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“Teacher,” they said to Jesus, “this woman was caught in the act of adultery. The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?” They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger. They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust. When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman.”
â€â€John‬ â€8‬:â€4‬-â€9‬ â€NLT‬‬
We’ve already established that these people lived according to the Law of Moses and followed it closely, even up to this point. Interestingly, they were using this woman as a trap to catch Jesus. She wasn’t just their focus Jesus was their real target. Do you realise that when you sin, the enemy is also targeting Jesus? He knows how deeply God feels when His children fall, and he knows how much it matters to God that we live holy lives.
I often wonder what Jesus wrote on the ground that day. The Bible doesn’t tell us, which makes it even more intriguing. Some theologians suggest that the same hand that once wrote the Law of Moses on tablets was now writing on the ground almost as if to say, “You’ve brought My law to Me to trap Me with it, but now I rewrite, not to condemn, but to show mercy.” Whatever He wrote, His action disarmed the crowd and shifted the focus away from the woman’s sin to the inner condition of those who accused her. Please do a study on this as l don’t have conclusive information.
Jesus then said, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” In other words, “If you’ve lived perfectly holy foreverrrrr (insert song), then by all means go ahead and stone her.” Those who came boldly to trap Jesus suddenly found themselves being questioned instead. Isn’t it amazing? They were quick to point at someone else’s public sin while hiding their own private sins. That’s how people can be spending hours talking about someone whose sin was exposed, all while carrying heavy secrets of their own.
Some had skeletons in their homes. Others were dealing with “stinking situations” behind closed doors. But when they dressed up and stepped outside, they put on an appearance of holiness until they saw someone with a visible failure and suddenly felt qualified to judge.
I wouldn’t be surprised if there were adulterers in that very crowd, stones in hand, ready to condemn her. The only difference? They hadn’t been caught. And because their sins were hidden, they thought it was fine. But here’s the truth: hidden sins and exposed sins are the same before God. Hypocrisy tries to measure sin on a scale, but in God’s eyes, sin is sin.
One person’s weakness doesn’t make another person’s compromise any less serious.
I’m calling us out of hypocrisy today. Let’s deal with our own hearts before we rush to throw stones at someone else. Lastly, Scripture tells us that the accusers left one by one. And I want to speak to those who have been accused, slandered, or shamed you need to know this: God still loves you.
What your accusers meant for your downfall actually brought you closer to Jesus. They may have thought, “It’s over for her,” but in reality, it was the beginning of something new. Without realising it, they were bringing that woman to the very mercy seat. What the enemy meant for evil. That voice that says you’re condemned , don’t try to pray again, is lying to you .
No matter what you’ve done, Jesus is still saying: “Come. Let us reason together” (Isaiah 1:18). Come as you are, with all the weight you carry. When you stand before Him, I pray you shut out the noise of the crowd , the voices of shame, condemnation, and accusation and lean in to hear only what He has to say about you. His words are mercy. His words are life. His words are your new beginning.
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