The enemy of wholeness in Jesus is satan and his minions, who work tirelessly every day to prevent God’s plans from unfolding in our lives. After the transfiguration, Jesus, Peter, James, and John descended the mountain and met with a spiritual battle. They found the rest of the disciples surrounded by a crowd and arguing …
From the mountain top to the valley is what Peter, James, and John experienced after seeing Jesus’ transfiguration. In life, we definitely prefer mountaintop experiences over valleys — the air is fresh, the sun is bright, and the view is stunning. But the truth is, we will go through valleys. It’s unavoidable. On the mountain, …
Jesus encounters us during times of temptation, awakening us to the danger we face and drawing us back to Him. We have the free will to stay on the wrong path or listen to the voice of the good shepherd. In John 8:6–11, the scribes and Pharisees tried to trap Jesus by using the …
The Compassion of Jesus is what every believer experiences along our spiritual journey as the Lord guides and often intervenes in our lives. In John 8:1–8, Jesus returned to the Temple where a crowd gathered to hear Him teach. The religious leaders interrupted by bringing a woman caught in adultery and placing her before Him. …
Grace that meets us in our brokenness is a gift that our Savior extends to us in His mercy and compassion. Jewish leadership brought the woman caught in adultery before Jesus, her sin exposed and her fate seemingly sealed. John 8:6 They (religious leaders) were trying to trap him into saying something they could use …
To be restored, not rejected, is the Lord’s desire for all of us, even in the midst of our worst failures in life. In John 8:4–9, the Jewish leadership dragged the woman caught in adultery into the public eye. They exposed her failure for all to see. The weight of shame, guilt, and condemnation surrounded …
When Jesus refused to condemn the woman caught in adultery, forgiveness releases the burden of sin. The Pharisees tested Jesus and suggested that she be stoned. John 8:7 They kept demanding an answer, so he (Jesus) stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!”[1] All the …
The woman caught in adultery in John 8 experienced the shame of an outcast. Society refuses to accept an outcast and tosses them aside. Merriam-Webster defines shame as a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcomings, or impropriety.[1] Guilt results from knowing we have done something wrong, but shame tells us we are wrong. …
This week’s story is often titled “A Woman Caught in Adultery.” But it could have just as well been titled “Men Caught in Hypocrisy.” One cannot commit adultery alone; it takes two. John 7: 53 Then the meeting broke up, and everybody went home. 8:1 Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives, 2 but early the next …
We have the promise of life instead of death through what Jesus has done for us. Sometimes, with all that is going on in the world, we don’t take time to thank the Lord for what He has done. Through His death on the cross and resurrection, Jesus conquered sin, death, and the devil. He …