"Who I Am"

"Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth."
(Psalms 104:30)
On any given day, the Creator of heaven and earth, He continues to amaze me by the way He causes me to take notice of His great love for all of us that are His children. I think part of what makes that happen is the fact that I am His child; being a child of God creates in us the ability to notice others that are also His children, because we are all one big happy family. The word "spirit," as it is used in the verse above, could also refer to the Holy Spirit, however, in this case I believe that it is referring to something else; something more in line with the way we are, one in Christ, and one in God. It is more about the breath which was taken away in the previous verse, which is the same word being used here for spirit; that which means being a life, that which makes us move; that which causes us to think, to ponder, to love, to hate; to do most anything that you can think of, it is all part of being alive. Jesus used two different symbols to illustrate what a new life in Him should be, that we are to be 'salt' and 'light.' Both of these symbols represent something which is used to make something better; salt, to increase the taste, and light to expose the darkness. We don't need to be taught these specific traits or abilities, it is what we do, it is what we are, it is part of the life we have been given. Yes, these are the result of the Holy Spirit that dwells within us, but in the context of what is being said, it's more about virtues and character. I think it could best be explained by Isaiah 55:3 & 4, which is where God speaks about the "sure mercies of David," and how He has "given him for a witness." This is who we are, people that have issues and deficiencies, yet people that are children of the King, the Ruler of heaven and earth. We carry weight by the justification that we have been given; and the weight that we carry is that justification. It is not something that we have earned, so it is not anything that we can brag about or flaunt; but it is something that we can share without any worry of loosing it. Actually, the complete opposite is true: we might loose it, if we don't share it. That's a scary thought...
"But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God's grace that you have been saved!) For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. So God can point to us in all the future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness towards us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus. God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God's masterpiece. He created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago." (Ephesians 2:4-10) NLT