I recently felt God’s tug on my heart to begin reading the gospel of John again. Tonight I was contemplating John 1: 11-14. I was so overwhelmed with what God was showing me about receiving Him that I just had to share it with someone-so I guess you get to be that person!
11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
What does receiving God mean? Verse 11 implies it was a gift to be accepted or rejected. The acceptance of God gives the receiver the right to be a child of God-born of God. It is a gift filled with His glory-the literal Son of God-full of grace and truth.
Let those words sink in-full of grace and truth. I so desperately need God’s grace in my life-filling me-revealing His love for me. Don't you? OH! That amazing grace that is so immeasurable. And Truth. Not truth with a little “t”. That kind of truth is simply correct statements of your current situation, but rather God’s Truth is revelation of Himself. It is His qualities that show His love for His children-His goodness, holiness, peace, kindness, adoption, favor….the list goes on and on.
And that person of the Godhead came to this earth so that we could make a choice to receive Him or move on. We can choose today to receive His glory-full of grace and Truth. What a gift to receive the Son of God! What choice will you make today?
Dear Lord,
This day I receive you. Fill my life with your Spirit so that I may be filled also with your grace and truth. Help me to share it with others as you have shared this gift with me. Rid my life of anything that hinders me from a life filled with your Son. In those moments of difficulty, help me to choose the gift, and receive You.
Amen
