His Fullness
“For out of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace,” says John 1:16. It was Sunday afternoon, and my husband was talking about the shame Jesus endured on the cross. He said his heart was so burdened to see what the Son of God, or God Himself, went through to save us. Jesus was 33 when He died on the cross. I told him how cruel the world is to kill a healthy young man by beating. I was thinking, what made Jesus endure this? He came to save His people. But the Israelites couldn’t even recognize the God who was walking with them like a cloud, couldn’t recognize that they were killing the One who parted the Red Sea, who gave them food and water, who was caring for them and choosing them as His treasured possession. Looking back, I told my husband, these people definitely didn’t deserve such a God. Then I understood—even I, or anyone, don’t deserve such a God who loves us no matter what.
Finally, I understood: this is because He is the fullness of Love, He is the fullness of Goodness. It is because of Him and Him alone we are saved. What we have in our everyday life—like calling Him our Father, crying out to Him when in need, getting helped and carried by Him in our weakness—it is nothing but His grace. He is doing it out of His fullness, as in John 1:16. We are walking in grace after grace because God is so good and perfect.
Hey friend, how privileged we are to have a God who loves us and made us His own children. How privileged we are to have access to go to Him anytime of the day. How privileged we are to have the Holy Spirit with us all the time. Can anyone be more privileged than the Lord’s people? None. I really wish and pray that none of us in this world should leave without knowing the love of our God, our Father.
Dear Father, we love You for loving us and for helping us to walk and grow in grace. Thank You for the gift of salvation. Use us, Lord, and help all of us to reach everyone in this world with the Good News. May we show that we have an ever-loving Father God who loves us eternally. In Jesus’ name we pray,
Amen.
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