Betray

We are currently revisiting the story of Jesus as written by Luke. Our goal is to complete Luke’s account with the RESET series. In order to do that, we will periodically skip over a passage. Today, our focus is challenged.


Luke 22
1 The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is also called Passover, was approaching. 2 The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus, but they were afraid of the people’s reaction. 3 Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples, 4 and he went to the leading priests and captains of the Temple guard to discuss the best way to betray Jesus to them. 5 They were delighted, and they promised to give him money. 6 So he agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus so they could arrest him when the crowds weren’t around.


Betray. Judas catches a lot of flak for what he did. I’m not suggesting it isn’t justified; but I am wary of the fact that I have betrayed Jesus myself. I have allowed my pride (my temper, my greed, my anger, my lust, my jealousy, you name it) to let me betray Jesus. In other words, I have allowed me to get in the way of Him. The question is, how do we change all that? Jesus challenged us refocus our lives by loving God and loving others. I think it is all really a matter of what opportunities you are looking for.