John 1:14 – 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.
“Full of Grace…
This is really good news. God could have chosen to become flesh as a judge and executioner. And all of us would be found guilty before him and be sentenced to everlasting punishment. But he did not become flesh that way…The Word of God became flesh to be gracious to us… This will not be a wishy-washy, unprincipled, sentimental grace. This will be a righteous, God-exalting, costly grace… It will lead straight to Jesus’ death on the cross. In fact, this is why he became flesh. He had to have flesh in order to die. He had to be human in order to die as a God-man in our place (Hebrews 2:14–15). The Word became flesh so that the death of Jesus Christ would be possible. The cross is where the fullness of grace shone most brightly. It was performed there and purchased there.
…And Truth
And the reason it happened through death is because the Son of God is full of grace and truth. God is gracious to us and true to himself. When Christ died, God was true to himself, because sin was punished. And When Christ died, God was gracious to us, because Christ bore the punishment not us.
‘The Word became flesh’ means for us that the glory of God has been revealed in history as never before, namely, in the fullness of grace and the fullness of truth that shines most brightly in the death of Jesus for sinners.” [“We Beheld His Glory, Full of Grace and Truth.” Desiring God, John Piper]
Jesus Christ is the incarnation of God’s determined love to make us His covenant people. Let’s run this race with our eyes fixed on our Lord Jesus Christ! Spend some time in prayer, meditating on the verse today and giving thanks to God for His saving grace in our lives.