Wednesday Holy Week Devo - Betrayal
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14 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leading priests
15 and asked, “How much will you pay me to betray Jesus to you?” And they gave him thirty pieces of silver.
16 From that time on, Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
20 When it was evening, Jesus sat down at the table with the Twelve.
21 While they were eating, he said, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me.”
22 Greatly distressed, each one asked in turn, “Am I the one, Lord?”
23 He replied, “One of you who has just eaten from this bowl with me will betray me.
24 For the Son of Man must die, as the Scriptures declared long ago. But how terrible it will be for the one who betrays him. It would be far better for that man if he had never been born!”
25 Judas, the one who would betray him, also asked, “Rabbi, am I the one?” And Jesus told him, “You have said it.”
48 The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: “You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss.”
49 So Judas came straight to Jesus. “Greetings, Rabbi!” he exclaimed and gave him the kiss.
50 Jesus said, “My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for.” Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him.
That rotten dirty scoundrel Judas!
Friend of Jesus who betrays Christ for a rotten 30 pieces of silver (not a small sum in its day)
Judas had always been about the money, in fact some had suspected Judas not only watched the money bag, but skimmed off the top!
The reality here is that Judas loved money more than Jesus...
That is all it takes to betray Christ --- to love something more than Jesus Himself… That is why so many don’t even pretend to follow Him...
Today, discuss with your family or ponder yourself --- Is there something else I long for more in this world that Jesus Himself and is it keeping me from yielding my entire heart to Christ?