Full Of Grace And Truth

And the Word became 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. 

John 1:14 

Christ is the Sum of All Perfections. We have contemplated the Miracle of His Incarnation, the Wonder of His Habitation, and the Glory of His Revelation. As we conclude the third portion of our meditation, we arrive at the phrase ‘full of grace and truth.’ Christ is, in every way, the Perfect Human. If there is grace, He has it to the nth degree. If there is truth, He possesses it ultimately. Hence, for us to ‘behold His Glory,’ is for us to see all that God intends to show us of Himself. Christ is ‘the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person.’ Therefore, when John speaks of Christ as, ‘the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth,’ he is drawing our undivided attention to the Grand Object of our adoration.  We set our full attention upon Him. He is, not only the sum of all perfections, but the sole Anchor of all our hopes and all our expectations. This is why, as we arrive at this time of year, we focus upon Him as we do. It is impossible for us to overestimate or overstate the value of Christ. In Him, we find the Beauty of Holiness, the Grace of Divinity, the Truth of the Infinite God, and the Perfection of Humanity. No star shines more brightly than He does. Today, let us bathe in the Light of ‘the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.’ Let His Perfections hold our gaze, and His Beauty captivate our hearts. ‘O, Come, let us adore Him.’ 

Our Great and Gracious God, 
we rejoice in Christ Who shows us all there is to see of You. 
We praise You, that He is full of grace and truth, 
and that we are complete in Him. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning