Mark 14:44
"And he that betrayed him had given them a token,
saying Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he;
take him, and lead him away safely"
Betrayal and hypocrisy often dance together. We very seldom speak of Judas. Partly because he betrayed Jesus and partly because he pretended to be His dearest friend while he did it. Our concerns are not about the Kiss of Judas. We are concerned as to how he done what he did and how he felt about it.
When Judas arrived in Gethsemane on the night of his betrayal to Christ, there was nothing that was unusual. Kissing was the way people in that time greeted. So what was the big deal with the kiss that night between friends? Because the one doing the kissing and the one being Kissed were friends. This deception from Judas was a great heart break to the Savior.
The outright enemies of Christianity have never kept the church building from being full or empty. It is always those pretend friends of Christ who project one reputation and demonstrate quite another. Our actions as Christians is like the Judas Kiss, there is a strong issue of duplicity that must ask us to offer our own definitions of testimony and loyalty. Sometimes we may actually give the impression that we don't know Jesus at all. Or, we may be caught at some activity which others see. Then they wonder why our profession of faith and our daily living are so far apart.
Our image we project and the one we love should show the love of Christ. When we show our love for Christ publicly, may all who see it know for sure that we are even more Christ friends in private. Let us go fourth with Jesus in our worship, and let our love for Christ shine in private as it as it shines in public.
May God Bless You
And Your Families
Minister: Robert A. Lail
The Cross Life Ministry
Betrayal and hypocrisy often dance together. We very seldom speak of Judas. Partly because he betrayed Jesus and partly because he pretended to be His dearest friend while he did it. Our concerns are not about the Kiss of Judas. We are concerned as to how he done what he did and how he felt about it.
When Judas arrived in Gethsemane on the night of his betrayal to Christ, there was nothing that was unusual. Kissing was the way people in that time greeted. So what was the big deal with the kiss that night between friends? Because the one doing the kissing and the one being Kissed were friends. This deception from Judas was a great heart break to the Savior.
The outright enemies of Christianity have never kept the church building from being full or empty. It is always those pretend friends of Christ who project one reputation and demonstrate quite another. Our actions as Christians is like the Judas Kiss, there is a strong issue of duplicity that must ask us to offer our own definitions of testimony and loyalty. Sometimes we may actually give the impression that we don't know Jesus at all. Or, we may be caught at some activity which others see. Then they wonder why our profession of faith and our daily living are so far apart.
Our image we project and the one we love should show the love of Christ. When we show our love for Christ publicly, may all who see it know for sure that we are even more Christ friends in private. Let us go fourth with Jesus in our worship, and let our love for Christ shine in private as it as it shines in public.
May God Bless You
And Your Families
Minister: Robert A. Lail
The Cross Life Ministry
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