Who am I? The phrase reverberates off of bedroom walls, school lockers, and car doors. We seem to ask ourselves this question entirely too much to never have an answer. It seems like this one answer would free us from all our pain and suffering, but yet generations go by asking this same question and never having a good answer. What if while we all debate about this social identity crisis, we can find the answer to that question outside of ourselves? What if we could realize that the answer to “Who am I” could be found in the “I AM”?

Exodus 3:14

God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”

God never said the phrase Who am I? He has no need for that. He has identity and created everyone of us with identity, which can only be found in Him. He created us in His image, fearfully and wonderfully made. We, however, every day decide to do things outside of that identity. We sin. Against ourselves. Against others. Once we sinned when Adam and Eve were in the garden our identity changed. We were separated from God’s presence when they ate from the forbidden tree, but God in all His grace and mercy decided to impart His spirit into flesh that he formed in Eve’s womb. He formed the fleshly body in the womb just like He did with Adam (Jesus is referred to the 2nd Adam). Jesus came to die for our sins to reconcile us with Him. Jesus also had no identity problem. He said “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life”. So what does the Bible say about who we are? We are all prodigal sons of the Heavenly father. Jesus spoke this parable to the people and it symbolizes our relationship with God. We used to live with God but we went out on our own to do things our way. We squandered all our inheritance, but when we returned unto our Father’s House, He met us running with open arms. He put us in beautiful robes and threw a feast. We went to Him begging to become a servant to Him and He said no. You are my child. What an amazing Father we have. We don’t need to worry about who we are when we realize who our Father is. In Him we find our identity. As sons and daughters of the Most High.

John 1:12

¹² Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God

If you are struggling with identity and have no idea where to turn. Look to the One who created you. Look to the One who came from Heaven down to this sinful world and died for the sins of the world. The One who called you friend, brother and sister. He loves you more than you could imagine and He just wants a relationship with you. No religious service, no certain prayer, no songs. Just relationship with you. It says if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead then you shall be saved. So confess it and believe. Never forget who your Father is!