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John 13:21-27
21 … Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.”
22 The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke.
23 One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table at Jesus’ side,
24 so Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking.
25 So that disciple, leaning back against Jesus, said to him, “Lord, who is it?”
26 Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I will give this morsel of bread when I have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.
From this moment on, there is a symbolic comparison going on between Judas and Peter. Keep an eye out for it.
Both men turn their backs on Jesus, but each man has two very different outcomes.
27 Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.”
30 So, after receiving the morsel of bread, he immediately went out. And it was night.
Question for the church: What was Judas leaving to go do?
Sell out Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.
Here is a bit of wisdom that I overlooked for the longest time:
Jesus was not talking to Judas. Who was he talking to?
Satan.
It says that Satan entered Judas… and then what?
Jesus gives permission.
He permitted Satan… to crucify Him.
This means that Satan can do nothing outside of the authority of Jesus Christ.
That means that Jesus is fully aware of every single trial you face in your life.
Not only is He fully aware, He is also fully confident in His own plans for you.
And if He brings you TO it, He is faithful to bring you THROUGH it. Amen?
There is power in understanding that nothing is beyond His control. Even the trials and tribulations come at the times when GOD deems them appropriate for HIS purposes. Not ours.
Immediately after Judas betrays Jesus, Jesus gives us a new command.
This was on Jesus’ heart when he was betrayed by his friend:
34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
Not vengeance. Love.
Not payback. Forgiveness.
Some of us read this verse and see the call to show sacrificial love to others.
That is true.
But I bet some of you skimmed over the other part of this verse:
“Just as I have loved you.”
We forget that Jesus spoke these words immediately after giving his friend permission to betray Him.
When he was betrayed to his death, he preached a message of love.
When you and I betray him… he preaches the same message.
He says, “What you have done, what you continue to do, that nature of sin that rules you, that sin that you battle with so fiercly… THAT is why I had to go to the cross.”
“Because you can’t do it on your own. You never could.”
“Just as I have loved you...”
We love because he first loved us.
