"The Who"

 "Then they said unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?" (John 1:22 KJV)

  "So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in the land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days pestilence in the land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me. And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man." (2 Samuel 24:13-14 KJV)

  "Who art thou?" is a very curious question; one that is good for each and every one of us to consider asking ourselves, from time to time. Not that is changes anything, because it is God's view of us that matters the most; much like David, as in God's eye, "David was a man after God's own heart!" 

  This is something of a conundrum; as they who are pressing for an answer, in this particular moment, are most likely more curious for an answer then those that had sent them to ask in the first place. Not that I have any sort of proof to back that up, because it is purely speculation. But this much I know: if these men had any motivation before they meet John, there is now a serious change in their position; almost as if they don't want to be blamed for being there, pressing him for an answer. 

  You might see that in Gad's question to David, as if he is reminding the King, 'This isn't me asking you to make the choice, this is God asking me to ask you what choice you want.' Now, if you are a man or woman that might have half a heart to care what God might want to know, how would your reaction be, and what would be your answer? 

  Things always will look different when we give them over to God! No matter what your situation or how difficult your circumstance might be; once you surrender whatever it is, no matter how hard your choices might be, if you allow God to do His will, (which in itself is a conundrum,) then you will simply fall into the hands of your loving Father! 

  However, this is not what is happening alone the banks of the Jordan River! These men were not sent by God seeking answers; they were sent by men that wanted to act as if they represented God, even thou they were far off from seeing God's hand in anything that was happening. If they had known who John might have been, then they would have either ask for him to come to them, or they would have taken themselves out to him. 

  If you want to know the answer to who you are, you need to go to God for the answer; don't try to get the answer from anyone else! If you are really really needing to know, and I mean, you really need an answer, then pretend that Gad is asking you three choices of affliction, and then pick one; or just leave it up to God and see for yourself...

"You have not come to a physical mountain, to a place of flaming fire, darkness, gloom, and whirlwind, as the Israelites did at Mount Sinai. For they heard an awesome trumpet blast and a voice so terrible that they begged God to stop speaking. They staggered back under God's commands: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death." Moses himself was so frightened at the sight that he said, "I am terrified and trembling." 

  No, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless thousands of angels in joyful gathering. You have come to the assembly of God's firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, himself, who is the judge over all things. You have come to the spirits of the righteous ones in heaven who have now been made perfect. You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the blood of Able.

 Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven!" (Hebrews 12:18-25 NLT)