John 1:16-17
For from his fullness we have all received,
grace upon grace.
For the law was given through Moses; grace and
truth came through Jesus Christ.
Many people think that the law and grace are contradictory…
that somehow, they are opposed to each other....
But Law and grace supplement one another…
Law makes its demands… rightfully and justly… but no one can
meet them…
Save for “grace and truth” which are given to meet that
demand.
What is this fullness speaking of in verse 16?
Well that answer is found in Verse 14 which tells us that
the Lord was ‘full of grace and truth.’
[And] we, as believers on the Lord Jesus Christ, receive
grace for all our needs out of the ‘fullness’ of Christ’.
The word ‘fullness’ literally means to be full.
The word ‘complete’ means to be ‘made full’.
You see, In Christ, we have all we will ever need.
And it is the grace of God that sustains and
strengthens us as we live for Him…
1 Corinthians 1:4, Sums it up perfectly: “I thank my God
always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus
Christ.
God has a daily supply of grace for us.
Grace is the generosity of love reaching out toward us…
giving itself to us.
We are strengthened… kept, and supported by his love…
Grace upon grace… day after day… like God gave the manna to
the Israelites in the wilderness… God gives us a daily supply of love.
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