Full of Grace

Of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace. For the Law was given through Moses; Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ. John 1:16-17

The Angel entered her presence, and he said to her, “Peace to you, full of grace, our Lord is with you; you are blessed among women. Luke 1:28

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1::14

With Holy Mother Mary, The Angel Gabriel is a manifestation of the GLORY  of God and with Jesus John reports 'we have seen His GLORY'!

Then Mary is called 'Full of GRACE' by Gabriel with the confirmation that among all women of all time she is BLESSED! When we see the GLORY of JESUS whether our opinion is fully formed or not, we behold the Father's only begotten Son, FULL of GRACE and TRUTH.

Look closely at the details of each key word. they so clearly define what is happening in Communion and CommunionFire! When we encounter Jesus, Mary and others who come with Jesus from time to time - always, without exception they reflect the GLORY of Jesus. He is always, kind, gentle, joyful, peaceful, youthful and gentle. He is never wrathful, angry, bitter, condemning, or judgemental!

Further - He is always there. he never leaves or forsakes us. He can't wait to see you! He has so much love and life to share! So look closely... and the Holy Spirit will help. .  


GLORY
​GLORY = DOXA (OT KABO (to be heavy - substance, essence) opinion, judgment, view: the unspoken manifestation of God, divine splendor, God's infinite, intrinsic and inherent worth; brightness, glory, evidence, honor and majesty. (that which belongs to God and His Christ - His Kingly majesty, Judicial majesty, Regal majesty; His absolute perfection as in the majesty of His saving grace. The splendor of the Messiah's external appearance, the absolutely perfect, inward, personal excellency of Jesus Christ.

Doxa comes from the base word DOKEO: Very apparent glory - (to have an opinion, I think, it seems, appear) properly suppose, (what "seems to be"), Forming an opinion, a personal judgement, estimate. Directly reflects the personal perspective of the person making the subjective judgment call - subjective mental estimate.

DOKEO explains what happens in CommunionFire when encountering His GLORY (the weight of His presence, the encounter and overall experience)!


FULL OF
​FULL = PLERES < a derivation of PLETHO (to be full): literally FULL of the presence of the Lord (His provisions) which is the definition of a full life


GRACE
​GRACE = CHARIS: Grace as a gift or blessing brought to you by Jesus Christ, favor; gratitude, thanks; a favor, kindness. That which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness. Goodwill, loving-kindness, favor in the broad sense. The favor (grace) of God or Jesus, to which all blessings, especially spiritual, are due! Kindness which bestows upon one what he or she has not deserved. Recompense, Reward, Gift.

Charis comes from  CHAIRO; graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude) -- acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace(- ious), joy, liberality, pleasure, thank(-s, -worthy).


and TRUTH
​TRUTH = ALETHEIA: not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.​ In ancient Greek culture, ALETHEIA was synonymous for "REALITY" as the opposite of illusion, i.e. "FACT".

Aletheia from ALETHES, "true to fact" properly, truth, REALITY  unconcealed, true as it accords with fact (reality), i.e. attested because tested – literally, "what can't be hidden."
"what can't be hidden" stresses undeniable reality when something is fully tested, i.e. it will ultimately be shown to be fact (authentic).

ONE MORE "FULL OF GRACE" STORY

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The First Martyr, St. Stephen, may have been the only one that brought Jesus to His feet as He opened heaven for Stephen to see Him with arms wide open. Like Mother Mary and Jesus, He is described as a man FULL of GOD'S GRACE and POWER!                          
Stephen, a man full of God's grace and power, performed amazing miracles and signs among the people. Acts 6:8

When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. 

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus STANDING at the right hand of God. “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.
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While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep. Acts 7:54-60


Being FULL OF GRACE shows up in our life as conversation and how our life
communicates.. It is the overflow of our spending time with Him. At His Table we sit down empty-handed, hungry and thirsty. We feed on what He blesses and drink what He blesses. When we do, The veil of this life pulls back to reveal The King and His Kingdom. 

​Paul says, "Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone." Colossians 4:6


In His Presence There are No Shadows
Jesus is really looking forward to seeing you 
He prepares the Table, a seat with your name on it and He becomes the meal

When we feed on the bread we feed on His glory
His glory anoints our head with the oil of gladness and revelation
He opens the eyes of our spirit

When we drink the wine we are cleansed and quickened again by His blood
As we drink, His life and fire course into and throughout our body and we are made alive 
As we drink the ears of our spirit are opened to hear His Voice

Then Jesus shares His life, His love, His peace, joy and kindness
He is passionate, happy, and totally able to commune with us in reality
The result of being in His glory, we are transformed from glory to glory

One degree of glory to another
The Kingdom of God opens the windows to get a glimpse of the Kingdom of Heaven
The reality of the eternal begins to overtake the reality of the temporal

ALLELUIA!!!

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The next blog post explains how this transformation happens. See "From Glory to Glory"