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John 1:14
John 1:14
What is the most glorious thing you have ever beheld? A beautiful sunrise, a beautiful sunset. I recall when my wife and I were driving to Lincoln, Nebraska following the moving van, moving to Lincoln. Oh, there was a gorgeous sunset that night as we drove along the highway. It was beautiful. Perhaps a gorgeous scenery somewhere you have visited somewhere in this world. What does it mean for something to be glorious? Listen to John 1:14, “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” Jesus Christ reveals the glory of God. Now in the Old Testament the glory of God was seen in creation.
“The heavens declare the glory of God.” Alas, man is so ruining God’s creation. Some of that glory is starting to disappear. The glory of God dwelt in the tabernacle. Moses built the tabernacle and God’s glory moved in. Then Israel sinned and God’s glory had to move out. Then Solomon built the temple and God’s glory moved in once again, and then man sinned and God’s glory moved out. The glory of God came down at Bethlehem in the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ reveals God’s glory. What is the glory of God? The sum total of all of His attributes. Everything about God is glorious. His wisdom is glorious. His power is glorious. God has His glory revealed in His Son. But Jesus Christ also reveals God’s grace. I might cringe at God’s glory. I might run from God’s glory. It’s too much for me! Ah, but He was full of grace. Grace means that God does for us what we cannot do for ourselves. God’s grace means that God’s resources are available to us. God does for us what needs to be done in the person of His Son, Jesus.
How do you receive God’s grace? How do you experience God’s glory? By believing God’s truth. “Full of grace and truth.” When you believe the Word of God and trust the Son of God, then the glory of God and the grace of God begin to go to work in your life and life becomes different. Open your heart to the Savior. Let Him have His way in grace and in glory.
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What is the most glorious thing you have ever beheld? A beautiful sunrise, a beautiful sunset. I recall when my wife and I were driving to Lincoln, Nebraska following the moving van, moving to Lincoln. Oh, there was a gorgeous sunset that night as we drove along the highway. It was beautiful. Perhaps a gorgeous scenery somewhere you have visited somewhere in this world. What does it mean for something to be glorious? Listen to John 1:14, “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” Jesus Christ reveals the glory of God. Now in the Old Testament the glory of God was seen in creation.
“The heavens declare the glory of God.” Alas, man is so ruining God’s creation. Some of that glory is starting to disappear. The glory of God dwelt in the tabernacle. Moses built the tabernacle and God’s glory moved in. Then Israel sinned and God’s glory had to move out. Then Solomon built the temple and God’s glory moved in once again, and then man sinned and God’s glory moved out. The glory of God came down at Bethlehem in the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ reveals God’s glory. What is the glory of God? The sum total of all of His attributes. Everything about God is glorious. His wisdom is glorious. His power is glorious. God has His glory revealed in His Son. But Jesus Christ also reveals God’s grace. I might cringe at God’s glory. I might run from God’s glory. It’s too much for me! Ah, but He was full of grace. Grace means that God does for us what we cannot do for ourselves. God’s grace means that God’s resources are available to us. God does for us what needs to be done in the person of His Son, Jesus.
How do you receive God’s grace? How do you experience God’s glory? By believing God’s truth. “Full of grace and truth.” When you believe the Word of God and trust the Son of God, then the glory of God and the grace of God begin to go to work in your life and life becomes different. Open your heart to the Savior. Let Him have His way in grace and in glory.