by Marcie Bridges, @Marcie_Bridges
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.”
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.”
John 8:6b-7
CAST YOUR STONES*
Trembling from head to toe
Waiting for them to cast the first
stone
stone
All by myself before these men
They caught me by surprise in a bed.
Yet where I was, who I was with
Was a sin I knew I shouldn’t commit
So I here I stand before The Man
Would He judge me just like them?
I bowed my head afraid to look
Listening as their accusations
stung
stung
Then I heard His quiet,
authoritative words
authoritative words
“He who is without sin among you
Let him throw a stone at her
first.”
first.”
With my last shred of courage I
dared to see
dared to see
What was about to happen to me
The man who spoke was writing on
the ground
the ground
I watched as each man dropped their
stone
stone
They walked away slowly one-by-one.
Til the only ones left were He and
I
I
“Woman, where are those accusers of
yours?
yours?
Has no one condemned you?” He
supplied
supplied
“No one, Lord.” I started to cry.
My eyes then grew round as He
replied,
replied,
“Neither do I.”
Amazed and astonished I almost
missed it
missed it
There was a bit more to his
directive
directive
He looked at me so lovingly
With eyes that bore His Calvary.
He said, “Go and sin no more.”
And in that moment I understood it
all.
all.
I’d been forgiven, been set free
From a life of adultery, pure agony.
A second chance to show the world
There’s more to life than shameful
works.
works.
I couldn’t believe how clean I felt
I wanted to run, scream and shout!
How I’d been forgiven all of my
sins
sins
My heart unburdened, new life to
begin
begin
You can know this newness too
Be washed by the blood; only He can
do.
do.
And when the Accuser comes to call
Do not cower, stand tall and strong
Look him in the eye and with
boldness say
boldness say
“Go ahead, cast your stone. I’ve
been saved!”
been saved!”
~Marcell Warner Bridges
©2015, All Rights Reserved
*Based on the passage of John 8:1-12

sick to death of the stones Satan hurls at me. There are days I want to lay
down my armor and give in because I get tired of fighting the battle.
Just like this woman’s accusers were ready to throw stones at her, Satan threw worry,
sickness, exhaustion, insecurity, and several other temptations my way this last week. I have to
admit, my strength was weak especially during exhausted times, but with the
help of my prayer partners and God I battled through it.
sickness, exhaustion, insecurity, and several other temptations my way this last week. I have to
admit, my strength was weak especially during exhausted times, but with the
help of my prayer partners and God I battled through it.
God always, always, always gives
us a way of escape for temptations. He also provides spiritual armor for us to
put on to fight against Satan’s fiery darts. It’s so essential we put the armor
on every day.
us a way of escape for temptations. He also provides spiritual armor for us to
put on to fight against Satan’s fiery darts. It’s so essential we put the armor
on every day.
God never meant us to live lives of sin but to live in His
victorious salvation.
victorious salvation.
I pray that we will all remember to put on His armor daily (Ephesians 6:10-18)
and walk in the light of His love, grace and peace. May we remember to use His
most powerful weapons of prayer and His Word to defeat and escape temptation.
and walk in the light of His love, grace and peace. May we remember to use His
most powerful weapons of prayer and His Word to defeat and escape temptation.
From My Heart to Yours,
Marcie
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© Heart Thoughts, Marcie Bridges, 2015
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