What Did Jesus Write in the Dust?

Our text today is found in the New Testament in the Gospel of John and the 8th chapter.

I begin reading at verse 1, reading down through verse 11.

There the Bible said, Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives, but early the next morning he was back again at the temple.

A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them.

And as he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery.

They put her in front of the crowd.

"'Teacher,' they said to Jesus, "'this woman has been caught in the act of adultery.

The law of Moses says to stone her.' What do you say? They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him.

But Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger.

they kept demanding an answer.

So he stood up again and said, all right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone.

Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust.

When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman.

Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, Where are your accusers? Didn't even one of them condemn you? No, Lord, she said.

And Jesus said, Neither do I.

Go and sin no more.

Let's pray together as we begin.

Heavenly Father, once again, as we open up the Holy Bible, we humble our hearts in your presence and before this audience of people, and we confess our need of you in wisdom, in understanding, in communication, and in counsel.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight.

I pray specifically for all of those who perhaps today have stumbled across this program, but if the truth be known, they're not sure as to where they stand with God.

Perhaps some are certain that they're not where they should be.

May the mercy of the Lord be clear today.

May the gospel be even clearer.

And my prayer is that today might be someone's hour of decision.

And we pray and ask these things in the mighty name of Jesus and all God's people said, Amen.