In The Word
Read: John 13:21-32
Jesus Predicts His Betrayal
21 When Jesus had said these things, He became troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Truly, truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.” 22 The disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know of which one He was speaking. 23 Lying back on Jesus’ chest was one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved. 24 So Simon Peter *nodded to this disciple and *said to him, “Tell us who it is of whom He is speaking.” 25 He then simply leaned back on Jesus’ chest and *said to Him, “Lord, who is it?” 26 Jesus then *answered, “That man is the one for whom I shall dip the piece of bread and give it to him.” So when He had dipped the piece of bread, He *took and *gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.27 After this, Satan then entered him. Therefore Jesus *said to him, “What you are doing, do it quickly.” 28 Now none of those reclining at the table knew for what purpose He had said this to him. 29 For some were assuming, since Judas kept the money box, that Jesus was saying to him, “Buy the things we need for the feast”; or else, that he was to give something to the poor. 30 So after receiving the piece of bread, he left immediately; and it was night.
31 Therefore when he had left, Jesus *said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in Him; 32 if God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and will glorify Him immediately.
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Walking In The Word
Our Lord was eating His last supper with His disciples while in His earthly body. This was an important moment in history and in our Lord’s calling. He had disciples there that would take on His mission after He was gone, but He also had a disciple there that would betray Him. This would help Him complete His mission, too. We know that Judas sold-out our Lord for money. We also know that Judas had been stealing from our Lord for some time now. The love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some, by longing for it, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with much grief (2 Timothy 6:10). The one who would betray Yahshua was the one who was pretending to be in fellowship with Him. He did not only take the bread, but also the money.
We have all been given a divine destination by God. There will be people that are attached to us on the journey. They will have a seat at the table of your life, but not all will assist you in the way you think. The enemy will send people to us who are pretending to be in fellowship with us, but they are really sent by the enemy to betray us. However, we are not to worry because what the enemy means for evil, God is able to turn it around for good.
Another observation that can be made from this passage is that those who pretend to have fellowship with Christ, but then take some of the tithe here and there out of the money box that belongs to Christ, will sooner or later end up like Judas and sell-out Christ. Do not be the one that betrays Christ for money, but instead be the one reclining on His chest.