Faith Capsule: Are you making noise as a believer but yet living as a deceiver?

Mark 15:1-32

It is written, “Now Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside on the road and said to them, ^“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death, and deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify. And the third day He will rise again.” (Matthew 20:17-19) Exactly what He said happened to Him. Jesus knew beforehand that all of His disciples were going to stumble and scatter at His arrest. Indeed and in truth all His disciples forsook Him as recorded in Matthew 26:56, “…Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.” He was betrayed by His disciples then and today nothing has changed.
As an acclaimed believer, how are you betraying Jesus? The bible recorded, “Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came to him, saying, “You also were with Jesus of Galilee.” But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are saying.” (Matthew 26:69-70) Peter betrayed Him by denying Him. Are you betraying Him by denying Him? Doing what He commanded not to do is an evidence of denying Him. Peter blatantly denied Jesus three times to avoid suffering with Him. Every acclaimed believer wants to be identified with Jesus but none wants to suffer with Him or suffer just like He did.
Are you making noise as a believer but yet living as a deceiver? Judas took his own way of betraying Him to another level. Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve apostles. He was their treasurer. John 12:6 introduces Judas’ thievery by saying, “…as he had the money box he used to take what was put into it.” Judas disclosed Jesus’ whereabouts to the chief priests and elders for 30 pieces of silver. Judas identified Jesus with a kiss, addressing Him as “Master”
As an acclaimed believer, how are you betraying Him? Is lying, deception or manipulation your way of living life? Are you having any 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, Satan will attempt gaining entrance into man.
The route to becoming a betrayer is a failure not to watch and pray. Jesus warned, “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation…” (Mark 14:38) Concerning Judas, the bible mentioned, “Then Satan entered Judas, surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve.”(Luke 22:3)
One that enters into temptation because of lack of watching and praying takes a position of allowing Satan the tempter to enter. Are you an acclaimed believer that is watching and praying? Watch and pray; deny the tempter; do not end up as a betrayer.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to have your door shut against all that does not represent Him.