Freed From Accusation And Judgment

 Why do we look at another’s sin and want them punished for what they have done and then look at our own sin and want compassion and forgiveness?  We particularly want to see punishment inflicted on those people who have harmed us. The problem is, we compare ourselves with others and think we measure up better than them, but the real standard we are to use is what God’s word says.  The Bible tells us that we all have fallen short of God’s standard. 

 On a day when Jesus was teaching in the temple courtyard, the teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman that was caught in the act of adultery.  They made her stand before the group.  Then they told Jesus that the law of Moses commanded them to stone such a woman and asked Jesus what He thought.  Jesus did not oppose the law of Moses, as they supposed He might, but invited the woman’s accusers who were without sin to cast the first stone.  From the oldest to the youngest they all left.  Like us, not one of them met the criteria to cast the first stone.  Jesus alone could have cast the first stone, but instead He had compassion on the woman and told her to go and sin no more. 

 What a relief for that woman as she went from being condemned for her sin to being set free!  That is exactly what Jesus does for each of us.

Prayer:  Lord Jesus, Thank You for coming into the world to save me from the penalty of my sin.  Help me to stand firm on the truth that when You set me free, I am free indeed!  Amen

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