Please read John 8:2-12. Write down 5 things that stand out to you about the story.
Have you ever been caught red handed knowing what you had done was wrong? How did you respond? Jesus never condoned what the woman had done, far from it. He told her to go and turn from it, but his tender compassion toward the lady was noteworthy. Our human nature is not to forgive but to be much like the religious leaders wanting justice. God relentlessly pursues us to show us mercy, but His heart is that we turn from our ways. As we go to minister in the next few days, there will be many who are living where they know they should not be. Pray that we will express the same mercy Jesus did and that people we come in contact with will want to leave their old life for new life in Christ.
Before we set off on our adventure, take time today to purify your heart. Just like these religious leaders we all have our own sin that could and sometimes does so easily bind us. Ask God to set you free from the sin you are carrying and give you a pure heart ready to minister as God wills.