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| Jesus Said: December 17, 2007 |
12.16.07
"Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more." -John 8:1-11
No matter what you have done in your past, God forgives all of that, all you have to do is ask Him to forgive you and it is done. There is no exception, all is forgiven. So, why do so many people suffer from past mistakes? Other people.
As I have made my share of mistakes in life I have found one thing to be true, no matter how hard you try to forget and forgive someone is going to make sure that does not happen. Some people are just so happy to see others suffering that they will stop at nothing to make sure it happens. I call people like that miserable, they are so unhappy with themselves and the mistakes that they made that it makes them feel better to point out others mistakes and never let you forget them. What is worse is that they will often bring up the fact that you are a Christian and use that against you as well.
Just as we read from the above Scripture, these men, who are sinners themselves were quick to see this woman suffer and even die for her mistake. However, Jesus knew that these men were no better than she was, after all He knew every sin that they commited as well. He says, go ahead, convict her, but before you do think about what you have done, have you sinned yourselves. One by one these men left leaving the woman there alone. Then Jesus says to the woman, you are forgiven, go and sin no more.
Just as Jesus forgave this woman He will forgive you, do not let anyone tell you otherwise. If they try bring up the past you simply say God Bless you and walk away. If it gets too bad, just talk ot God, He listens and hears you and will help you get through the pain. Remember, most of these people are covering up their own past mistakes. Do not stoop to their level by pointing out their mistakes either, all you are doing is adding fuel to the fire. I know it can be hard to just walk away, but you are the better person. God will take care of you and them.
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