“Let Any Of You Who Is Without Sin Be The First To Throw A Stone At Her”

but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.

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, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.

John 8:1-11

How many times have we been reminded that actions we take have impacts on the other people in our lives? Sometimes it is embarrassing when our choices are exposed to others.

Jesus responded to the indiscretion, with compassion. Jesus showed mercy.

His compassion reminds us of His forgiving grace, and His command to her points to His great desire that we live in the joy of that grace. Both elements show the depth of Christ’s concern for us when we stumble and fall.

Even in our most embarrassing moments of failure, we can cry out to Him and find that His grace is truly amazing.

Jesus alone can supply the grace we need for each trial we face.

Our Daily Bread – November 12, 2013