I was reminded of this chapter several days ago and now it is in our reading for this BEAUTIFUL Monday!!! (Hope you are staying warm if you are in Nebraska!)
We are living in an intense day for the Church! I know Jesus and the Father are purifying the Bride and getting her ready for the Groom. That purification process is hard because there is so much JUNK to get rid of. BUT the end of it all will produce a Bride that is pure and clean and clothed in a beautiful white garment and she will be ready to be with her Groom forever!!!
The beginning of John 8 deals with the sin that is being dealt with in us. Of course we realize the sin of the adultress woman....but this story exposes the sin in the people who thought they weren't sinners. They were the accusors. They were the ones that stood by so righteously to point their rightous finger at this woman to accuse her of her sin and to be the ones to punish her.
I love the response of Jesus to the crowd...he appeared to ignore them by writing in the sand. Finally he lifted his head and said..."let him who has no sin throw the first stone."
One by one they all left and no one threw a stone at the woman. She watched it happen....and then Jesus forgave her with his words.
Who are we to judge others? Who are we to cast that first stone? Who are we to think we have all the answers? All we have is Jesus...He is the answer!
Four people gave their lives to Jesus in church yesterday. This has put them on a journey of finding Jesus and experiencing all He will do in their lives. We are there to walk alongside them....not accusing them, not judging them, but letting Jesus change them.
Thank you Lord for you acceptance of us JUST AS WE ARE!
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Check out Bo's blog - on the side of our post - thought provoking!
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