Reading: John 7,8
My Verse: " . . . let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her. . . .They listened to Him, and then they began going out, conscience-stricken, one by one, from the oldest down to the last one of them. . . ." (8:7-9)
You, Lord, are so amazing! You go right to the core of the issue. In this case You very simply and clearly revealed to the accusing, sanctimonius men the sin in their own self-righteous hearts. The simple words, " . . .let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her . . ", placed such a bright light on their hearts that they could do nothing but slink away with tail tucked between their legs! When all the men had gone away You asked the woman. "Woman, where are your accusers? Has no man condemned you? She answered, No one, Lord!" (8:10,11)
How I need to examine my own heart as You caused these accusing men to do. It is so easy to look critically and judgementally at others, especially when they have committed an obvious and outright 'sin'. I need to instead be examing my own heart for hidden sins that are just as hated by You. It is so easy to place the blame elsewhere when I feel I have been slighted. Lord, help me to not be so quick to judge. Help me instead to question my own heart attitude, motives. "Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; test my heart and my mind." (Psalm 26:2)
I love how the guards seemed to completely forget what they were supposed to do with You, Jesus, because they were so awed by Your Words! "Never has a man talked as this Man talks! (7:46) It is interesting how the Pharisees did not even seem to wonder at this but simply reprimanded the guards. The hearts of the Pharisees were so darkened, so full of their own idea of what was truth. Lord, let me never forget that it is far too easy to get there - to be a Pharisee. I must ever be open to You, to Your teachings. I do not want to become dogmatic in how I live my Christian life. I would be ever fresh and renewed by You and Your Truth!
Thank You, Lord, that I can trust in You to keep me from a Pharisaic attitude. "So Jesus said to those Jews who had believed in Him, If you abide in My word, you are truly My disciples. And you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." (8:31,32)
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
My Verse: " . . . let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her. . . .They listened to Him, and then they began going out, conscience-stricken, one by one, from the oldest down to the last one of them. . . ." (8:7-9)
You, Lord, are so amazing! You go right to the core of the issue. In this case You very simply and clearly revealed to the accusing, sanctimonius men the sin in their own self-righteous hearts. The simple words, " . . .let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her . . ", placed such a bright light on their hearts that they could do nothing but slink away with tail tucked between their legs! When all the men had gone away You asked the woman. "Woman, where are your accusers? Has no man condemned you? She answered, No one, Lord!" (8:10,11)
How I need to examine my own heart as You caused these accusing men to do. It is so easy to look critically and judgementally at others, especially when they have committed an obvious and outright 'sin'. I need to instead be examing my own heart for hidden sins that are just as hated by You. It is so easy to place the blame elsewhere when I feel I have been slighted. Lord, help me to not be so quick to judge. Help me instead to question my own heart attitude, motives. "Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; test my heart and my mind." (Psalm 26:2)
I love how the guards seemed to completely forget what they were supposed to do with You, Jesus, because they were so awed by Your Words! "Never has a man talked as this Man talks! (7:46) It is interesting how the Pharisees did not even seem to wonder at this but simply reprimanded the guards. The hearts of the Pharisees were so darkened, so full of their own idea of what was truth. Lord, let me never forget that it is far too easy to get there - to be a Pharisee. I must ever be open to You, to Your teachings. I do not want to become dogmatic in how I live my Christian life. I would be ever fresh and renewed by You and Your Truth!
Thank You, Lord, that I can trust in You to keep me from a Pharisaic attitude. "So Jesus said to those Jews who had believed in Him, If you abide in My word, you are truly My disciples. And you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." (8:31,32)
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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