John 8:2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple; all the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst they said to him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such. What do you say about her?" ……Jesus looked up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you; go, and do not sin again."
It all started innocent. She was a maid in this house and she used to do all of the cleaning and cooking and looking after the young ones. The couple she was working for were in business and they often were away for nights at a time and sometimes his wife was away and he was left at home taking care of the business.
He was a smooth talker and he liked to sit down with a glass of wine after a meal and have a good chat. He did that with his wife most of the time when the children were in bed but on the few occasions she was away, On this particular day he came to the maids room and invited her down for a chat and a couple of wines.
She was young and didn't have the body of a lady that had given birth to three children. It was a summer's day, and he had laughed a few hearty laughs, and drank a few too many drinks when he grabbed her and began to kiss her. At first she was shocked but as he kissed her, she had to admit to herself that this was really her secret heart's desire. She responded and for a night she saw him very happy.
Of course in the morning it was hard for them to be civil with each other. With the sexual union, something had changed and there was tension in the air now as he made it clear that it was only the wine that had allowed him to make such a bad mistake.
It isn't very flattering for a girl to lose her virginity to a man that she loved, only to be told in the morning that it was all a mistake and that if it wasn't for the wine he would never have been so stupid. Soon she was reduced to a constant feeling of shame. The lady of the house suspected them from the first week but she was so busy and so driven she must have just put it to the side. But one day out the back when she was hanging the washing out she confronted her with it and in tears she made her confession. She promptly kicked her out with one week's income and she was homeless and heartbroken.
This could have been a woman caught in adultery and was brought to Jesus by the Pharisees. Under the Jewish Law She would have been stoned if she had not met Jesus that day. She was guilty of a bad sin and deserving of death and the hellfire. But thanks be to God that Jesus looks to the heart and could see that her sin was only a matter of bad circumstance on her part.
Like this woman there are a multitude of women who still live in condemnation and shame because of the sexual sin they committed in the past. You don't have to worry how big your sin seems to be. Jesus can free you of that sin if you would just let Him. He has the power and the anointing to heal you and you can be set free if you choose. So confess your sin and walk in freedom today. And in the words of Jesus I leave you. Where is your accuser dear friend? Therefore go and sin no more! –
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, – Roman 8:1
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