Whose You Are

Just wanted to share a little portion of a Bible study on King David that Mike and I just started last week. It's called Annointed, Transformed, Redeemed, and it's based on an event called "Deeper Still" that Priscilla Shirer, Beth Moore and Kay Arthur hosted in Nashville.

Technically it's a women's study -- kudos to my husband for his willingness to do a study written for women -- but it's appropriate for anyone. We wanted to do a study on David, and this is only of the only ones we found out there. Besides, I figure anything involving these three dynamic women is worth doing. If you've ever done any of their studies, you know what I'm talking about.

We really enjoyed the following part from the first session, taught by Priscilla Shirer. We have the audio version of it, but I can't upload it to this blog. So the written version will have to do.

May it be thought-provoking and encouraging to you today.


WHOSE YOU ARE
By Priscilla Shirer

I will say this until the day that I die:

He is the First and the Last,
The Beginning and the End,
He’s the Keeper of creation and
The Creator of all.
He’s the Architect of the universe and
The Manager of all time.

He always was, always is, always will be
Unmoved, unchanged, undefeated and never undone.

He was bruised but brought healing.
He was pierced but eased pain.
He was persecuted but brought freedom.
He was dead and brings life.
He is risen to bring power and
He reigns to bring peace.

The world can’t understand Him,
Armies can’t defeat Him,
Schools can’t explain Him and
Leaders, they can’t ignore Him.

Herod couldn’t kill Him,
Nero couldn’t crush Him,
The new age cannot replace Him and
Oprah cannot explain Him away.

You remind yourself that
He is light,
He is love,
He is longevity and
He is the Lord.

He is goodness and kindness and faithfulness and He is God.
He is holy and righteous and powerful and pure.

His Ways are right,
His Word eternal,
His Will unchanging and
His Mind is on us.

He’s our Savior,
Our Guide,
Our Peace,
Our Joy,
Our Comfort,
Our Lord and
He rules our lives.

I serve Him because
His bond is love,
His yoke is easy,
His burden is light and
His goal for us is abundant life.

I follow Him because
He’s the Wisdom of the wise,
The Power of the powerful,
The Ancient of Days,
The Ruler of rulers,
The Leader of all leaders.

His goal is a relationship with me.

He’ll never leave you,
Never forsake you,
Never mislead you,
Never forget you,
Never overlook you and
Never cancel your appointment in His appointment book.
Never.

When you fall, He’ll lift you up.
When you fail, He’ll forgive you.
When you’re weak, He’s strong.
When you’re lost, He’s your way.
When you’re afraid, He’s your courage.
When you stumble, He will steady you.
When you’re hurt, He’s going to heal you.
When you’re broken, He will mend you.
When you’re blind, He will lead you.
When you’re hungry, He will feed you.
When you face trials, He’s with you.

When I face persecution, He shields me.
When I face problems, He will comfort me.
When I face loss, He will provide for me and
When we face death, He will carry us all home to meet Him.

He is everything
For everybody,
Everywhere,
Every time
And in every way.

He is your God and that is who you belong to.