I Am Full Of Sin; He Is Full Of Grace
"Of His fullness have all we received, and grace for grace" John 1:16

And the Word replies: God is full of grace. In Him, the Eternal, the Infinite, the Absolute, there is an infinite fountain of grace. In Him there is grace upon grace--an eternal ocean of God's love and mercy.
But I am full of sin! In me, a poor human being, there is sin upon sin. What a horrible fullness!
But faith grasps the glorious Gospel: God is precisely a God for me. Grace must be intended for someone. It is not grace until it comes in contact with a sinner. And if He is full of grace, and I am full of sin, then He must be a God for me. In Him there is grace, upon grace; in me there is sin upon sin. He is the Savior; I am a sinner. We two meet. I drown all my sin in the fullness of His grace, and then I will never see it again.
--Fredick Wisloff: Rest A While
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