What an intense moment with Jesus! Nevermind the fact that adulterers were to be stoned to death – both the man and the woman (where is he?). Nevermind that these guys try to trap Jesus and He just ignores them. Nevermind that we have no idea what He wrote on the ground, His words to her are the most powerful part in my opinion. He says, "go and leave your life of sin" or "go and sin no more." Wow! I wish we would all take this idea and run with it! Our encounters with God and with Christ Himself are to leave us grasping for change – wanting to leave our life of sin. If someone we know is lapsing or has never really gotten "into" Jesus it makes me wonder if they have ever really met Him. Now here I am not talking salvation or where they will end up in the end, but what experience and passion they have with/for Jesus. It is God alone who will be the final judge of men's hearts, but I can certainly question whether people are trying to live the life God called us to or not. However, as we've been pointing out this week, it is important to use tact and to use these moments for the growth of those we come in contact with.
I want to say "I am not of this world" and for people to know that my citizenship is in heaven.
I know that walking with Jesus is dangerous – they wanted to kill Him, after all.
Once again, Jesus upsets them, but slips away before they can throw rocks at Him. Wow! What are you getting out of this passage?
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