THE BETRAYAL

Jesus gazed at Judas with love.

There had been a change in Jesus’ friend, Judas.

• Frequent absences from their gatherings.
• Angry talk of rebellion with others.
• Disagreements about Jesus’ mission.

Yes, Judas had changed.  He was not his usual self.

Jesus knew there would be a betrayal soon…somehow he just knew…

But the real betrayal began long before the arrest in the garden…

The real betrayal happened from the moment the idea first entered Judas’ heart.

And that’s when it started to go all wrong.

That was the betrayal of the heart.

 

THOUGHTS:

• God knows what is in the human heart.
• Things can go right when the right things are in the heart.
• Things can go wrong when the wrong things are in the heart.
• The human heart is where it all begins.
• Treasure your heart as God treasures it.
• Then all will go right…it is called the Resurrection.
• The Resurrection is God’s final word and it is ‘hope’.

 

SCRIPTURE: Luke 22: 1-6

Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.  

Then evil entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve.  And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus.  They were delighted and agreed to give him money.  He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

 

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