“The First To
Throw A Stone”
But Jesus went to the
But Jesus bent down
and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on
questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you
is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." Again he
stooped down and wrote on the ground.
John 8:1-11
When
Jesus was faced with dealing with a woman who had been accused of being an
adulteress, He scribbled something in the sand and then He told those in
attendance that those who were without sin should cast the first stone. And
then He bent down and wrote something else. They all left. So, what did Jesus
write in the sand?
Maybe
he wrote the words, straight from God, and then said the words. He spoke few
words, but His point was made.
Jesus
had a closeness to and dependence on His Father that He only spoke what He knew
He was supposed to say.
Do we
take such care in our day to day activities? Are we swift to hear and slow to
speak?
We
are often told to stop and think before we speak. But we should take that
further and live a life where we are always listening for God’s wisdom.
Listen to God before you speak for God.
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