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25 January 2008
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John 13 v 21-30
After Jesus said this, he was very troubled. He said openly, "I tell you the truth, one of you will turn against me."
The followers all looked at each other, because they did not know whom Jesus was talking about. One of the followers sitting next to Jesus was the follower Jesus loved. Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus whom he was talking about.
That follower leaned closer to Jesus and asked, "Lord, who is it?"
Jesus answered, "I will dip this bread into the dish. The man I give it to is the man who will turn against me." So Jesus took a piece of bread, dipped it, and gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered him. Jesus said to him, "The thing that you will do - do it quickly." No one at the table understood why Jesus said this to Judas. Since he was the one who kept the money box, some of the followers thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast or to give something to the poor.
Judas took the bread Jesus gave him and immediately went out. It was night.
I have a quote by Lance Armstrong on my office wall "Pain is temporary, quitting lasts a lifetime" It reminds me when I have those days when I wonder if I'm actually making a difference and things get tough that I need to keep going. That it's worth it. One day I'll stand before God and He'll say "Well done, my good and faithful servant" Quite a thought...
How sad that Judas quit. How sad that one of the disciples spent all that time with Jesus; they talked together; ate together; laughed together; but he didn't keep going. He didn't stay true to Jesus. He didn't remain faithful to His master. There were too many distractions in his life. The lure of money was too much for him and he was willing to throw his relationship with Jesus away.
In our world it's so easy to be distracted. There are so many things calling for our attention pulling us away from Jesus. Let's stay true to Jesus. Let's not throw it all away and turn against our closest friend. The one who knows us best. The one who will never ever walk away from us.
Lord Jesus I don't ever want to quit with you! Thanks for the promise that you'll never leave me. Give me the strength to keep going to keep on believing and putting my trust in you. Lord my future is in your hands.
Written by Mike McLeister
Word on the Web
John 13 v 21-30
After Jesus said this, he was very troubled. He said openly, "I tell you the truth, one of you will turn against me."
The followers all looked at each other, because they did not know whom Jesus was talking about. One of the followers sitting next to Jesus was the follower Jesus loved. Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus whom he was talking about.
That follower leaned closer to Jesus and asked, "Lord, who is it?"
Jesus answered, "I will dip this bread into the dish. The man I give it to is the man who will turn against me." So Jesus took a piece of bread, dipped it, and gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered him. Jesus said to him, "The thing that you will do - do it quickly." No one at the table understood why Jesus said this to Judas. Since he was the one who kept the money box, some of the followers thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast or to give something to the poor.
Judas took the bread Jesus gave him and immediately went out. It was night.
I have a quote by Lance Armstrong on my office wall "Pain is temporary, quitting lasts a lifetime" It reminds me when I have those days when I wonder if I'm actually making a difference and things get tough that I need to keep going. That it's worth it. One day I'll stand before God and He'll say "Well done, my good and faithful servant" Quite a thought...
How sad that Judas quit. How sad that one of the disciples spent all that time with Jesus; they talked together; ate together; laughed together; but he didn't keep going. He didn't stay true to Jesus. He didn't remain faithful to His master. There were too many distractions in his life. The lure of money was too much for him and he was willing to throw his relationship with Jesus away.
In our world it's so easy to be distracted. There are so many things calling for our attention pulling us away from Jesus. Let's stay true to Jesus. Let's not throw it all away and turn against our closest friend. The one who knows us best. The one who will never ever walk away from us.
Lord Jesus I don't ever want to quit with you! Thanks for the promise that you'll never leave me. Give me the strength to keep going to keep on believing and putting my trust in you. Lord my future is in your hands.
Written by Mike McLeister
