February 10
today's reading: Matthew 26:67- 27:10
Buyer's Remorse
Today our character study takes a nasty turn as we highlight Judas Iscariot, a disciple- one of the Twelve of the "inner circle"...trusted friends and followers of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Judas is a rather unseemly character.
One telling scripture in John 12: 4-6, describes him as a thief.
He complained about Mary pouring an expensive perfume on Jesus feet. The scripture reveals to us that his complaint, that "the perfume should have been sold and the money given to the poor", was merely a cover. He did not care about the poor, but cared only for himself. He was oddly,"the keeper of the money bag and used to help himself to what was put into it."
Money was obviously very important to this exceedingly greedy fellow.
He was willing to sell Jesus Christ out to the chief priest and elders to kill, for 30 pieces of silver.
He also shows his willingness to lie. Earlier in this chapter vs 25, after having already made the deal with the chief priest to lead him to Jesus in exchange for money, he can say to the Lord in the Upper Room, "Surely it is not I who will betray you, Rabbi?"
These are the very same characteristics of our enemy the devil, whose goal it is to steal, kill, and destroy.
Judas has a moment when you may wonder if his heart had softened.
We only see him as a man filled with torment, after his betrayal of Christ. Seeing the Lord was condemned to death, his tortured mind caused him to throw the money down, acknowledge that he had sinned, and then unable to comprehend his heinous crime, his last act was to hang himself.
I would say that is a very sad case of buyer's remorse.
He purchased the death of the Savior.
A sin for which there was no recovery.
We scowl at the mention of the name "Judas".
How could he have been so cold, so calculating?
How could he have handed over to death, the one whom had shown him the way to life?
The Messiah.......handed over to death by this man in his sin.
today's reading: Matthew 26:67- 27:10
Buyer's Remorse
Today our character study takes a nasty turn as we highlight Judas Iscariot, a disciple- one of the Twelve of the "inner circle"...trusted friends and followers of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Judas is a rather unseemly character.
One telling scripture in John 12: 4-6, describes him as a thief.
He complained about Mary pouring an expensive perfume on Jesus feet. The scripture reveals to us that his complaint, that "the perfume should have been sold and the money given to the poor", was merely a cover. He did not care about the poor, but cared only for himself. He was oddly,"the keeper of the money bag and used to help himself to what was put into it."
Money was obviously very important to this exceedingly greedy fellow.
He was willing to sell Jesus Christ out to the chief priest and elders to kill, for 30 pieces of silver.
He also shows his willingness to lie. Earlier in this chapter vs 25, after having already made the deal with the chief priest to lead him to Jesus in exchange for money, he can say to the Lord in the Upper Room, "Surely it is not I who will betray you, Rabbi?"
These are the very same characteristics of our enemy the devil, whose goal it is to steal, kill, and destroy.
Judas has a moment when you may wonder if his heart had softened.
We only see him as a man filled with torment, after his betrayal of Christ. Seeing the Lord was condemned to death, his tortured mind caused him to throw the money down, acknowledge that he had sinned, and then unable to comprehend his heinous crime, his last act was to hang himself.
I would say that is a very sad case of buyer's remorse.
He purchased the death of the Savior.
A sin for which there was no recovery.
We scowl at the mention of the name "Judas".
How could he have been so cold, so calculating?
How could he have handed over to death, the one whom had shown him the way to life?
The Messiah.......handed over to death by this man in his sin.
And yet
do we
sin
again
and again.
But for His own saving grace...
would we not consider
that we also
hand Him over to death by our
self
in
our sin?
Forgive us Lord. Help us to confess our sins daily to You,
and to live in the freedom of Your very costly mercy.
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