Whose Faults?

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.

At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, 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.”

John 8 : 3 – 11

I did not understand the whole story when I first read it many years ago. A Bible teacher shared that the point in the story is not in the woman. However, focus on what Jesus said. He only said one very effective sentence to the capturers: “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.

These days, we are quick in condemning others over a little fault. We saw everything as others’ faults. We are the sad result of their ‘faults’. Since we cannot do anything, we can only blame those unfortunate who pass our way.

It is time we search our hearts. Are we really without any fault? If God doesn’t judge us, it only shows how kind and generous He is. Since God is able to accept us despite our faults, we should be able to accept others, who are as imperfect as us.


The Gate You Choose

…“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow is the road that leads to life and only a few find it.” Matthew 7 : 13 – 14

Have you entered the airport security scanner? That is a gate you enter alone. This is where you are scanned for security before you board the plane. The scanner may check your pockets for any harmful weapon. No, it will not check your heart or what you are thinking at that time.

However, this is not the case when we choose to enter the narrow gate to eternity. We are checked and scanned thoroughly. There are pressures and hardship along the way. We have to stop and recheck ourselves many times along the way.

The wide gate, although is always opened to welcome everyone, may not be the one for us.

Which gate you choose is your own choice.

Don't Just Pray



Proverbs 30:7-9

“Two things I ask of you, O Lord;

do not refuse me before I die;

Keep falsehood and lies far from me;

give me neither poverty nor riches,

but give me only my daily bread.

Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you

And say, ‘Who is the Lord?’

Or I may become poor and steal,

And dishonor the name of my God”

It takes a lot of built-up courage to say this prayer. Who doesn’t like riches? As long as one knows the way; who cares where the money comes from.

However, life isn’t necessarily about riches. There are other things more important than money. Living honestly is not only an option, it is an obligatory.

When we have too much, we would forget the pain and hardship we had experienced. We would not want to remember what we had prayed and promised God. We believe that we are ‘great’, maybe greater than God himself.

On the final day, we put the blame on everyone else, except ourselves.

Be careful what you say in your prayer. You are talking to God, the Omnipotent and the One-Who-Creates and Knows-All. This is very serious.

Don't just pray, act it out!