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RUN TO THE ROCK (John 8: 1-11)

RUN TO THE ROCK (John 8: 1-11) 
…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.  Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?"   This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear. So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first."  And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.  Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.  When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, "Woman, where are those accusers of yours?  Has no one condemned you?"  She said, "No one, Lord.  "And Jesus said to her, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more." 
One thing is evidently clear from our passage this morning, and that is, ‘for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God’. (Rom. 3:23). The Psalmist put it this way in Ps. 14:2-3; The Lord looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.  All have turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. Humanly speaking no one of us deserves heaven judging by those passages above but God in His infinite mercy provided a way of escape for us. He gave us Jesus Christ, the Rock of ages. Only those who could find their way to the Rock of ages shall be saved. The entire world is condemned already. If we take a look at the happenings in the world today, we will certainly find out that people no longer have respect for God’s laws, to an extent that there is no regard for human life again. This is also a pointer to the end of the world. This world will be destroyed one day and very soon. The wise must therefore know where to run to. Run to the Rock of ages for safety. He is the only one who can save. 
The woman in our passage this morning was caught in the very act of adultery, yes, but where was the man with whom the sin was committed? Such is the manner of judgment we find in the world today. The judge who has received bribe to judge one who collected bribe, what justification has he? ‘For all have sinned’. There are others that will condemn a person who had not committed any known sin just because they hate him or her. They are agents of darkness in the world today. They are ready to kill so that they can rise. For the glory of God in your life the devil and his agents are set at work to pull you down. They are poised to cut your life short. If you determine to live a fulfilled life then you will need to run to the Rock of ages for safety and strength. The woman in our text had the grace that Christ was present in the temple as at that time and that the Romans were in power; she should have been stoned to death according to the Law of Moses. This is not to say that we should continue in sin but we should repent and run to Christ who redeemed us from the power of sin. Jesus has not come so that you can be condemned but that you may be saved, run to the Rock and be in safety. Remain blessed in the Lord.   
PRAYER POINTS FOR THE WEEK 
Monday: - Lord, have mercy on me and forgive me all my sins IJN 
Tuesday: - Father in heaven, hear me in the day of trouble and save me from those who are powerful than me IJN 
Wednesday: - Lord Jesus, destroy the power of sin in my life IJN 
Thursday: - Rock of ages, please cleft for me so that I may hide in You IJN 
Friday: - Rock of ages, have mercy on Seed of Life and do not let our accusers prevail IJN 
Saturday: - Lord, have mercy on Nigeria and grant us peace IJN

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