And the Word (Christ) became flesh, and lived among us; and we [actually] saw His glory, glory as belongs to the [One and] only begotten Son of the Father, [the Son who is truly unique, the only One of His kind, who is] full of grace and truth (absolutely free of deception). JOHN 1:14 AMP
This runs like a C.V. Identity, foundation, origin, assignment and content are all indicated in this one verse. The Word here is a person, who is the full embodiment of the written and spoken word. When God speaks into a life, a situation or an event in time, what it means is that it is God speaking his Son into that life, situation or event. You can't hold on to a certain Word from God and reject the person of his Son, Jesus.
God is also not so far away that he is cut off from reality. His Son was so glorious that sin could not touch him. He had to leave all the glory, all the prestige, and come down to our level to identify with our weaknesses and mortality. He walked our earthly streets, he ate our food and drank our water, he paid taxes as should all of us, and obeyed, even when the path chosen for him was painful. When he borne the sin, his Father couldn't even look at him. That was the price paid for you and I so we could walk in the new path that the life of Christ has laid for us.
That phase of assignment has been completed and concluded. The glory has been restored and as I walk with God, I walk in the reality of that glory. The Son has been given to us, so we could get a glimpse of the glory also awaiting us, while we live his life down here. The Son is full of grace and truth, and he dispenses these to all who come to him for help. His help is available to all, his grace is available to all, and his Life is the one indispensable thing I need to make it down here and to also make it into eternal life.
Guess the only question which remains is this: Do I have this life? Has the Word indeed become real in my life? His time of favour is here.
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