ALL HAVE SINNED
John 8:1-11

Condemning an act is arriving at judgment. Condemning one’s self, or another is passing judgment on one’s self or others. Jesus specifically stated in Matthew 7:1, “Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” Nothing qualifies any believer to be a judge. The Bible declared it in Romans 3:23, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” God alone is the perfect judge because He alone is holy and sinless. Condemning others by our judgment is looking into other’s shortcomings while we are yet to take the step to look closely into ours. Jesus said in, Matthew 7:3-4, “And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? As a believer, proper care needs to be constantly placed so as to eliminate our arriving quickly at condemning others, especially outside of what we believe. With the understanding of the fact that no one is perfect but God, forgiving others should be a knowledgeable way of approaching the world of sin and iniquity. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in he act of adultery to Jesus, and they wanted to know why she should not be stoned. You have been greatly offended, and you want to know why your offender should be let go without you executing your judgment. This is what Jesus said to the scribes and the Pharisees, which also speak to us, “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.” (John 8:7) To let go and let God take over can be very challenging when looking for an instant judgment that fits best for act of sin or offence against one. The fact that there is none that is perfect is enough to hold back, rather than carrying out judgment. This was Jesus’ response to the woman caught in the act of adultery, “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.” (John 8:9). Are you on the verge of stoning someone that has violated your command? Think of it, restrain from your way, and let the Lord have His way. He sees it all and you shall be justified for letting God take over.
Prayer for today: Deliver me, O Lord, from any conscious or unconscious way that I have been struggling in letting your word have its way in my life.