A DIFFERENT KISS: Devotion for Wednesday in Holy Week March 23, 2016
Text: Matthew 26:47 – 68 Memory verse: v 49
Naturally, kiss is an expression of love (affection) or greeting. One would easily think that the kiss Judas gave to Jesus was expression of affection or greeting judging from the definition of kiss but this one is a kiss with difference. Such a traitorous kiss was the depth of depravity; enmity under the guise of friendship. That was pretence at the highest level where Judas called Jesus Rabbi while he had already betrayed Him. This is similar to what happened between Joab and Amasa in 2 Sam. 10:9, 10. Read it. Treachery is sin and has its punishment. Though Judas aided the fulfillment of the scripture by betraying his Master, he had his reward (Matt 26:24).
There are many ways we betray Jesus. Judas did his with a kiss. Some of us do ours with lies, denial, negligence, abuse of Christian faith, etc. We should note that betraying our Master is sin. Some of us betray Jesus as a result of pressures of peer group, friends, colleagues, etc, who lure us into sin. As Christians, we must be careful in choosing our friends because it is easier for a friend to betray you than an enemy. Judas was a ready tool in the hands of the Chief Priest because he was an insider in the ministry of Jesus. It is my prayer that God will not allow you to have friends that will betray you in Jesus name.
Action: Write down some of the ways people betray one another.
Prayer: Ask God to forgive you in any way you have betrayed Him.
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