We need both scandalous grace and healing truth…
"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."
John 1:14
Scandalous grace seems to take so long for each of us to lean into and receive. We have such difficulty forgiving ourselves when we fail, so it seems incomprehensible to us that the God of the Universe would extend this lavish gift to us. His grace is a broad place of standing free, complete, and whole in the Father’s presence, regardless of what we have done.
And yet, Jesus is healing Truth. Truth is sometimes hard to hear or face, yet without it, the lies of our adversary, the devil, will keep us captive. Truth is the healing, delivering, soul-scalpel held by the Great Physician’s hand of unending grace.
What do you need as you read this? Grace? Truth? Jesus is both. Invite Him to speak into your heart in this moment.