Gifts of grace beyond our imagination...
The Voice Bible ~
John 1:1-18
1 Before time itself was measured, the Voice was speaking.
The Voice was and is God.
2 This celestial Word remained ever present with the Creator;
3 His speech shaped the entire cosmos.
Immersed in the practice of creating,
all things that exist were birthed in Him.
4 His breath filled all things
with a living, breathing light—
5 A light that thrives in the depths of darkness,
blazes through murky bottoms.
It cannot and will not be quenched.
2 This celestial Word remained ever present with the Creator;
3 His speech shaped the entire cosmos.
Immersed in the practice of creating,
all things that exist were birthed in Him.
4 His breath filled all things
with a living, breathing light—
5 A light that thrives in the depths of darkness,
blazes through murky bottoms.
It cannot and will not be quenched.
6 A man named John, who was sent by God, was the first to clearly articulate the source of this Light. 7 This baptizer put in plain words the elusive mystery of the Divine Light so all might believe through him. Some wondered whether he might be the Light, 8 but John was not the Light. He merely pointed to the Light. 9 The true Light, who shines upon the heart of everyone, was coming into the cosmos.
10 He entered our world, a world He made; yet the world did not recognize Him. 11 Even though He came to His own people, they refused to listen and receive Him. 12 But for all who did receive and trust in Him, He gave them the right to be reborn as children of God; 13 He bestowed this birthright not by human power or initiative but by God’s will.
14 The Voice took on flesh and became human and chose to live alongside us. We have seen Him, enveloped in undeniable splendor—the one true Son of the Father—evidenced in the perfect balance of grace and truth. 15 John the Baptist testified about Him and shouted, “This is the one I’ve been telling you is coming. He is much greater than I am because He existed long before me.” 16 Through this man we all receive gifts of grace beyond our imagination. 17 You see, Moses gave us rules to live by, but Jesus the Anointed offered us gifts of grace and truth. 18 God, unseen until now, is revealed in the Voice, God’s only Son, straight from the Father’s heart.
I love the line from above ~
"You see, Moses gave us rules to live by, but Jesus the Anointed offered us gifts of grace and truth." [John 1:17]
What are these gifts of grace and truth?
The Bible says that God does more than we could ask or think, according to His power that is at work in us. [Ephesians 3:20]
The same power that raised Christ from the dead lives in us. [Romans 8:11]
We have power so that we are born of God. [John 1:12]
We are blessed with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places. [Ephesians 1:3]
We have the fruit that His Spirit produces ~
Love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control
[Galatians 5:22-23]
These are just some of the gifts of grace and truth.
God's unmerited favor and the truth that sets us free.
This is all of grace, my friends. We have done nothing to earn or deserve it.
Today, instead of trying to keep a list of rules of dos and don'ts, rest in his gifts of grace and truth.
The grace that calls you into his presence.
The truth that you are His.
Know that you are loved.
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