Grace AND Truth

Today’s reading: John 1:1-28

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. John‬ ‭1:17‬ 

One of the best books I read in 2019 was Messy Grace by Caleb Kaltenbach. Look it up if you need a great book to read in this pandemic. The whole book pivoted off of the verse above. Caleb says, “...the tension of grace and truth is love.”

Jesus doesn’t pretend that we haven’t sinned. He comes in with truth to show us how sinful we have become and how holy and consistent He is. He wants to reveal that darkness! At the same time, He comes in with grace to flood that personal darkness with brilliant, unmatched light. The illuminating power of grace is irrationally for us, wanting us to prosper and be free from sin.

This is love.

It doesn’t shirk off sin.

Nor does love leave us there.

Jesus comes with both grace and truth to show us the way to eternal life.

John doesn’t bury the lead in his gospel. Instead, he lays it out from the start. This Word has come to save the world, one soul at a time.