All of God not just part

Scripture Read:  John 1:14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John testified about Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.’ ” 16 For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace. 17 For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.

Application: Consider three key words.

Grace( χάρις charis} That which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness: grace of speech, it is joyous being, “charm,” understood not in terms of the beautiful but of the element of the delightful in the beautiful,

Truth (ἀλήθεια alētheia) What is true in any matter under consideration, that candor of mind which is free from affection, pretence, simulation, falsehood, deceit, Etymologically ἀλήθεια has the meaning of non-concealment. It thus indicates a matter or state to the extent that it is seen, indicated or expressed, and that in such seeing, indication or expression it is disclosed, or discloses itself, as it really is.

Realized (γίνομαι ginomai)  to become, i.e. to come into existence, begin to be, receive being. This verb is mid. deponent intrans. primarily meaning to begin to be, that is, to come into existence or into any state; and in the aor. and 2d perf. to have come into existence or simply to be, to bring into concrete existence.

Notice that grace in this section is tied to truth. That which is joyous, sweetness, delightful is balanced by being free of biased. It is the real delight, or joy not tainted by sin and it’s lust. These two facts of Who God is are brought into existence for us to see through Christ. He alone reveals the grace and truth that the Father is. That is why it does not fit well into our mind – we cannot understand it without Christ to make it concrete for us. If we do not want the reality we turn away. If we accept it for what it is – we respond to the light. I must receive all of Who God is – not just the parts I like or understand. Jn 4 speaks to this = “spirit and truth” No custom God – He is as He is! “I am” That’s the point! Help me Lord to just accept the reality of You. Then I will see real life!