FIFTH WEEK OF LENT .......... MONDAY 11.04.11

RANDOM REFLECTIONS

FIFTH WEEK OF LENT ....... MONDAY  ..  11.04.11

JOHN 8:1-11 .......  "IF THERE IS ONE OF YOU  WHO HAS NOT SINNED, LET HIM BE THE FIRST TO THROW A STONE AT HER

This is about a woman caught in the very act of adultery. After her accusers left, the woman stood before Jesus full of remorse and repentance. It was the same with King David when he was confronted with the sin of adultery and murder he sobbed before God in guilt and  in sincere repentance. He cried out in Psalm 51:1-4 "Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your steadfast love; according to the multitude of Your tender mercy and loving-kindness blot out my transgressions.

    Wash me thoroughly [and repeatedly] from my iniquity and guilt and cleanse me and make me wholly pure from my sin!

    For I am conscious of my transgressions and I acknowledge them; my sin is ever before me.

    Against You, You only, have I sinned and done that which is evil in Your sight, so that You are justified in Your sentence and faultless in Your judgment."

Jesus takes  upon himself our punishment for  sins on the cross and grants us forgiveness. Such is the loving kindness of God. But we have to bear the punishment given by civil authorities and also face the shameful and painful consequences of sin during our life time on earth.Jesus hates sin and loves the sinner. He is the only judge of us all. All of us are sinners in some way or the other and so we should not hypocritically judge or condemn others  even in our heart.With Jesus we have forgiveness and no condemnation.

God Bless.