where are your accusers?

John 8:10&11

"10 When Jesus had lifted up Himself, and saw none but the woman, He said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?

11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more."

"Has no one condemned you?" Jesus asks.

This blessed woman was about to be killed. The scribes and Pharisees wanted her to be stoned for committing adultery. The motivation of the scribes and Pharisees was not glorifying God.

They could NOT cast a stone with a clear conscience. The most prestigious among them left first. And, they all left. Giving everyone a clear idea of how exceedingly corrupt people are. Now, the woman is alone with Jesus, and He asks, "Where are your accusers?" They have all left. 

We wish it was this easy. We wish our "accusers" would leave us alone. If we were honest with ourselves, we are too often our own worst "accuser." We might even withhold forgiveness from ourselves. We need to reset the past. We can't change it. Poor decisions we may have made. Harmful actions and words we were responsible for. We can regret our past. We should repent and move forward. We are sinners and humans. We are not perfect. No one should condemn you, not even you.

Some of us might need to forgive GOD. We can be bitter over a death, an illness or some other way, we feel that God let us down. We all too often struggle with God. We wrestle with Him and His plan as it unfolds in our life. We blame God when things are not how we think they should be. Even Jesus asked GOD “why have YOU forsaken Me?” God can take our questions and fears. We need to ask GOD our questions and then surrender to His will.

Possibly, most of all, we need to forgive others. We are sinners and humans. We are not perfect. We can be bitter over how others hurt us. Jesus instructs us to forgive 7×70 times! That's not easy, we need to pray and ask for God's help. Divorce and breakups can hurt for a very long time. You have to learn to let it go. Forever. We can't forget and forgive without help from God. God doesn't ask us to forget. We can remember and create healthy boundaries. Don't leave yourself open to be hurt again. There are consequences for things done and people need to be held accountable. People need to clean up their mess. Make amends for trespassing. Work to restore wrongs. Forgive and be set free. Holding on to grudges will hurt you. Don't let your past define your future. Become a healthy functioning Christian. Learn from Jesus' lessons. Stand with Jesus, and He will be with you until the end of time. He will ask "Where are your accusers?" And, they will have all left.