Would you rather have a friend betray you or someone in the distance?
Betrayal and things happening behind your back are bound to happen.
I am reading through an interesting section of scripture titled Jesus Predicts his Betrayal.
Honestly, it messes with my mind.
Jesus is having a meal with his disciples and during this meal he tells them one of them is going to betray him.
The disciples are thrown off by this.
These were 12 men that have followed Jesus around for close to three years.
They shared their life openly with Jesus and were very close to him.
Yet one would betray him.
They asked “Who is it?”
John 13:26-27…
“Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.” Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, son of Simon. As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him.”
This scripture beats me up the more I read it.
Afterwards it mentions how the disciples are confused at what Jesus says and why he mentioned this to Judas, to us today, the answer is duh, but at that time they did not know.
How can you be so close to someone and still betray them?
I know that I am not perfect and I have let Jesus down multiple times.
I struggle with sin and it’s hard to believe Jesus would still forgive me.
Judas was the one who betrayed Jesus and the others couldn’t figure this out.
It hurts when someone betrays you and I couldn’t imagine what it was like for the group of believers or Judas during this time.
Really interesting scripture and I am still wrestling with it.
Have a great day.
