Jesus Predicts His Betrayal

Jesus paid it all.

John 13:18-30

18 “I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill this passage of Scripture: ‘He who shared my bread has turned[a] against me.’[b]

19 “I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does happen you will believe that I am who I am. 20 Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.”

21 After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.”

22 His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. 23 One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. 24 Simon Peter motioned to this disciple and said, “Ask him which one he means.”

25 Leaning back against Jesus, he asked him, “Lord, who is it?”

26 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, the son of Simon Iscariot. 27 As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him.

So Jesus told him, “What you are about to do, do quickly.” 28 But no one at the meal understood why Jesus said this to him. 29 Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the festival, or to give something to the poor. 30 As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night.

Prophecy would be fulfilled through this act. Judah would turn against Jesus out of greed. But…before you point fingers, there us a reason we hear of this happening. Jesus loved Judas, ad He loves us. And just like Judas, there are times when we betray Him and choose our own selfish desires rather than what Jesus wants us to choose or do. Lastly, guess what? Jesus stills loves us.

I don’t say this to condone the action of Judas, or to say that somehow sin is OK. What I mean is that if Jesus came to die for us. If Jesus cane to lay down His life so that sins are forgiven. If Jesus took all of our sin upon His shoulders and took them to the grave. Don’t you think He included the sin of Judas also? Or by some weird means of qualification that sin did not get forgiven?

There is no selection process for sin people. Think of the ugliest most horrible sin you can imagine…got it? Ok, now…when a person gives their life to Jesus, that sin is forgiven. Yes it is. Wiped clean by the blood of Jesus. Jesus did not come to judge, He came to deliver and to save. He did that.

If you believe that God sent His only son to earth to carry your sins to the grave on the cross. If you believe that Jesus cane back from the dead, rose into Heaven and will come again to judge all of mankind. If you believe those true events that occurred on this earth, your sins are forgiven and you are saved. At that point, there is no limit to how He will use you to make this world better. #JesusSaves

Amen
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