We often look at Judas and shake our heads. We wonder how he could have betrayed the
Lord. He had lived with the Lord for the
past three years. He was an eyewitness
to all that Jesus had done and had heard Him teach about the things of
God. He was included in all of the
things that Jesus had done for the disciples by themselves. He belonged.
Yet, Judas was not on the same page as Jesus and the rest of the
disciples. He was with them and one of
them, yet he was on the outside looking in.
However, before we are too hard on Judas, we need to look at ourselves.
Are we guilty of betraying the Lord? Let's take an honest look at ourselves before
we answer this question. There are many
different ways that we can betray the Lord.
We betray Him when we are given opportunities to be a witness for Him
and we pass them up. We betray Him when
we use His name flippantly as if He were no one special. We betray Him when we give Him only lip
service. We betray Him when we treat His
children with contempt. We betray Him
when we withhold from Him our tithes and offerings. We betray Him when we put people before
Him. We betray Him when we put other
things before Him in our lives.
If Jesus is not the influencer of all we do in life, then we need
to recommit ourselves to Him. There is
room in the heart for only one Lord. God
is a jealous god. He will not share His
rightful place in our hearts. If He is
not Lord of all, He really is not Lord at all.
Is Jesus really your Lord?
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