June 12 – 19, 2026

WHERE ARE YOUR ACCUSERS?

John 8:2-11 “At dawn [Jesus] appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?’ They 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. When 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.’ Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground… those who heard began to go away one at a time…until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, ‘Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?’ ‘No one, sir,’ she said. ‘Then neither do I condemn you,’ Jesus declared. ‘Go now and leave your life of sin.’”

Many times in the New Testament, Jesus demonstrated what He would be doing upon the cross—standing in the gap for the accused, re-directing punishment away from them and toward Himself time after time. The woman caught in adultery is a perfect example.

Jesus shifted the Pharisees’ hostility, disgrace and humiliation OFF the woman and re-directed it toward Himself, shielding her from certain punishment and death. Jesus willingly stood in the gap between the woman and the Law and Religion and stood His ground armed only with unconditional love. He bore her judgment to save her life, exactly what He would later do for you and for me on the cross.

He has set you free from the things that have brought disgrace, humiliation and shame upon you. Just tell Him you’re sorry and ask Him to forgive you and to come into your heart. He does and you are a brand new person in God’s sight, clean from your past, covered in the love of Jesus and filled with God’s own Spirit. Learn to see yourself the way He does! Accept His unconditional love in your life. You’ll never regret it!

 

This is an excerpt from a 90-day devotional written by Emil and Karen. To order the full devotional, click on the TO ORDER DEVOTIONAL page.