None of us wishes to be Judas.   Yet when Jesus was betrayed, abandoned, and alone, were not all who left him a ‘Judas’?

To leave Jesus, and deny Him, is it not the same as Judas betraying Christ?    Giving no thought to the life of Jesus, and His impact on our lives is the same as ‘playing Judas’!     Harsh?!   Perhaps!  However, who amongst us has been, betrayed, abandoned and alone?    Have you ever experienced such pain;  pain that cuts the heart so that it feels as though it bleeds?

To leave Jesus, and give no thought to His Sacrifice, and great love is ‘betrayal’!   It is ‘abandoning’ Him for things of the world!    Then, are we not leaving Him ‘alone’ once again?

If we are content with giving no thought of Christ, and offering no thought of His ‘heart’ then we are as guilty as Judas!    For if we really believe we know Christ, love Christ, and profess Christ, and then deny Him our very selves, we are indeed leaving Him, ‘Betrayed, Abandoned, and Alone!   A very great sin then is committed!    Why?   Because we ‘know Him’ and choose ourselves, our desires, and our pleasures above spending time with Jesus!

Jesus is being taken for granted!

If you do not wish to be ‘Judas’ you must reach to Jesus, embrace Jesus, and follow Jesus!

Then you must be a friend to Jesus; love Him as your beloved, and He will embrace you!  Anything less is as ‘Judas’!    For even Judas embraced Christ!

Book of Matthew: Chapter 26 verse 47-50

47)   “While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived accompanied by a great crowd with swords and clubs.   They had been sent by the chief priests and elders of the people.   48) His betrayer had arranged to give them a signal, saying, “The man I shall embrace is the one; take hold of him.”   49) He immediately went over to Jesus, said to him “Peace, Rabbi,” and embraced him.   50) Jesus answered,”Friend, do what you are here for!   At that moment they stepped forward to lay hands on Jesus, and arrested him.”