“So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.” (John 8:7-8 KJV)
In these passages, those band of religious Jews that brought a woman they purportedly caught in the act of adultery, persisted on demanding for the Lord's action of judgement according to the law. Mosaic law demands that adultery be punished by stoning to death. But the Lord's reaction amazingly cuts through the trap, of course Him knowing that this is an elaborate set up to corner Him. In the minds of the Lord's religious enemies, this crucial case puts Him on a dilemma. Either way of judgment He makes on this woman would make Him a defier of Mosaic or Roman laws.
When the Lord said 'let him among you who have no sin cast the first stone', brought to light the undeniable truth. We are all sinners. None has the right to condemn anyone, as each one is guilty of sinning! So, the first person that turned away, was even perhaps the guy with whom this woman was caught with. It's just a thought. Who knows? His name could be whose name the Lord wrote on the dirt asking: where's the dude?, as the stooped again to continue writing on the pavement.
It's not revealed anywhere in the scriptures what the Lord wrote. But, He being the person of grace and truth, grace is the conspicuous writing on the wall wherever His presence is. The supply of His grace is sufficient to satisfy the demands of the law. When we receive Him by faith, as He comes “Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given.” (John 1:16 NIV).
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.)
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
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.)
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
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