Christ who was “full of grace” (John 1:14) has come to live in our hearts. He is to be in us an overflowing fountain of grace, grace incarnate taking up residence in us, even “grace on top of grace” (John 1:16). The river of the Spirit within us is to be a fountain of life-giving grace flowing out of us toward others. In Christ we are called to be full of grace; law and legalism are detours from that. Being full of grace is Christlikeness, and as such we are to be ambassadors of grace wherever we go. Jesus can enable us to make grace, driven by unconditional love, our default setting.
From “Growing Toward Maturity”, by H. Lamar Smith
