John 7:53-8:29
Dear RTB’ers,
Another late post… Blame it on our RTB gathering, a wonderful time together talking and laughing – quite a bit of laughing, actually! If you are reading along with us, you owe it to yourself to join our next RTB gathering, on Sunday, November. We have some great discussions – a wonderful time of fellowship together!
Today, the woman caught in adultery… And we all wonder, it takes two, what about the man? As was said in our RTB discussion, we’ll never have all the answers! We just have to go with what is written. In this incident the scribes and the Pharisees thought that they had Jesus trapped. If He said to forget the charge and let her go, He would be going against the Law, but if He said to stone her, He would be going against the Roman authorities – the only body that could authorize capital punishment. As always, Jesus wins the day!
Jesus speaking: And He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him. (v. 29) It struck me that I could edit this verse a bit and claim a wonderful promise: “He who called me is with me. He has not left me alone, and I seek to do things that are in His will.” Jesus told us later in John’s gospel that He would not leave us alone (John 14:18), but that He would ask the Father to send the Holy Spirit and He will give you another Helper to be with you forever… (John 14:16b). We have that Holy Spirit. Jesus was not alone; neither are we.
Blessings.
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