us.
GOD
LOVES US - HIS CHILDREN! HE WANTS THE BEST FOR ALL HIS CHILDREN! HE LOVES US SO MUCH THAT HE GAVE HIS
SON, JESUS, FOR US –
read John 3:16
below:
John 3:16
New King
James Version (NKJV)
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Live for Jesus – Because He lives for you…Enjoy this GREAT LOVE! BASK IN AND TREASURE THIS GREAT LOVE THAT GOD GAVE YOU!
Be the BEST that you can be…Because GOD gave HIS BEST for you – in JESUS!
Please enjoy the above uplifting and inspirational song/video “Who You Say I Am” (with lyrics) as sung by Hillsong Worship.
BE BLESSED!
