John 1:14-18
14And the Word (Expression Divine Logic) became flesh and tabernacled among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of an only-begotten (uniquely-begotten) from Father, full of Grace and Truth. 15John testifies concerning Him and has cried out, saying, “This was whom I said, ‘The One coming after me, before me, has come to be, for He was before me.’” 16And out of His fullness we all received, even Grace in place of Grace (new Grace for each new day). 17For the Law was given through Moses: Grace and Truth came to be through Jesus Christ. 18No one has seen God at any time. The only-begotten (unique) Son, the One in the bosom of the Father, that One explained.
Good Day Child of God! "Father? Your Will Be Done!" It is an amazing thought that the Apostle John wastes no time in producing the theme of his Gospel. Here we are just a moment after being introduced to John the Baptist, who is still speaking of Jesus, and now comes the great Truth, the one that is constantly missed, misused, and misunderstood so very often, even to this very moment.
As we continue on in this Gospel, John will continue to hurry along with facts, details of significance and bring up important point after important point unlike the other three Gospels which contain more history than this. Understanding how much there is to glean from these verses, it is no wonder why nearly everyone that becomes a new Child of God is told to start reading the Bible here. The trouble is, if no one explains what this really means, how do you know what you are reading?
Today's easy lesson: You have heard it time and again, "Come on down, God Loves you just as you are. Confess your sins and accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Someone will be here to pray with you, and when you are done, they will give you important information to help you in your new life." To bad it doesn't work so easily. How can you have a new life, more appropriately Life, for that is what Grace gives you: Life, when you haven't spent five minutes considering God let alone what has been done for you through the works of Jesus?
What is the message? John the Baptist solidifies the standing of Jesus by not only saying He is unique in His birth, but He is the ONLY one to ever See and Know God. That in itself is incredible when you consider it. Along with that Jesus came to remind everyone, first the Jews, then the world, that the Law isn't the way to God. God never intended that, and if you don't understand, you don't understand what Jesus accomplished through His sufferings, His death, and most importantly His Resurrection. Jesus came so that you can forget about your sins. Forget them! They are forgiven, they are forgotten, they are not an issue. The issue is that you go directly to your Father, not Jesus, He pointed always to the Father, and talk to Him, ask Him to Live and Love through you, and then you will begin to understand the Agape' Love of a Father that cares more for you than you care for yourself. If you can come to understand that the Father knows your particular needs and wants, and will, not maybe, not could be, but will work things out for your best if you Trust Him, then you will realize how much you have to be thankful for. This is a process, it takes time to build Trust, and Jesus opened that door for you. Please walk through it and begin Living. You have so much peace, love, and joy waiting for you. Have a Grace Day!
Brother Glenn
Complete N.T.: http://gracehouseministry.blogspot.com/
14And the Word (Expression Divine Logic) became flesh and tabernacled among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of an only-begotten (uniquely-begotten) from Father, full of Grace and Truth. 15John testifies concerning Him and has cried out, saying, “This was whom I said, ‘The One coming after me, before me, has come to be, for He was before me.’” 16And out of His fullness we all received, even Grace in place of Grace (new Grace for each new day). 17For the Law was given through Moses: Grace and Truth came to be through Jesus Christ. 18No one has seen God at any time. The only-begotten (unique) Son, the One in the bosom of the Father, that One explained.
Good Day Child of God! "Father? Your Will Be Done!" It is an amazing thought that the Apostle John wastes no time in producing the theme of his Gospel. Here we are just a moment after being introduced to John the Baptist, who is still speaking of Jesus, and now comes the great Truth, the one that is constantly missed, misused, and misunderstood so very often, even to this very moment.
As we continue on in this Gospel, John will continue to hurry along with facts, details of significance and bring up important point after important point unlike the other three Gospels which contain more history than this. Understanding how much there is to glean from these verses, it is no wonder why nearly everyone that becomes a new Child of God is told to start reading the Bible here. The trouble is, if no one explains what this really means, how do you know what you are reading?
Today's easy lesson: You have heard it time and again, "Come on down, God Loves you just as you are. Confess your sins and accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Someone will be here to pray with you, and when you are done, they will give you important information to help you in your new life." To bad it doesn't work so easily. How can you have a new life, more appropriately Life, for that is what Grace gives you: Life, when you haven't spent five minutes considering God let alone what has been done for you through the works of Jesus?
What is the message? John the Baptist solidifies the standing of Jesus by not only saying He is unique in His birth, but He is the ONLY one to ever See and Know God. That in itself is incredible when you consider it. Along with that Jesus came to remind everyone, first the Jews, then the world, that the Law isn't the way to God. God never intended that, and if you don't understand, you don't understand what Jesus accomplished through His sufferings, His death, and most importantly His Resurrection. Jesus came so that you can forget about your sins. Forget them! They are forgiven, they are forgotten, they are not an issue. The issue is that you go directly to your Father, not Jesus, He pointed always to the Father, and talk to Him, ask Him to Live and Love through you, and then you will begin to understand the Agape' Love of a Father that cares more for you than you care for yourself. If you can come to understand that the Father knows your particular needs and wants, and will, not maybe, not could be, but will work things out for your best if you Trust Him, then you will realize how much you have to be thankful for. This is a process, it takes time to build Trust, and Jesus opened that door for you. Please walk through it and begin Living. You have so much peace, love, and joy waiting for you. Have a Grace Day!
Brother Glenn
Complete N.T.: http://gracehouseministry.blogspot.com/
