So what was this woman thinking?  How am I any different? A woman of sin, of a past, of pain and mistakes? Are my sins any different than hers? Should I be paraded up and down the street wearing a big sandwich sign or perhaps wear on my chest the letter "S" for sin. Surely I deserve it. My past has many memories of relationships in college that weren't God centered. Partying with people I thought were my friends. Disobedience and disrespect to my parents. Over the years I have made many stupid and thoughtless comments to people that I love. Comments that I can never take back. Comments that destroyed relationships that still to this day have not been reconciled even after many efforts.

Yes, I can relate to this woman. Some of my mistakes are long forgiven and forgotten while others haunt me to this day. Not because Christ hasn't forgiven me, but because sin has consequences. Consequences that can last a lifetime. But like this sad, lost woman, who desperately need a Savior, God would forgive me too. God is writing something in the sand for me and for you.

What I Have Learned From the Woman With No Stone Cast:

1. Jesus will stand for me.
This woman, who was at her end and ready to be stoned, stood before her accusers with only Jesus to defend her. Just like this woman, each of us, our homes, churches, communities may be asked to stand before our accusers. Our accusers may be the principal from you kid's school who won't let you have prayer or your boss who has told you to not bring your Bible to work, or your town who have taken the "Ten Commandments" out of the courthouse. Are you ready to be defended by Jesus? Are you prepared?

What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
— Romans 8:31-32

2. There are consequences of my sin.
Although this woman did commit adultery, a sin with horrible consequences, Jesus' blood was still shed for it. Sin in itself is equal in the eyes of God. All of it separates us from him and is punishable by death. However, God's Word does teach us that there is a difference in consequences of our sin. Just because Jesus told her to go and not sin does not mean she didn't have to live with the consequences of her sin. I will have the consequences of some of my sin with me forever. That is the price I am paying for making some bad choices. However, God has given provision to me, to still live a life with joy and hope. That even in the midst of the storms, the valleys, He is there and is my rock.

He said: "The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—from violent men you save me. I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.
— 2 Samuel 22:2-4