I Am That Man

Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst, they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. John 8:3-4

A question often raised in the teaching from this story in the scriptures is: Where was the man? The scribes and Pharisees brought the woman caught in the trespass against the law, but was the man too quick out the window? Was the woman the married one, or was the man or both of them? Jesus should have been facing two caught in the act of adultery, but the law worshippers brought Him only one. Well, these many years later, I can tell you that I am that man. And so are you and everyone who has been convicted by the Spirit of God of their sin. We all, each of us, are that other sinner that was there by our need for His forgiveness, but not there because we were born a few years later or ran fast enough to get away in a manner of speaking. The woman, caught in the very act, received forgiveness from the One who would pay the penalty for her sin. That other one who was not there with her, what did he receive? Did that man spend the remainder of his earthly life avoiding Jesus and the mercy that was freely given?

You and I may know someone who is in avoidance of our Lord right now. Encourage them to come to the One who comes with mercy and grace in Himself.

Bucky