Grace, 2of10

~ The Manifestation of God’s Grace ~ 

Key Scriptures  ~  “And the Word [Jesus Christ] 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 bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, ‘This was He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’  And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.  For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.  No one has seen God at any time.  The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him” (John 1:14-18).

“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9). 

Comment  ~  Jesus Christ was and is the full embodiment and manifestation of grace.  The normal (but sadly not “average”) Christian life will become increasingly filled with grace and will manifest grace to others.  This a natural result of the process of being conformed to the image of their Savior Jesus Christ.

Contemplate This  ~  “We are [being] transfigured much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful as [the grace of] God enters our lives and we become like Him” (2 Corinthians 3:18b, The Message). 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW

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