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Mar 3, 2011

The Adulterous woman Luke 7:37-38

I don't know her name, the bible doesn't say

i may not have lived in her time but when I read about her I imagine a beautiful woman with long flowing hair or not but beautiful all the same, loved by men or scorned as they discover her intelligence and whatnots (She has too many qualities good ones, a woman shouldn’t have; society expects an airhead most times with all the stereotypes,  cook and take care of the kids and your job's done). many times, this kind of woman (a beautiful woman) is hated by other women (They secretly want to be ‘her’ i think) but in spite of all the perceived advantages, she laid it all down and depended on the plan, purpose and the power of the master who was the one divinely orchestrating her life. He ruled in the affairs of men then, he still does today.

(The woman of today has these same bottlenecks. Don’t get me wrong, she  is no feminist, she has too role models to be perceived as a feminist. Esther was certainly no feminist but she was not an airhead either. Deborah was a judge, she had courage, much more than the king could muster. Bathsheba must have been made of sterner stuff for her son to be crowned king at a time when the king’s cousins had all sorts of schemes that could help them steal the throne from Solomon. These women stand out as woman who had faith more than intelligence. They had the hand of God upon them, they were more than a man!)

She was a woman who walked erect with her head held up not because she was perfect but because of her understanding of the worth placed on her by the most high. The one who made the major decisions in spite of the schemes of man. I admire her courage; she withstood male criticism and disapproval but would not bow. 


I might have shook in my shoes before entering a house full of some of the most powerful men in the world. She had spent a year’s wages buying perfume to anoint Jesus and a few smirks here or even outright insults could not stop her from accomplishing purpose. She understood the meaning of purpose, it transcended emotions to what was important, it transcended her abilities, her whims or agendas to what God wanted. You bet she did more than cooking or caring for kids, God trusted her to do more, have more, be more!

Personal: From time to time, I get people who lift their noses up at me, they talk about me in a manner that cannot be described as ‘love’ and they are generally un-Christ like but it does nothing to daunt me or slow me down. I am encouraged that I am not the first and that human nature hasn’t changed much but I thank God because I have the nature of God and that I am able to do right.

Mary Magdalene: She had seven devils cast out of her and yet Jesus counted her worthy to follow Him. She followed Jesus every step of the way as he carried the cross and journeyed to Calvary. She was faithful, loyal and honorable. She would not desert him even when she already knew he was going to die at the cross, Jesus had said it so many times, it was difficult for her not to know that He spoke the truth.

She inspires me because this means I can carry my cross every day and follow Jesus in spite of what anyone is saying and how they are judging. Someone once told me that when you judge other people, all you are doing is challenging the blood of Jesus Christ and doubting if it is really able to cleanse and wash and make clean and the sad thing is that I forgot, I am glad I remember now and I don’t want to ever forget that I was saved by grace and not works.

Mary Magdalene: She was the first to see Jesus rise from the dead and she was the first to inform all the other disciples that Jesus had risen and she was a trusted follower of Jesus. 




Personal: I can follow Jesus today and know that it may not matter to anyone else because after all it is just business as usual but it matters to Jesus. I know we say we know he lives but we act as if he is dead. I know he lives and I pray I act like he lives every day. That is when I am actually conscious of His redemptive life in me.

The adulterous woman: Don’t think I will forget that she was caught in adultery! The Pharisees and teachers of the law caught her alright but it was no coincidence but something carefully crafted by the human mind. Man will never believe that depending on your own mind is a promise to fail because God and man are not the same. The Pharisees thought that would be the day they would take Jesus down. The day they would trap him into opposing a Jewish law and that they would kill two birds with one stone or rather many stones. It was not to be because Jesus had an answer, he knew what was on their minds. She was caught unawares. She could have died that day but instead she met the man Jesus and the course of her destiny was changed forever. Instead of satisfying their craving, he had the perfect answer: ‘If you are without sin, cast the first stone…’

I am glad God did not demand that she repent for the rest of her life, she was allowed to walk free and worship freely and was given 100% inheritance like every other believer, nothing missing. I was sick of hearing about the virtuous women like there were no female heroes in the bible till I stumbled on her, I am glad I did. I have learnt so much from her she was a woman imperfect who still loved God without a bowed head. It encourages me too because too many times in our world today, the schemes of men are clear to see, I mean after all, it appears corruption is a way of life but I know God still orchestrates good while men plan, he can work it out for his glory! Humans will always be humans so you have to know the truth anyways so I always respond based on the truth and not trust the arm of flesh. The flesh is the enemy, or rather the devil is the enemy and he works with the flesh of man.


The letter kills but the spirit gives life


This gives me courage...


(c)Tisha Smith

12 comments:

  1. This same woman was once "adulterous" yet MERCY saw her. She was a FOLLOWER of Jesus and contrary to our religious thoughts, Jesus accepted her expensive ‎​gift of L♥√ع .
    Btw...how did she think of buying perfume or whipping His feet with this? This is some mystery I can't understand!!!

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  2. She must have been really stylish or some fashionista of sort to have bought perfume. But then again, she was humble/caring or how many people would have though of wiping the feet of Jesus (except of course they wanted a miracle)?

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  3. @eno
    Yep
    God thinks differently

    @P.E.T P
    She must have had class!

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  4. Pls, change the yellow texts to something else. Some of us can't read it. Thanks

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  5. The story of the woman caught in adultery is always one that tells me of the grace of God. It is amazing. I am not sure if the woman caught in adultery is the same one that wiped Jesus' feet with oil (we learn everyday) but one thing I know is that it is a privilege to be the first person Jesus appeared to after His resurrection. It speaks alot about her heart towards Him...

    And like @ilola suggest, please can the yellow font be changed to a darker color? It doesn't contrast well on the white blog page. Thank you.

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  6. I thank God daily that He is the Master story teller. Since He is still writing,He can turn everything around for my good. Thanks for this post.

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  7. I love this woman too. She gushed after God. She loved in thought, words and deeds. She poured herself out on God. That was outstanding! Thank's for this beautiful write-up and welcome again to the blog.

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  8. Hi Tisha,

    Thank you for this viewpoint. I would really appreciate if you can please share the scriptures that specifically mentioned Mary Magdalene as an adulterer in the bible. I've been searching since you put this up. The adulterous woman I came across mentioned in Jn8:1-11 was unknown.

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  9. @ 2 cents and Rita
    okay i am on it. Give me some time.

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  10. @ 2cents and Rita
    Thanks for correcting me. I riled up a little that you thought I didn't know what I was talking about, then i relaxed and i remembered that i am n good to God if i don't remain teachable.

    The scriptures are
    Matt 26:1-13
    Mark 14:1-9
    John 12:1-8

    The gospel of John is more specific about the characters, it identifies the woman as Mary. It says scribes and Pharisees were present and that it was at the house of Simon the leper. It says that Lazarus, martha and mary were there too along with Judas...

    Read the rest!

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  11. Tisha,

    I'm loving your input and I deeply respect your taking time out to do a little research. Funny thing is I stumbled on John 8:1-11 and it seems the passage also talks about the same adulterous woman. I look forward to reading more from you, Tisha. You've got spunk. Thanks for being a part of Faith Dames.

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  12. Thanks 4 this. I respect ur honesty about ur feelings and u doing this much research. Look forward to learning more from u and all the dames in the building.

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