"The only
begotten of the Father, full of grace
and truth!" John 1:14
(Charles
Spurgeon)
Believer, you can bear your testimony
that Christ is the only begotten of the Father.
You can say, "He is truly divine. He has done that for me, which
none but a God could do!
He has . . .
subdued my stubborn will,
melted a heart of adamant,
opened gates of brass,
and snapped bars of iron!
He has turned my mourning into laughter, and my desolation into
joy!
He has made my heart rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of
glory!
Let others think as they will of Him-to me He must be
the only begotten of the Father!
And He is full of grace. Ah!
had He not been, then I would never have been saved! He drew me
when I struggled to escape from His grace; and when at last I
came all trembling like a condemned culprit to His mercy-seat He
said, "Your sins which are many, are all forgiven!"
And He is full of truth. True
have His promises been, not one has failed.
I bear witness that . . .
never any
servant had such a master as I have;
never any brother
had such a kinsman as He has
been to me;
never any spouse had such a husband as Christ
has been to my soul;
never any sinner had a better Savior;
never any
mourner had a better comforter than
Christ has been to my heart.
I desire none beside Him!
In life, He is my true life.
In death, He shall be the
death of death.
In poverty, Christ is my
true riches.
In darkness, He is my sun.
He is my manna in this poor wilderness world.
He shall be heavenly manna when I come to the heavenly Canaan.
Jesus is to me . . .
all grace, and no wrath;
all
truth, and no falsehood.
And of grace and truth He is full, infinitely
full!
"The only
begotten of the Father, full of grace
and truth!" John
1:14