Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve privileged men chosen by Jesus to be disciples. He spent three years with Jesus. He witnessed Jesus performing many miracles. He listened to His teachings. He was given the responsible task of looking after the common purse.
Many theories have sprung up through the ages concerning the reason why Judas betrayed Jesus. They often sound logical, but we need to go to Scriptures to find out. He betrayed Jesus for money. He made that decision himself.
Even at the Last Supper in the Upper Room, Jesus washed the feet of the disciples, and Judas was included. Even at that hour, Jesus held out His hand to save him, to prevent him going through with this evil deed. Judas was given an option, but he chose to go through with his evil deed. Yes, he sold Jesus for thirty pieces of silver.
We criticise Judas and justifiably so. During this Lenten season let us look at ourselves. What is our relationship with Jesus? Are we selling Jesus for a few pieces of silver? Do we stifle our convictions for material gain?
Lent is a time for soul searching. Let us examine our relationship with our Lord. Above all else, we need to stay close to the Lord.
We take a break from our studies of the Book of Revelation to focus our thoughts on Lent. The above was what we studied this morning at out Adult Bible class.
We had our Territorial Commander, Colonel Gillian Downer to conduct our Holiness meeting this morning. She chose for her theme for this first Sunday in Lent - "The temptation of Jesus" found in Matthew 4: 1-11
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