BETRAYAL AT THE DOOR 2

 

BETRAYAL AT THE DOOR 2

Matt. 26: 14 Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?”

If you have ever felt betrayed, there is good news for you. Jesus knows what you have gone through. He knows the heartache, the pain it has caused you, 10especially if it happened by someone you thought was a friend who loved you. -13; wants you to wallow around in your misery. He will do all he can to keep it fresh in your heart and mind so that you won’t be able to overcome it.

Beware: Jesus is also at the door. Matt. 26:10-13; John 12:1-11 Rather than focusing on betrayed love, try focusing on the love Jesus has for you. Two days before the Passover meal, Jesus was in Simon’s house in the town of Bethany. A woman was there who anointed Jesus with a very expensive perfume. It was an act of love and devotion, preparing Him for Calvary. She honored the Lord in an act of loving worship. Her devotion to Christ did not go unnoticed. Jesus honored her before the disciples and guests in Simon’s house and told them that her actions would be forever known by man.

Satan was at the door enticing Judas to betray Jesus. Jesus was at the door and the woman honor and worshiped Him. There is an important truth her we must not ignore.

Beware; you decide to whom you will open the door. Matt. 26:14-16. To be sold out to Christ, or to sell out Christ, that is the question.

We betray Christ when we sin against Him. It is so easy to take sin lightly, but dare we? Sin is cancer to the soul. We all struggle with it, and if we are honest with ourselves, we find ourselves guilty of it. No one is so righteous all the time that they never sin. Peter betrayed Christ, even though he vowed he would never do it and even die with Him. The Apostle Paul struggled with his own sinful tendencies. Rom. 7:15-25.

Sin damages our loyalty to Christ. 15 It caused Judas to lose his life. Sin never satisfies the soul, for we were created with a hunger that only Christ can satisfy. Bottom line is, sin is a covenant relationship with Satan.

But the Good News is that sin doesn’t have to keep us a prisoner to our misery. Jesus died to take away our sins. When we humble ourselves before Him, confess our sins, and ask Him to forgive us, He will. He is faithful and just and will forgive us, no matter what we may have done or said to betray Him.