John Chapter 1 verses 14-16 (NIV)
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’”) Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.
What struck me from these verses was the description of Jesus as being full of grace and truth. He dealt with everyone in that way, even with those who were against Him. We are also the recipients, as we read, of grace upon grace. We don’t deserve it. We often let the Lord down, yet when we turn to Him in repentance, He pours out His grace upon us again and again. And He does that without compromising the truth. If we need to be convicted He will do that, so that we can make things right.
So if He does that for us, then we, as His followers, must also be full of grace as well as truth. We must correctly handle and speak the word of truth, as Paul instructed Timothy to do. But we must be careful of the way we put it across. That’s where the grace comes in.
Dear Lord,
I pray that I may indeed correctly handle and speak Your word, but in the fullness of Your Spirit, and with the grace that I also have received from you. I ask in Jesus’ Name. Amen.