“Who You Say I Am” by Hillsong
Who am I that the highest King would welcome me?
I was lost, but He brought me in
Oh His love for me
Oh His love for me
Who the Son sets free
Oh, is free indeed
I’m a child of God, yes, I am
Free at last, He has ransomed me
His grace runs deep
While I was a slave to sin, Jesus died for me
Yes, He died for me
Who the Son sets free
Oh is free indeed
I’m a child of God, yes, I am
In my Father’s house
There’s a place for me
I’m a child of God, yes, I am
I am chosen, not forsaken
I am who You say I am
You are for me, not against me
I am who You say I am
I am chosen, not forsaken
I am who You say I am
You are for me, not against me
I am who You say I am
I am who You say I am
Who the Son sets free
Oh is free indeed
I’m a child of God, yes, I am
In my Father’s house
There’s a place for me
I’m a child of God, yes, I am
In my Father’s house
There’s a place for me
I’m a child of God, yes, I am
I am chosen, not forsaken
I am who You say I am
You are for me, not against me
I am who You say I am
I am chosen, not forsaken
I am who You say I am
You are for me, not against me
I am who You say I am
I am chosen, not forsaken
I am who You say I am
You are for me, not against me
I am who You say I am
Oh I am who You say I am
Yes, I am who you say I am
Who the Son sets free
Oh is free indeed
I’m a child of God, yes, I am
In my Father’s house
There’s a place for me
I’m a child of God, yes, I am
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Reuben Timothy Morgan / Benjamin David Fielding
Dear God, I was visiting my parents’ church yesterday, and this was one of the songs they sang. I kept the program just so I would remember the song so I could look it up and use part of it this morning with you.
It was the bridge that struck me while I stood there and sang yesterday:
I am chosen, not forsaken
I am who You say I am
You are for me, not against me
I am who You say I am
There are some people whom I love dearly who feel they are forsaken. They feel like you are not their friend. You are against them. One person, in particular, really feels this way. He truly feels forsaken, by you and by others. He truly feels like you are against him and not for him. And there is seemingly nothing I can say to convince him otherwise. So I want to pray this over him this morning. Him and the others who are on my heart.
Father, you are for this man, not against him. You are that you say you are. You chose him. You have not forsaken him. In fact, you forsake Jesus on the cross so you wouldn’t forsake him. Oh, I pray this truth over him this morning. I pray that your Holy Spirit will pour over him and that he will feel the truth of these words. You have never forsaken him. You have always been for him. You are not against him. You chose him. Help him to find that and find joy in that. Pierce through the lies he has heard or thought of himself. Help him to see your truth. And for the woman I am thinking about as well, help her to embrace this. I know she knows it in her head. Help her to absorb it into her heart. Holy Spirit, love her well. Heal her wounds. Give her the fullness of your presence and help her to be the woman you have for her to be. And for my part, help me to really internalize all of this today as well. I am going to be leading a fundraising dinner for our nonprofit tomorrow night. Prepare my heart for the moment so that I might truly channel your Holy Spirit into that place. So that those who are there might feel chosen and not forsaken. So they will know you are for them and not against them. Let your Spirit just flow through that space tomorrow night and turn hearts towards you.
I offer this all to you in Jesus and with your Holy Spirit,
Amen
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