OUR DAILY BREAD : EMBARRASSING MOMENTS

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November 12
Tuesday


EMBARRASSING
MOMENTS

READ:
John 8:1-11
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Jesus said to her,
"Neither do I condemn
you; go and sin no
more." __John 8:11
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The flashing lights of the police car drew my attention to a motorist who had been pulled over for a traffic violation. As the officer, ticket book in hand, walked back to his car, I could clearly see the embarrassed driver sitting helplessly behind the wheel of her car. With her hands, she attempted to block her face from the view of passersby__hoping to hide her identity. Her actions were a reminder to me of how embarrassing it can be when we are exposed by our choices and their consequences.

When a guilty woman was brought before Jesus and her immorality was exposed, the crowd did more than just watch. They called for her condemnation, but Jesus showed mercy. The only One with the right to judge sin responded to her failure with compassion. After dispatching her accusers, "Jesus said to her, 'Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more' " (John 8:11). His compassion reminds us of His forgiving grace, and His command to her points to His great desire that we live in the joy of that grace. Both elements show the depth of Christ's concern for us when we stumble and fall.

Even in our most embarrassing moments of failure, we can cry out to Him and find that His grace is truly amazing.
__Bill Crowder

`````````````````````Amazing grace__how sweet the sound__````````````````````
`````````````````````````That saved a wretch like me!``````````````````````````
``````````````````````I once was lost, but now am found;`````````````````````````
`````````````````````Was blind, but now I see. __Newton`````````````````````````
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Jesus alone can supply the grace we need
for each trial we face.

***********************************Today's Bible Reading __ John 8:1-11***************************

1 But Jesus went to the
Mount of Olives.

2 Now early in the morning
He came again into the
temple, and all the people
came to Him; and He sat
down and taught them.

3 Then the scribes and
Pharisees brought to Him a
woman caught in adultery.
And when they had set her in
the midst, 4 they said to Him
"Teacher, this woman was
caught in adultery, in the very
act. 5 Now Moses, in the law,
commanded us that such
should be stoned. But what
do You say?" 6 This they said,
testing Him, that they might
have something of which to
accuse Him. But Jesus
stooped down and wrote on
the ground with His finger, as
though He did not hear.

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 sin no more."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

In today's reading, a woman guilty of adultery is brought before
Jesus by her accusers. Here, Christ strikes a balance between
forgiveness and obedience. His actions reveal how her accusers
were also guilty before God and in need of grace. After the woman
has been forgiven, she is exhorted to "go and sin no more."