10 When Jesus
had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her,
Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? 11 She
said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee:
go, and sin no more. John 8:10, 11 (KJV)
John chapter 8 begins with a dramatic event in which
the Pharisees along with an angry mob, brought to Jesus a woman caught
in adultery. The crowd was not concerned about doing something
to help restore someone caught in sin. Instead, they were looking
for a way to accuse Jesus of saying or doing something wrong.
They kept reminding Jesus of the law of the day, which said the punishment
for such behavior was stoning. Jesus turned away this mob by posing
to them a question; “He that is without sin among you, let him first
cast a stone at her (v 7).” One by one, they turned away and left.
You can almost hear the rocks dropping to the ground as the crowd dispersed.
Every person there was convicted, pierced to the heart with a cold hard
truth; I have sin in my heart and in my life, and I am in no position
to accuse, let alone stone to death, anyone.
The irony is there was only one man there fit to
condemn the woman and cast a stone at her, and at that moment He had
knelt down and was writing something in the dust with His finger.
I think He might have been writing words like grace, mercy, love, compassion,
or forgiveness. Jesus’ only condemnation was for the sin,
not the sinner. When He charged her to go and sin no more He was
offering her grace and spiritual power to be free from the power of
sin. In John 8:31, Jesus reminded the people that if they were
truly His disciples they would continue in His Word. They would
keep going forward, keep walking with Christ, and continue claiming
the victory that is ours in the Lord. Like the woman caught in
sin, we too have been shown mercy and grace, and let us not squander
God’s gift, but rather let us continue to walk in spiritual victory.
The true follower of Christ daily overcomes the world.
We keep walking forward with Jesus Christ and we are committed to doing
so for life. Does this mean we are immune to the power of sin?
The answer is certainly not. We must fight the devil and stand
firmly against the powers of darkness every day. Jesus Christ
is greater than the sin that is in the world. Through Christ,
we overcome sin. Continue in the faith and we continue in victory.
God bless you today
