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INTRODUCTION
Betrayal Definition: violation of a persons trust or confidence; usually a moral standard has been broken.
The treacherous exposing or deceiving of people by those they formerly trusted.
It is usually associated with an enemy masquerading as a friend, or with a broken or abused relationship.
Betrayal was suffered by Jesus Christ and can be expected of followers.
Betrayal is a part of the human experience, it is not if but when someone will betray you.
Examples of Betrayal:
Jdg.
16:18 Samson is betrayed by Delilah.
1 Sa.18:17
Saul betrayed David and sought to have him killed.
Genesis 37:1-11 Joseph was betrayed by his brothers and sold into slavery.
Genesis 25:19-34; 27:1-41 Jacob betrayed Esau cheated him out of his birthright of the firstborn, then deceives his father Isaac into giving him the blessing.
Luke 22:54-62 Even Peter betray’s Jesus in His denial of association with Jesus as his teacher and Messiah.
Betrayal is seen as a particularly wicked act.
An Extraordinary Day
The day that Jesus chose his 12 apostles is probably one of the more significant day’s throughout his entire ministry.
After praying all night and possibly agonizing over the choosing of 12 he chose His disciples and Judas was among those chosen.
Consider that these men were to pioneer the missionary movement which is still going on and will go on until Christ returns.
They would be the ones to pass on Christ’s teaching to future generations and through whom he would give further teaching.
They would be the ones, therefore, to whom the infant Churches would turn to for direction and guidance.
None of them could have expected what was to come but most assuredly they understood the great privilege of being chosen.
By this time it was already clear that Jesus was on a collision course with the Jewish leadership.
The newly appointed apostles would share in this.
The word apostle means ‘messenger’, one who is sent out.
It was not until considerable time had passed before Jesus began teaching about his impending suffering and death.
Note: Judas could have hardly envisioned that one day he would betray his Master to protect his own skin.
Did He cherish ambitions for earthly glory as one of Jesus’ chosen few?
Sadly, that was true of all the apostles at some stage in Jesus ministry.
Did He realize at this early stage that he was in fact fundamentally at odds with Jesus?
Did Jesus know that one of His disciples did not have true faith?
Of course Jesus knows all men, and had not need that anyone should testify to him about man.
But the mysterious purpose of God to call a man who was destined to betray the son of God and who did not have true belief.
How else could the Scriptures be fulfilled?
How else could he share the sufferings of the human race, unless he experienced the anguish of being betrayed?
Why might unbelievers profess to follow Jesus today?
How does the sermon on the mount apply the 10 commandments in ways that accuse us all of betrayal?
How many have every coveted something that was not yours?
How many have every told a white lie or half truth?
How many have ever had an impure thought?
How many have ever chosen to honor or worship something above God?
How many have ever decided to stay home on the day of worship instead of being with God’s people.
NOTE: You see in one way or another we have all betrayed the son of God.
We are all guilty of betrayal.
In fact in the Old Testament God continued to accuse the nation of Israel of playing the whore and adulterer, or prostituting themselves out to another.
BETRAYAL: How do we daily show our lack of trust and confidence of God in our lives.
We are all guilty of trading the most priceless gift for the lie.
Big Idea: Will you choose the Judas tree or the Jesus tree?
1. Do we love God or do we love the things He can do for us?
Note:Judas was one of Jesus twelve chosen apostles, but apparently he was more concerned about what Jesus could do for him.
With Judas’s notorious betrayal you also have Peter’s equally notorious denial.
You will notice in both cases that they aren’t along for the tough times.
They may be chosen disciples, but when times get hard, you see why they are really following Jesus.
Both have unspoken expectations of Jesus that he doesn’t fulfill.
Neither signed on to accompany him to the cross.
They had seen great things that Jesus could do, but they were not up for suffering and death.
It turned out they loved Jesus for what he could do for them.
Lot’s of people say they want to follow Jesus but few can truly call themselves his disciples.
How many believers when they come to Christ their first thought is I may have to die or go to the cross for this relationship with Jesus.
*Loving God becomes clear in the hard times.
It’s easy to follow Jesus when times are good.
Everyone likes God when life is going along as you had hoped.
But what about when you are not getting the things you want, will you still follow him?
When it looks as if following him is going to bring you benefit, it’s fine.
But what about when it costs you, what will you do then.
What about when it costs you your family
What about when it costs you your friendships
What about when it costs you your finances
What about when it costs you your job
In the end it all boils down to this: do we love God, or do we love the things he can do for us?
It’s worth asking the question?
What happens to my relationship with God when he isn’t giving me the things I think I need in order to be happy?
Have I ever complained to God that I have got it a lot worse than people who aren’t Christians, or people I feel are less mature or servant-hearted Christians?
*Loving God means Jesus is Enough.
It’s easy to betray Jesus in the ordinary course of our lives.
If we choose to believe the lie that Jesus isn’t enough, or if we believe that he isn’t living up to our expectations, it’s subtle but is a real betrayal.
It’s easy to stand up and make big professions of faith on Sunday morning but what happens when Monday morning rolls around.
The call to follow Jesus is a call to endure and even suffer for his sake.
It is the call to deny the easy road for you, give up earthly comfort; a call to follow him and trust the course that he sets even when it ‘s not working.
2. Do we trust God or do we trust in ourselves?
Two disciples betray Jesus but one will go down in history as the ultimate villain and betrayer, while the other becomes a hero.
Why?
What they did after the betrayal made the difference.
Judas changed his mind and may have even shed some tears like Peter.
He certainly felt a deep guilt for what he had done.
He regretted his actions and the consequences of them.
But that was it, no seeking forgiveness or turning his life over to God.
He just felt remorse, and it sent him to his death.
Peter on the other hand repented and wept bitter tears for his sins, but he didn’t just weep.
You can tell he truly repented of his sin because his life changed after that moment.
Peter was reconciled and received forgiveness.
Peter became bold in his faith and eventually as tradition had it was crucified upside down.
*We show we trust God when we learn Godly grief.
Judas thought he could right the wrong himself by taking the money back to the temple.
How often do we feel bad about something we have done, or the way we are living our lives and try to fix things on our own.
Most people in the world would admit they have some regrets somewhere in their lives.
Regret many times comes when we feel the weight of the consequences of our actions.
Judas response to the feeling of grief was not true Godly sorrow over what he had done.
Godly sorrow mourns over our sins and goes to the only place where true healing can take place and that’s at the feel of Jesus.
Peter was able to touch and seek the resurrected Christ.
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