Verse of the Day 1/27

John 1:16 (ESV)  For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.

 

Think about that for a minute, no, longer.  Let it sink in.  Out of His fullness, His never ending, unlimited supply He heaps grace on top of grace.

 

In considering the word fullness I was reminded what I had read earlier in the week in "Our Daily Bread" regarding the Chinese New Year which started on Monday. " During the celebration of the Chinese New Year, it is customary to use certain words in print and conversation. One word is often used by itself. It is the word full, meaning "abundance of" and is used to wish someone material prosperity for the year ahead."

 

Out of God's fullness, His abundance,  He wishes to bless us with a spiritual prosperity.  It is available to us if we will turn to Him, receive the gift, a fullness of blessing.

 

In Spurgeon's morning devotional for today I read, "There is a fullness of blessings of every sort and shape; a fullness of grace to pardon, of grace to regenerate, of grace to sanctify, of grace to preserve, and of grace to perfect. There is a fullness at all times; a fullness of comfort in affliction; a fullness of guidance in prosperity. A fullness of every divine attribute, of wisdom, of power, of love; a fullness which it were impossible to survey, much less to explore."

 

Read the words of the old hymn.  Out of His fullness, the Father sent His Son, that we might receive grace, grace that is greater than all our sin.

Marvelous grace of our loving Lord,  	grace that exceeds our sin and our guilt!  	Yonder on Calvary's mount outpoured,  	there where the blood of the Lamb was spilt.  Refrain: 	Grace, grace, God's grace,  	grace that will pardon and cleanse within;  	grace, grace, God's grace,  	grace that is greater than all our sin! 

In Christ,
Mike

 

Follow the Verse of the Day blog at http://mikesvotd.blogspot.com
Eph 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace  NIV

John 1:14-18 New International Version (NIV)

 ¹⁴ 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.

 ¹⁵ (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.'") ¹⁶ Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. ¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.