John 1:16-17

"And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ." John 1:16-17

All of us who believe have received of Jesus’ fullness grace upon grace. What the law, which was given through Moses, could not do because of our sinfulness, Jesus Christ, God’s Son, has done for us! He fulfilled the righteous demands of the law in our place; and He paid in full for our sins--and the sins of the whole world--by His innocent sufferings and death upon the cross (cf. 1 John 2:1,2). In Jesus Christ, and by His holy life and innocent sufferings and death in our stead, we have received God’s abundant grace and mercy. Our sins, which were like scarlet, have been washed away; and we are made as white as snow (cf. Isaiah 1:18). In Jesus Christ, God’s grace and truth have come to us sinners. It is by grace that we are forgiven of God, and it is by grace that we know and believe in Jesus as our Savior. "Amazing grace! how sweet the sound--that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see" (John Newton).

O dearest Jesus, thank you for coming into this world to bear my sins on the tree of the cross and thus to grant me grace upon grace that I might be forgiven for all my sins and have a place in your eternal kingdom. Amen.

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