Good Morning Friends,
“The Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the
Passover, was approaching, and the chief priests and teachers of the law were
looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.
Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve. 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.” (Luke 22:1-6)
I am appalled at the depth of human sin and
blindness.
The chief priests and teachers were the
premiere leaders of Israel. They were the spiritual leaders. They should have
been the most spiritually sensitive men in the world. Yet, they either realized
that Jesus was the Messiah and rejected Him because He would interfere with
their power and privilege or they were blind to the reality of who Jesus was.
Either way, it is appalling that they would not just reject Jesus but
intentionally seek to get rid of Him.
Judas was one of the twelve closest followers
of Jesus. He had lived with Jesus for years. He heard Jesus teach. He watched
Jesus work miracles. He knew who Jesus was; there could be no denying that. Yet
Judas betrayed Jesus for money.
Was Judas so greedy that the money he received
was worth betraying the Messiah? Perhaps he thought he needed to help Jesus
show Himself as King – surely if Jesus was arrested and threatened He would
reveal His power and take His rightful place as king. Whatever the reasons they
were about Judas’ sin or his blindness. That’s appalling from someone so close
to Jesus.
Yet, I look around me and see the depth of
human sin and blindness in people today. I can even look into the church and
see men and women making decisions that are clearly wrong and sinful. Is it
intentional sin or blindness? I am appalled.
I wonder what sin God sees in my life and what
blindness. I desperately need His patience and His grace.
His, by Grace, Steve
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