Whose Not Who

In the search for my identity I have often asked the question, "Who am I?"  Such an open ended premise being asked only in the caverns of my own mind is bound to be answered incorrectly or not at all.  I find that my mind is so finite that I answer all questions with finite answers. Instead of allowing questions to answer questions and accepting the ambiguity of things I simply cannot understand I fight for clear cut and defined definitions.

The  question of "Who am I?" is most certainly answered only when followed by another question.  "Who am I?" is not nearly as pertinent as "Whose am I?"  Which interestingly enough fully informs the "who" by asking the "whose".

The Bible says that God calls us by name.  By asking "Whose I am?" as opposed to "Who I am?" I am seeking out the wisdom of my Creator.  Who better knows the name, role and function of an item than its creator.  So, why would one think to attempt to inform themselves as to who they are by seeking out there self or others--since neither are the one who created them.

Now that it is clear that I am God's the question I ask the LORD is "What is my name?".  In knowing my name I will hear the LORD when He calls and then I can reply, "Yes, Lord your servant is listening."

The bottom line is:

If I do not know "whose I am" I will not know "who I am".

If I do not know "whose I am" I will not know my name.

If I do not know my name I cannot know when my Creator, the LORD, is calling me--since the LORD calls us by name.

I am not defined by "who I am", but by "whose I am".