STOP IT

"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."

John 8:7
King James Version

If we will listen with our heart, we will hear Jesus say to us "He that is without sins among you, let him first cast a stone at her". How dare you and I criticize, judge and condemn people? If you can say that you always love others unconditionally, you are not being honest with yourself. All of us, including me, get our feelings hurt and get upset with people when they hurt us.

There is only one Person Who has the right to get upset and His Name is Jesus. However, when we sin and hurt Him, He doesn't condemn us. He tells us not to sin again. "She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more" (John 8:11). If Jesus forgives us for hurting Him and crucifying Him, how dare you and I refuse to forgive those who hurt us. May God have mercy on us.

Joanne Lowe
February 5, 2020