“We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who
came from the Father,
full of
grace
and truth.”
“For the law was given through Moses;
grace and truth
came
through Jesus Christ.”
--Jn. 1:14, 17
What an
anomaly it is to see someone who has both grace AND truth!
Some people camp out on truth. Their standards are high. They expect a lot
of themselves and others. They reach for
the stars. But they tend to be
judgmental.
Some people
camp out on grace. They are compassionate
and forgiving. They set the bar low so
that the hurting, the broken, and the weak can benefit. But they tend to have bad boundaries, and
they may ignore fact and rely on feelings.
Jesus alone
was full of both grace and truth. He
could rigidly say that “not one jot or tittle will pass from the Law without
being fulfilled,” but then also forgive and release the woman caught in
adultery. He could receive and bless
every little child, but call the Pharisees “You brood of vipers!” and
“Hypocrites!”
When you
see someone full of both grace and truth, they have received it from Jesus, who
received it from the Father.
You and I
can be those people today – who receive “blessing after blessing” from Jesus, as
John says. May it be said of each of us
– “They are full of grace and truth.”
