Who am I?

Who are you?

6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

19 Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders[a] in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. 20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”

21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”

He said, “I am not.”

“Are you the Prophet?”

He answered, “No.”

22 Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”[b]

24 Now the Pharisees who had been sent 25 questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

26 “I baptize with[c] water,” John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. 27 He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”

28 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.-John1:6-8,19-28

Who are you? Who am I? Do we really know who we are? Many of us would easily say, "Yes, of course." But the truth is, we really do not know ourselves well. It is through the eyes of other people that we can have a glimpse of our other side. And sometimes, these other people can choose to say the contrary especially if they have other motives.

Jesus says, "Come to me, all you who are weary and I will give you rest." With God, I need not worry who I am, because it is enough that my identity is as His beloved child. I am a sinner, yes. But I am still His much loved child and that He bestows upon me His love, mercy, compassion and forgiveness to start anew and be a better person. 

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