Et tu, Brute?

Julius Caesar by Shakespeare.

When someone you don’t know or you don’t like does something bad to you, it stings.

If you have every had someone steal from you, it hurts.

But I have seen what it looks like when family steals from one of their own, and it is crushing.....

On the heels of Jesus washing His disciples feet (pun intended) Jesus instructs them to to model this servant leadership with one another....

John 13:21 NASB95

21 When Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, that one of you will betray Me.”

Jesus had alluded to his betrayal before.

After Jesus fed the 5000 in John 6, He said that

John 6:54 NASB95

54 “He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.

A lot of followers left, but Peter speaking for the 12, or so he thought, assured Jesus that they were with Him.

John 6:70 NASB95

70 Jesus answered them, “Did I Myself not choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is a devil?”

John 13:18 NASB95

18 “I do not speak of all of you. I know the ones I have chosen; but it is that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’

One of you will betray Me.

John 13:22–25 NASB95

22 The disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know of which one He was speaking. 23 There was reclining on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved. 24 So Simon Peter gestured to him, and said to him, “Tell us who it is of whom He is speaking.” 25 He, leaning back thus on Jesus’ bosom, said to Him, “Lord, who is it?”

Jesus answers John

John 13:26 NASB95

26 Jesus then answered, “That is the one for whom I shall dip the morsel and give it to him.” So when He had dipped the morsel, He took and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.

We were already told Judas was a thief.....When Mary poured perfume on Jesus’ feet, he chastised her.

The devil prompted Judas to betray Jesus.

Jesus loved Judas, He led him, He preached to him, Jesus served him, He washed his feet.

Jesus had given Judas every reason in the world to follow Him.

Finally, Jesus fed him...............

Feeding a paralytic

The Gospel according to John 2. Jesus Predicts His Betrayal (13:18–30)

the gentleness and courtesy implicit in giving such a morsel must not be lost to view. It is more consistent with the picture of Jesus in this Gospel, and with the course of events in the life of Judas Iscariot, to think of this ‘sop’ as a final gesture of supreme love (cf. v. 1).

Shoving food down a kids throat...

He accepted the SOP but not the love.

Judas refused to place his hope in Jesus.

Our beliefs are really rules for action. William James.

Positive images of the future are a powerful and magnetic force... They draw us on and energize us, give us courage and will to take on important initiatives. Negative images of the future also have a magnetism. They pull the spirit downward in the path of despair.

John 13:27 NASB95

27 After the morsel, Satan then entered into him. Therefore Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.”

Now, Satan is calling the shots in Judas’ life.

John Knew

John 13:28–30 NASB95

28 Now no one of those reclining at the table knew for what purpose He had said this to him. 29 For some were supposing, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus was saying to him, “Buy the things we have need of for the feast”; or else, that he should give something to the poor. 30 So after receiving the morsel he went out immediately; and it was night.

Feast of unleavened bread

Give to the poor.

John 13:31–32 NASB95

31 Therefore when he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in Him; 32 if God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and will glorify Him immediately.

Philippians 2:8–11 NASB95

8 Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Peter

John 13:33 NASB95

33 “Little children, I am with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’

John 13:36–38 NASB95

36 Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, where are You going?” Jesus answered, “Where I go, you cannot follow Me now; but you will follow later.” 37 Peter said to Him, “Lord, why can I not follow You right now? I will lay down my life for You.” 38 Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, I say to you, a rooster will not crow until you deny Me three times.

I am so very thankful for Peter......