Here's 'Judas, Who? (Part 1)', if you missed it. 

How could Judas do this, I ask again? Then the Holy Spirit, ever so gently, asks me, how could you do this? Imagine my shock! 

We are all ‘Judas’ at one point or another. We betray Jesus daily, even after He continuously reminds, cautions and draws our attention to our way of living.

We will never be like Judas we tell ourselves; Judas was a little extreme. But do we always follow God’s way when we know what He says in His Word? Do we show the love of God to others? Are we quick to judge people because we think we are too righteous? Do we stand up for the vulnerable? Or, have we relegated the betrayal of Jesus only to Judas’ handing over our Savior to be killed?

As I sit in my thoughts, the Holy Spirit reminds me to be malleable and to allow Jesus to do His work in my life.

He answers the questions that I’ve asked, as I read through this chapter. 

1. How could satan enter someone who was in such close proximity to God?

We can walk with God and still not have a relationship with Him. We can claim to be Christians and still not be followers of Christ. It is important that we don’t start seeing our journey with God as a ritual or habit but rather consciously commune with Him. We must intentionally build our relationship with God, learn His ways, be obedient to and abide by them, in order to decipher between what is of God and what is of the enemy from miles away (Jer 7:23, Ps 1:1-2). We need to become spiritually sensitive and discerning so that we don’t become prey to the evil one. As we can see, it doesn’t matter if we're standing next to Jesus, if we are nothing like Him, satan can use us. 

2. When did Judas leave? How did no one notice He was gone when He was supposed to be with the disciples? 

We are each other's keeper in the body of Christ (Gal 6:2, James 4:16). If you allow your brother or sister to depart from Christ, without helping them, you betray God, just like Judas. We sometimes become so enthralled by our own worries that we don’t see when others are suffering or drifting away. If we all belong to the same body, we must look out for each other. 

3. Was the money worth the look on the faces of Jesus and the other disciples?

How do we make God feel? Are the results we get from being disobedient to God more valuable than following Him? There might be instant gratification in the things of the world, but these won’t last (1 Cor 7:31, 2 Cor 4:18). 

There’s a lot more to this story, but I’ll end it here. I pray for a deeper revelation of the things of God in your life. God loves you.

Love,

Alice