From: "Phil Rembleski"

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Sent: Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 5:43 AM

4-29-26   THOUGHTS

A great lesson is taught by Jesus here.  The ones who needed the teaching didn’t get it!  The woman was a prop in their scheme to trap Christ.  She had no value in their eyes.  Their own self-righteousness was overwhelming.  Whatever happened here, those who started the problem sheepishly exited the stage being personally uncomfortable.  “The last became first and the first became last!”   We must absorb the essence of verse 11!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
John 8:3-11    The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court,  4  they said to Him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act.  5  "Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?"  6  They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground.  7  But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."  8  Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.  9  When they heard it, they began to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the center of the court.  10  Straightening up, Jesus said to her, "Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?"  11  She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more."

Our Prayer:
Father, teach us to love all human beings as You do!  Help us to honor and value and edify.  Keep us ever humble, shunning all arrogance.  Help us to put others before ourselves.  Keep us mindful always of the value of souls.  Help us to see and understand our own sin, and leave judgment to You, O God.  Lord, may the world see Jesus in us.      In the name of our Lord...   Amen.