“Where are your accusers?”

Jesus once asked this of a woman caught in adultery. According to Jewish law, she deserved judgment. But Jesus stood against her accusers and offered her mercy. Having no answer for the only true Law-Giver, her condemners departed and only Jesus remained.

Most who judge with no compassion are simply fleeing their own judgment. They hate themselves and play God with you. But their power is flawed, and they know it.

Where are they, those who judge you?

They are not in your heart. Nor do they occupy the anxieties of your mind. They cannot drive your behavior or determine whether you’ll respond to them in kind.

Are your eyes only on those who pick up stones to condemn you when all the time, Jesus is on your side to show you mercy?

The truth is, walking in newness of life — unfazed by the opinions of others — is so often a matter of perspective and focus. Ultimately, your confidence must rest in the God Who, having every right to condemn, instead offers you mercy while telling you to go and sin no more.

Where are your accusers?

If your main focus stays on Jesus, only One will remain. Praise God, He refuses to condemn!