Who am I? -- a good reminder

On the way home from the store this evening I heard a song I hadn't heard for awhile.  I love this song and I love to sing along, but I can never get through the entire song without crying.

Who Am I ~ Casting Crowns

Who am I?
That the Lord of all the earth,
Would care to know my name,
Would care to feel my hurt.
Who am I?
That the bright and morning star,
Would choose to light the way,
For my ever wandering heart.

Bridge:
Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.

Chorus:
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.

Who am I?
That the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
And watch me rise again.
Who am I?
That the voice that calmed the sea,
Would call out through the rain,
And calm the storm in me.

Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.

I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.

Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.

I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.
I am yours.

Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
Cause I am yours..
I am yours..

This song brings me to tears because it is so true.  Each one of us wants to be known and loved, fully and completely.  Yet if any human being was capable of really knowing another human being -- knowing all of their thoughts, their good and bad qualities, not to mention their sin -- how could they possibly love that person?

But Jesus knows everything there is to know about me and He loves me anyway.  He loves me in spite of my sin. He loves me so much that even before I was born, even before I did anything admirable or absolutely awful, Jesus loved me enough that He willingly endured an excruciatingly painful and humiliating death in order to pay the penalty for sins I would commit two millennium later.

The song says it all:

Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.

It's not about me.  It's not about anything I've done or ever will accomplish.

It's all about Jesus -- who He is and what He did, once, for all.

Who am I?  I am His.