The Gospel of John 8:3-6 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, they say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.” (John 8:3-6 KJV)

While in the middle of His teaching session this early morning, a dark and ugly scene began to unfold. The scribes and the Pharisees came dragging behind a woman they purportedly caught in the act of adultery. They shoved her to the center of the crowd that the Lord Jesus taught, demanding His action whether He supports enforcement of capital punishment as mandated by the law of Moses for this woman's case. The accusation though is somehow hollow as there was only one party presented, knowing that adultery involves two sinners committing the act. Yes, it is made clear that this misogynistic scene was not meant for justice, but rather to trap and corner the Lord.

These Jews were certain they'd have the Lord in their trap. In their minds, they thought that if He agreed to their brutal enforcement of the death penalty the crowd would turn against him, and if he responded with mercy they could take him for violating the law. Either way they have him in the bag, so to speak! But, the Lord's response was so unexpected that they could not have thought of. He disregarded them. And, He stoop down to write with His finger on the stone pavement.

No one knows what the Lord wrote as it has not been revealed in any of the scripts. But one thing's sure, the law was engraved by the finger of God on tablets of stone (Exodus 20:14). Now the finger of the Son of God, who came full of grace and truth (John 1:14) is writing grace to fulfill the demands of that law on the pavement where the accused sinner lies. As it is written, the Lord Jesus Christ told Nicodemus: “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” (John 3:17 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:

F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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