I am a Jesus pusher!!! “You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14). Legalistic scribes and Pharisees brought to Jesus a woman caught in adultery. The Law said they should stone her. They wanted Jesus to state His opinion on the matter. He proposed the only person who qualified to throw the first stone would be one who had never sinned. Jesus waited, the scribes and the Pharisees slipped off one by one, convicted by their conscience. No one but Jesus could throw a stone and He would not! Jesus did not condemn her but urged her to go and sin no more. Then Jesus made the statement, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life” (John 8:12). The Pharisees continued to argue with Him about His witness. He proposed to them that His witness and judgments were not His own, “for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent Me” (John 8:16).
Notice the progression of this situation carefully. The life and witness of Jesus were powerful, giving “light” to the Jews and the woman. She left without sin and sinned no more; the scribes and Pharisees remained condemned and guilty. They attempted to undermine His witness only to discover a fantastic truth. His “light” or witness was not His but was a result of the Father who sent Him and was with Him. Their relationship was so close that Jesus answered, “You know neither Me nor My Father. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also” (John 8:19). I can only know “light” within the context of my helplessness merged with His nature. It is intimacy with Jesus! I am a Jesus pusher!!!