Psalm 135
“Praise the name of the Lord, give praise, O servants of the Lord, who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God! Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant! For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession.”
It is early on a Sunday morning and I find myself in Psalm 135, it is about worship, and a song came into my mind, “Who am I that a King would blead and die for, who am I that He would pray not my will but thine LORD.” The song was written by Rusty Goodman in 1965, and I believe it resonates with in the heart of all of us.
When I think of how he came so far from glory,
came and dwelled among the lonely such as I,
to suffer shame and such disgrace on mount Calvary took my place,
then I ask myself this question who am I?
Chorus:
Who am I that a king would bleed and die for,
who am I that he would pray not my will thine Lord,
the answer I may never know why he ever loved me so,
and to an old rugged cross He'd go for who am I?
Verse: 2
When I'm reminded of his words I'll leave you never,
if you'll be true I'll give to your life forever,
I wonder what I could have done to deserve God's only Son,
to fight my battles until there won for who am I?
came and dwelled among the lonely such as I,
to suffer shame and such disgrace on mount Calvary took my place,
then I ask myself this question who am I?
Chorus:
Who am I that a king would bleed and die for,
who am I that he would pray not my will thine Lord,
the answer I may never know why he ever loved me so,
and to an old rugged cross He'd go for who am I?
Verse: 2
When I'm reminded of his words I'll leave you never,
if you'll be true I'll give to your life forever,
I wonder what I could have done to deserve God's only Son,
to fight my battles until there won for who am I?
In this world I’m a son of a factory worker, I came from a dad who valued the things of God more than anything this world has to offer. I do not believe his life was easy, but as I reflect on Scripture, it was never promised. So why would God place such value on a factory workers son? The song above goes on to say; “I may never know why He ever loved me so.
I have no doubt he gave us the value He placed on us and it can be found in both the New and the Old Testaments. These are a few of the Scriptures you can look to for why He ever loved you so; Psalm 139:13-16, Matthew 6:25-34, Romans 5:8, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Galatians 2:20, 1 Samuel 16:7.
As I go this morning to worship, I’m not a factory workers son, I’ve been adopted into the family of God, I’m a child of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords!
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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