Jesus was the
last to condemn this woman caught in adultery. He was tactful…He didn’t
actually accuse her—He simply wrote in the sand. What did He write? No one know…except
maybe that woman. Jesus didn’t accuse the men of sinning…He merely said that
whoever didn’t sin could throw a stone at her. The punishment for adultery in
those days was stoning. Those men admitted to themselves that they had sinned…and
walked away. Jesus was very tactful with the accusers and the woman. Would you
do the same?
Training Tip – Give your kids a small bowl of jello—any color will
do. You may want to do this outside. Ask them to make a ball of the jello with their
hands…and then ask them to make a nice square of jello. They won’t be able to
do it. Jello will just slither around making its own shape. That’s how our
uncontrolled words are—slimy and slithery. Talk about how our words are like
Jello—and how we want to make them kind—like being perfectly round or exactly
square. Taming our words is like trying to shape jello. We just need to ask God
to help us say the right words to others.
Now give
everyone another bowl of jello and a spoon. Enjoy!
Lord Jesus, we admit that we too are sinners.
Forgive us for doing things we shouldn’t do, for thinking thought we shouldn’t
think, for saying things we shouldn’t say. Help us to be stronger, to be more
tactful…to be more like You every hour of every day.
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
© 2013 by Mickey M.
Hunacek. All rights reserved.
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