FAITH CAPSULE: Just like Judas, are you open and available for Satan to use?

Matthew 26:1-25

Jesus described thief, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.” (John 10:10) Without any doubt, a thief is no one but an enemy. It is very certain that thief must gain an entrance before it strikes. Often time, when thief strikes, thief always operate with the aid of an insider that serves information for thief to gain access.
The thief which Jesus was talking about was active then and is still active and alive today. Jesus was not talking about fictional thief but the thief that is active, aggressive and always looking for one to devour. During the days of Jesus the thief was active and today the thief is actively active more than ever before. The thief then is the same today and that thief is the Satan himself. The thief needed an opening to gain entrance to get to Jesus according to God’s divine agenda.  The thief visited the disciples of Jesus, he was looking for whom to use in selling Jesus. In Judas, the thief was able to locate an opening that granted him entrance for his agenda, Luke 22:3 stated, “Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve.” Satan was able to enter into Judas because Judas was available with an opening. Judas’, opening was the result of his material preoccupation.
The bible recorded, “Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver.So from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him.” (Matthew 26:14-16) Just like Judas, are you open and available for Satan to use? In these days of prosperity preoccupation, there is tendency to have an opening that Satan could enter into. It does not matter who you are or how long you have been following Jesus Christ as your Lord and savior, when the thief locates an opening, he will not waste time to operate from your inside until you are counted out of among those that are called. Satan’s entrance caused Judas to go out of the Way into his own way. Do not sell the only Way that leads to life; set yourself against the wiles of the thief and have your doors tightly shut. The word encourages us stating, “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.”(Proverbs 4:23)  Disallow any issue that causes man to sell out Jesus. 
Are you seriously paying attention to yourself so that there will be no any conscious or unconscious opening that will give a place for the thief? Stay close and not walk outside of the Way He will lead you into life.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace not to be an open avenue for Jesus to be sold for your material preoccupation.