Faith Capsule: As an acclaimed believer, how are you betraying Jesus?
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) When He speaks and He speaks is a done deal. The word of God does not return back to Him void.
Jesus knew beforehand that 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 acclaimed disciples of today are not different.
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 Jesus commanded not to do is denying Him. Peter blatantly denied Jesus three times to avoid suffering with Him. Believers of Christ today wants to be identified with Jesus but none wants to suffer with Him or suffer just like He did.
Are you a noise maker, claiming Christ but quiet and not able to testify Jesus as Lord and savior?
Judas took his own way of betraying Jesus at another level. Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve apostles and the treasurer. John 12:6 introduced Judas’ thievery by saying, “…as he had the money box he used to take what was put into it.” Judas disclosed Jesus’ location to the chief priests and elders, at the price of 30 pieces of silver. Also, Judas identified Jesus with a kiss, addressing Him as “Master”
As an acclaimed believer, how are you betraying Him?
Is your way of life about lying, deceiving and manipulating other?
Are you having the door of your heart for Satan to gain entrance? It does not matter who you are or how long you have been claiming Jesus Christ as your Lord and savior, Satan will attempt to gain entrance into man’s heart.
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 with temptation is not watching and praying. Watch and pray; deny the tempter; do not end up as a betrayer.
Prayer for today: Ask God for your heart to be shut against all that does not represent Him.