He Is, Therefore, I AM

Last week’s video was on Therefore,I Am and it had some interesting themes. Overall it was selfish song. I want to contrast that with a song all about the true unselfish I AM, a song with that title recorded by Theocracy.

I AM is a long song, around eleven minutes, and is really a series of I am statements, those found directly in scripture and some more modernized but biblically grounded. Because of that I am not getting so deep in the logic of how every line connects. The logic is in the progression of the lines. We see the bulk of the song really divining who He is and then you get to lines all based on the crucifixion. After that, we see a section all about how He connects with us and finally a celebration of what has been done.

I have done what I can do add relevant bible verses, be aware that there are other verses that could be used for most of these.

We start with a series of lines that connect with weather and have some clear biblical connections. These also show us that this is someone we can lean on.
I am the light upon your path when you have lost your way
                Psalm 119:105 - Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
I am the footprints in the sand the ocean's tide can't wash away
                This serves two purposes. One is the connection to the poem Footprints showing us that God carries us through the hard times even though we don’t understand it, we can lean on him. And the other is that even the footprints he leaves, in the delicate sand, last forever.
                Romans 1:20 - For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
I am the shelter from the storm that rages on and on
                Isaiah 25:4 - For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat; for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,
The incorruptible foundation that the wise man builds upon
                The wise man builds his house on the I AM.
                Matthew 7:24 - “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

We then see a series of lines that give us a taste of his hope and goodness.
I am the bread that feeds a starving man upon the street
I am the bounty on the table in the palace at the feast
                John 6:41 - So the Jews grumbled about him, because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
I am the rain upon the earth after a scorching drought
I am the quenching of the thirst you never thought you'd be without

We then see a section all on how he is art and knowledge.
            Ecclesiastes 2:26 - For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
I am the melody that weaves it's way inside your soul
I am the symphony, the masterpiece, the actor's greatest role
I am the poetry that speaks to you with every rhyme
I am the songwriter who seems to write your life in every line
I am the simple truths that shaped your world from your birth
I am the vast volumes of knowledge spanning all across the earth
                1 Samuel 2:3 - Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
I am the whisper of the wind you feel but cannot see
I am the alpha and omega, first and last, eternity
                Revelation 22:13 - I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”

Then we have the main biblically based statements.
I AM (you cannot see Me)
I AM (the Resurrection and the Life, the Doorway and the Vine, I AM)
                John 11:25 - Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,
                John 10:9 - I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.
                John 15:1 - “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.
I AM (you cannot touch Me)
I AM (the Bread of Life, Light of the World, long before Abraham, I AM)
                John 6:35 - Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
                John 8:12 - Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

The next series of lines is about relationships and power.
I am the trusting child whose simple faith is ever sure
                Matthew 18:3 - and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
I am the parent's love, unchanging, unconditional and pure
                1 John 4:8 - Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
I am the loyal friend whose heart will never let you down
I am the hand that pulls you back into the boat before you drown
                Here is a reminder that through him we can walk on water
                Matthew 14:31 - Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
I am the thunder and the glory and the blinding light
                Matthew 8:26 - And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
I am the still, small voice that tells you what is wrong and what is right
I am the sacrificial lamb a guilty world reviled
                John 1:29 - The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
I am the father ever waiting for his lost and wayward child
                Luke 15:20 - And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.

We come to the only repeated section of the song.
I AM (you cannot see Me)
I AM (the Resurrection and the Life, the Doorway and the Vine, I AM)
I AM (you cannot touch Me)
I AM (the Bread of Life, Light of the World, long before Abraham, I AM)

Now it feels like the song gets turned up a notch.
I am the heart of the righteous desire and the fourth man you see in the midst of the fire
                Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
                Daniel 3:25 - He answered and said, “But I see four men unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.”
I am the giver of life and the promise of Israel
                Acts 13:23 - Of this man's offspring God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised.
I am the hope of the lonely and lost in the blood running down to the foot of the cross
                1 Peter 1:3 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

We also see the very powerful crucifixion imagery.
I am the breaking of chains and the tolling of freedom's bell
                Galatians 5:1 - For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
I am the notes that eternally ring in the music too holy for angels to sing
                Revelation 14:3 - and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
I am the fire on the altar consuming the sacrifice
                Leviticus 9:24 - And fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.
I am the three and yet I am the one in the grace of the Father and the death of the Son
                Trinity
I am the one who redeemed you by paying the highest price
                Galatians 3:13 - Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”

We see a shift to shorter simpler statements.
I am grace and mercy, I am sacrifice
                2 Timothy 2:1 - You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,
                1 Peter 1:3 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
I am endless glory, I am light and life
                2 Timothy 2:10 - Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
                John 1:4 - In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
I am long-awaited hope of Israel
                Acts 28:20 - For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is because of the hope of Israel that I am wearing this chain.”
I am longing sated, prophecy fulfilled
                Matthew 13:14 - Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: “‘“You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.”

We come back to some larger statements.
I am from the beginning of time, and I am sustaining the system of life
                John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
                Colossians 1:17 - And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
I am symmetry, reason and rhyme, and I am conviction that cuts like a knife

I am the author of order and flow
                Acts 3:15 - and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses.
I am the Father of Lights; watch me put on a show!
                James 1:17 - Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
I am the seeker of all gone astray
                Matthew 18:12 - What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray?

I am the keeper of souls 'til the end of all days
I am power, I am glory, I am love's unending story
I am justice, I am honor, I am hope and living water
                John 7:38 - Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”
I am righteous, I am holy, I am free and one and only
I am sovereign, I am faithful, everlasting, I AM that 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.’”

The next two sections deal greatly with the crucifixion.
I am humility, the one who laid it all aside
Traded a crown of kings for a crown of thorns, betrayed by human pride
I am humanity, took on your curse and all your pain
I am divinity, eternity, forever I remain

I am your guilty scars, as Roman soldiers tear my back
I am the crimson stain that washes all the souls faded to black
I am the one who bled in silence and endured it all
I am the Word who spoke no word, with a thousand angels waiting for my call

Now we move to how these things effect the individual.
I am the covenant - your hero in these bloodstained pages
I am your guilt, your sin, you debt fulfilled for all the ages
I step into your shoes, your substitute
Your sacrifice
Your raison d'être
                Defined as the most important reason or purpose for someone or something's existence.
Your second chance
Your breath of life
I AM

The celebrations and final realizations.
I am the joy of angels dancing in the streets of heaven
I am the sinner's prayer for mercy and a past forgiven
I am the lamb upon the altar dying willingly
All hope that was
All hope that is
All hope to be
I AM

Lyrics from Genius.
Definition from Google.