What "Who Am I" says about "Who I Am"

It has been a while since Casting Crowns released their song "Who Am I", but we will be singing it this Sunday morning for the first time during our service.

The words to the chorus tell the whole story behind the meaning of the song:

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.

To further answer the question of who we are, the closing to the chorus states, "You've told me who I am.  I am yours."

Ephesians 2:8-9 reads, "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast."

John 1:12 states, "Yet to all who receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God."

And finally, Galations 3:26 states, "So in Christ you are all children of God, by faith."

It is not who we are or what we have done that causes God to love us.  In fact, it is in spite of ourselves that God loves us.  Romans 5:8 says Christ gave himself for us while we were yet sinners.  It was His action that caused us to become who we now are.  We are no longer sinful creatures by birth, through Adam.  We are saved in Christ, and through Him we can be made righteous (Romans 5:19).  Taking that thought further, our new identity in Christ is now so much more than we ever were when we counted on our own devices.  Our own glory and faithfulness is fading (I Peter 1:24 and Isaiah 40:6-8) and our time here is earth is but a vapor - gone quickly (James 4:14).  However, through God and His Word, which endures forever (Isaiah 40:8), we can become His own, His sons and daughters, children of God, heirs to His kingdom.  First, however, we must receive Him, and actively believe, though faith, that He is our saving grace.  It is then and only then that we can finally say, "I am Yours."