God Covers Our Sin - All Our Daily Bread Daily Devotionals for 2026

Bible in a Year: Ecclesiastes 7-9, 2 Corinthians 13

"Neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin."
John 8:11

Today's Scripture & Insight: John 8:1-11

When one single mother had to find work to take care of her family in the 1950s, she took on
typing jobs. The only issue was that she wasn't a very good typist and kept making mistakes. She
looked for ways to cover up her errors and eventually created what's known as Liquid Paper, a
white correction fluid used to cover up typing errors. Once it dries, you can type over the
cover-up as if there were no errors.

Jesus offers us an infinitely more powerful and important way to deal with our sin—no cover-up
but complete forgiveness. A good example of this shows up in the beginning of John 8 in the story
of a woman who was caught in adultery (vv. 3-4). The teachers of the law wanted Jesus to do
something about the woman and her sins. The law said she should be stoned, but Christ didn't
bother to entertain what the law did or didn't say. He simply offered a reminder that all have
sinned (see Romans 3:23) and told anyone who hadn't sinned to "throw a stone at" the woman (John
8:7). Not one rock was tossed.

Jesus offered her a fresh start. He said He didn't condemn her and instructed that she "leave
[her] life of sin" (v. 11). Christ gave her the solution to forgive her sin and "type" a new way
of living over her past. That same offer is available to us by His grace.

By: Katara Patton

Reflect & Pray
How has Jesus and the forgiveness of sin He provides written a new story in your life? How will
this change how you treat others who've also sinned?

Jesus, thank You for cleansing me of my sins. Help me to live a renewed life in You.