Great Are You

Great Are You - Downhere 

How I love Your works
My God, My King
How I love Your works
My God, My King

Your Name rings on the plains
Like a not so distant train
And Love and history are near
In the flowers that you make
The flowers that you make

CHORUS

Because I'll never hold the picture
Of the whole horizon in my view
Because I'll never rip the night in two
It makes me wonder
Who am I, Who am I, Who am I
And great are You

How I love Your Word
My God, My King
How I love Your Word
My God, My King

Your love cuts through these pages to my heart
As you grieve our sins, right from the start
And sacrifice and paradise are in
The plans that you made, The plans that you made

Chorus (2x)




Who am I? It's one of those questions that we consistently ask ourselves, no matter where we are in life. Developing preschoolers, confused teenagers, optimistic college grads, overwhelmed new parents, accomplished empty nesters, the well-lived elderly. We all want to know where we fit in this world, what our purpose is. But when the speaker here asks the question, "Who am I?", his answer is "Great are You" 


Because it doesn't matter who we are or where we've been or what we've done, so long as we serve the Lord, the Mighty One who is strong to save. When He was asked who He is, he simply said, "I AM". So if God is, then we are not. 


God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” Exodus 3:14


And when John the baptist is asked, "Who are you?", what is his response?


 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” John 1:19-20, emphasis mine. 


What if that was our response? What if whenever we wanted to ask ourselves, "Who am I?", we instead said, "Lord, great are You. All that matters is who You are and what You've done. You have covered me in Your love, and You will show me Your way. Great are You"?