TUESDAY, 26 MARCH 2024
TEXT:
Matthew 26:17-30
17:
On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to
Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the
Passover?”
18:
He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says:
My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my
disciples at your house.’”
19:
So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.
20:
When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve.
21:
And while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray
me.”
22:
They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely you
don’t mean me, Lord?”
23:
Jesus replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will
betray me.
24:
The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who
betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
25:
Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely you don’t mean me,
Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “You have said so.”
26:
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he
broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”
27:
Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying,
“Drink from it, all of you.
28:
This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the
forgiveness of sins.
29:
I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that
day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
30:
When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
(New International Version Holy
Bible)
TOPIC:
ONE OF YOU BELONGS TO AN EVIL CLIQUE
You
may be dining with a member of an evil group that wants to destroy you. Judas
Iscariot was a registered member of Caiaphas' clique.
Judas
is a very dangerous man who pretended to be a disciple of Christ. He is the
epitome of double standards as he is both a member of Caiaphas' group and
Christ's disciple. Jesus gave a partial revelation of this double lifestyle:
"Truly I tell you one of you will betray me".
One
would have expected Judas to repent but he did not because joining an evil
clique of religious leaders is a willful sin, an intentional sin. People commit
sin with their eyes wide open hardly repent.
Judas
executed his assignment after singing a hymn along with the other disciples.
Just after who song of praise, he betrays Jesus!
QUESTION:
Do you know that plotters of evil also pray and sing hymns?
PRAYER:
Dear Lord, I pray not be like Judas Iscariot who betrayed his master and his
Lord, in Jesus name. Amen.
Remain
Blessed
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