From Death to Life

This morning I was reminded in John 8 that Jesus has always been about moving people from death to life.  Even before He Himself went from Death to Life.  The grace and love of the cross was even present in this encounter, check it out:

John 8

1But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?" 6They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.

But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." 8Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.

9At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?"

11"No one, sir," she said.

"Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin."

Jesus was even thrown into controversy and put on the spot.  How do you respond in times like these?  Does panic set in?  Are you often stressed and possibly frustrated? The way Jesus handled this situation is genius.  I want to be there.  My broken down life is crying out in this situation to own God's offer of forgiveness.  This is an encounter that we see Jesus in all the time.  My prayer is that we would be the kind of people that open our lives to this encounter with Jesus.  I also pray that I would be and we would be the kind of people that could respond in this way to people who desperately need to be given a chance.  A chance at redemption and a shot at LIFE.  Jesus is always moving us from death to life.  Do you think any of the Pharisees in this story where set free?  I believe that at least 1 probably was.  1 person is worth it.  My life is worth it for Jesus.  Your life is worth it for Jesus.