Grace For Grace
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ ” 16 And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
According to this declaration in the gospel of John, you already have the fullness of Jesus because you were given favor to get favor.
You were given grace (unmerited favor) in order to get grace (Unmerited favor). You are the recipient of a double portion!
The One who is full of grace and truth dwells within you and you have been placed in Him.
He freely offers you the Promise of the Father which is the same Holy Spirit who helped Him when He walked this earth as a man.
Jesus lived submitted to the Holy Spirit and relied on His help as a man. Now you have the same opportunity and privilege because Jesus made it possible to receive the Holy Spirit of promise.
By giving you grace for grace He opened the way for the Holy Spirit to come and dwell in you and to guide you into all truth concerning Him.
Jesus made it possible for you to be kept by the Holy Spirit as opposed to you trying to keep yourself. You have been given heavenly support for your journey!
What is fullness? In the Greek it is that which completely fills.
Basically what John is saying is that which which filled Jesus to overflowing is what you receive. You receive it because Jesus made sure you had the grace to get grace.
Jesus did it all! Jesus left no stone unturned and no deed undone!
Jesus did a complete work and guaranteed you would get to be a recipient of the same Holy Spirit that was the essence of His fullness.
Acts 19:1 And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples 2 he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.” 3 And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” So they said, “Into John’s baptism.” 4 Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.” 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. 7 Now the men were about twelve in all.
His fullness is your privilege to take advantage of if you believe these words to be true. You get to be refreshed and filled daily just for the asking. It is your New Covenant privilege in Jesus Christ to enjoy such a distinct and wonderful privilege. I encourage you to take advantage of it each and every day. Be filled!
