Caught In The Middle
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Caught In the Middle
Caught In the Middle
1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
2 Early in the morning He returned to the temple. All the people came to Him, and He sat down and taught them.
3 The scribes and Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery. When they had put her in the middle,
4 they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery.
5 Now Moses in the law commanded us to stone such, but what do You say?”
6 They said this, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear them.
7 So when they continued asking Him, He stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”
8 Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
9 Being convicted by their conscience, those who heard it went out one by one, beginning with the eldest even to the last. Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
10 When Jesus had stood up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Did no one condemn you?”
11 She said, “No one, Lord.” Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more.”
31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you remain in My word, then you are truly My disciples.
32 You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.”
34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin.
35 Now a slave does not remain in the house forever, but a son remains forever.
36 Therefore if the Son sets you free, you shall be free indeed.
15 And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.
16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying,
17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
The Power Of Being Free
The Power Of Being Free
Caught In The Middle
Caught In The Middle
Have you ever found yourself halt between two opinions?
One Side: What Some have heard about you, what some think about you, what some have even lied on you about....
Other Side: What God thinks about you, what Gods plans are for you
11 For I know the plans that I have for you, says the Lord, plans for peace and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
And there you are stuck in the middle......
Fact is what some are sayin has some truth to it
and even the stuff they said you didn’t do
You could have done it if the circumstances warranted it!!
21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
I tend to Choose What God say and not what man thinks about me.
Tell The Story about when I started working @ Chase Center Part-time.
Somebody Say Stuck In the Middle....
a sister shared a recent concern she had regarding her not so good relationship with her only sisters.
Stuck In the Middle
You can be held hostage about what some people think about and forget how on the other side you got nothing but Love..
And I have discovered that false Love is in the building baby!!!
This Is Real Love!!!
4 Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love flaunts not itself and is not puffed up,
5 does not behave itself improperly, seeks not its own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil;
6 rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.
8 Love never fails. But if there are prophecies, they shall fail; if there are tongues, they shall cease; and if there is knowledge, it shall vanish.
This IS fake Love
Someone does 10 things right for you, and they are the best thing since sliced bread......
But then they do one thing you don’t like or agree with and the Love turns to Hatred..
Thats fake Love: If you have to motivate someone by saying if you love me then you would do this. ( its fake love)
Which Brings me to my text:
We got two people Stuck in the middle:
Modern English Version Chapter 8
3 The scribes and Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery. When they had put her in the middle, 4 they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery. 5 *Now Moses in the law commanded us to stone such, but what do You say?”
This poor women was caught with a man but they exposed the female and excused the male.
She’s now in the middle of her accusers & Jesus but GET THIS what they are accusing her of doing is true.
The Penalty for this act is death by stones thrown at her.
I have to put a pause and bless God for all the sinful behaviors I carried out in my little life that deserved ROCKS being thrown at me But GOD blocked it!!!!
AM I the only ONE GOD blocked your ROCKS!!!!
Modern English Version Chapter 8
But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear them. 7 So when they continued asking Him, He stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
What ever he wrote in the ground must of validated his response of who is without sin be first to throw a stone..
Scripture states Jesus was left alone, and the women standing in the midst
Modern English Version Chapter 8
10 When Jesus had stood up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Did no one condemn you?”
11 *She said, “No one, Lord.”
Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more.”
Where are your Accusers? Did no one condemn you?
“Neither Do I condemn you.. go and sin no more”
2. This brings me to My next Point.
Joseph the dreamer saw that one day his family would be serving him, his mistake was he shared it with the wrong group.
17-20 years later Dude is caught in the middle of his jealous & envious brothers and his father’s vision for his family on the other side.
And just like fake love brothers, they assume your going to treat them the way they would treat you if they where in your position.
15 To the pure, all things are pure. But to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Even their minds and consciences are defiled.
When people say to me I wanted to talk with you but i was afraid.. I question the Holy Spirit are they reverence respect fear or defiled fear..
The Holy Bible: King James Version Chapter 50
15 And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.
defiled thinking will have you believing someone doesn’t like you or haven’t forgiven you..
The Holy Bible: King James Version Chapter 50
Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father.
The Holy Bible: King James Version Chapter 50
And Joseph wept when they spake unto him. 18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants.
19 Verse Is where we will end this...
19 Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God?
20 But as for you, you intended to harm me, but God intended it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many lives.
Im In a place With God! wheres the Place? Right in the Middle
He’s caught in the middle
That’s why we had to forgive even though they didn’t deserve your forgiveness, Truth is we don’t deserve Gods forgiveness..
So it keeps me in this place with God
God’s Mercy
God’s Grace
Gods Loving Kindness towards me
God’s Favor Over my Life and Over New Beginnings Ministires
Im Stuck In the Middle..... And I have the Power Of Being Frees