Jn.1:16 – And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
Jn.10:10 – I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
The way John says “grace upon grace” is describing grace being heaped upon us again and again. Grace upon grace cannot be over exaggerated because it is simply describing the infinite blessing of God. You could say infinite upon infinite is God’s gracious favor upon us. It will take eternity to display the amazing grace of God, that is to say it will have no end. So have you tasted the grace of God for yourself? Have you glimpsed the beauty of having your sins washed away? Have you tasted the goodness of His love filling your heart? How about experiencing the power of His presence falling on you and filling you with joy unspeakable? Are you experiencing His power surging through you? All of these things are just the edge of this grace upon grace that will fill our hearts for eternity. Jonathan Edwards described the results of receiving of this fullness.
“No less than salvation and eternal glory are the fruits of this grace of the gospel; adoption, union with Christ, communion with God, the indwelling of the Holy Ghost, the heavenly happiness, the pleasure of the eternal paradise, the new Jerusalem, the glorious and triumphant resurrection of the body, and an everlasting reign with Christ in the height of glory, and pleasure and happiness: no less than these things are the effects of this marvelous grace. What a vast difference is there between a poor, miserable sinner, full of sin, condemned to hellfire, and, a saint shining forth in robes of glory, and crowned with a crown of victory and triumph; but ’tis no less difference than this, is made in the same man by the grace of God in Christ.”
It is really impossible to overstate the effect of the grace of God upon our lives. The benefits are astounding; redemption from sin, total forgiveness, a brand new heart with different desires, power to live this new life, a brand new community to live this life with, and the promise of greater and greater glory in the life to come. Jesus did come to give us abundant life, maybe its time to give thanks to the Lord for this abundant life and enjoy all the blessings we have in Christ.
