In 2 Corinthians 4:6 we read, “For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.”
Then in John 1:14 (NET) writing of Jesus as “the Word” John writes, “Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory—the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.”
First of all notice that the apostle Paul tells us that where we see the glory of God is in the face of Christ. And then the apostle John equates seeing the glory of Jesus with the fact that the Word — Jesus — was full of grace and truth.
In my studies of this I stumbled upon the following initial explanation of what grace is. One scholar wrote that the word translated grace “basically denotes that which causes joy”. -Leon Morris
Consider how beautiful this thought is: the very glory of God, found in the face of Christ, is all about that which causes joy. The more we open our hearts to the glory of God, the more we will find ourselves living in the presence of all that brings us nothing but joy.
Little wonder the apostle Paul calls us to, “keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth, for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ (who is your life) appears, then you too will be revealed in glory with him.” Colossians 3:1-4 (NET)
And the apostle Peter writes, “…set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 1:13 ESV)
