Caught In The VERY Act

7 So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” 8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9 Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience,went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10 When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her,“Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?”
11 She said, “No one, Lord.”
And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and[k] sin no more.”
12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
John 8:7-12 NKJV

So the Pharisees caught this woman "in the very act" of adultry. They brought her up to be sentenced by Jesus. They didn't bring the other participant "of the very act" but just her. Jesus stoops down and writes in the sand. I have wondered what he was writing but obviously that wasn't so important or it would have been written in the book. But the next part of the story is very important. He challenged the accusers in a very calm manner, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” He then went back to writing on the ground and one by one they left. This is where it gets really good...

Jesus showed so much compassion to this woman. He didn't lecture her or treat her less than, He simply told her to go and sin no more. Then He spoke the very last verse in this section: "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."

Not only did He not condemn her, but he set a precedent for everyone in that statement! He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life! He just told her to go and sin no more...she was not discounted for her sin. She could still be a follower of Christ! She just needed to not walk in the darkness anymore and she could have the light of life! She could be a Christ Follower! How exciting. Not only did Jesus spare her from the death sentence at that moment but He was giving her a chance for life! I love this! In their culture she would have been stoned. If you look at it just right, today was her lucky day! She got caught "in the very act" and not only did Christ spare her from a death sentence He offered her life!

I am so glad that Jesus does not disqualify us from choosing life in Him. He is so very forgiving. He wants us to choose life. For that I am very thankful!

In His Light,

Shanin

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