“One of those days
Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. When
morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he
also designated apostles: Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew,
James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon
who was called the Zealot, Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.”
Luke 6:12-16
Traitors are made,
not born.
What a frightening
thought to have a legacy as a traitor.
Judas was one of the
twelve chosen by Jesus as an apostle.
But just as Jesus
chose, so too did Judas.
I don’t think Judas
woke up one morning and said: “I’m going to be a traitor.”
Then how did it
happen?
Walking beside Jesus,
in the very shadow of the Son of God, how does one become a traitor?
Could it be as simple
as who we have ears to hear?
Who we listen to?
Have you ever been in
someone’s company as they spoke but not really listening to what they were
saying?
Maybe you heard them
but it was not accompanied by understanding.
I think, over time,
Judas developed a listening ear.
But there was a
problem because he was listening to the wrong person.
Jesus not only spoke
the truth, He was the Truth.
Every word He spoke
was truth.
The devil is a
deceiver.
He is a liar.
I believe Judas, even
while in the company of Jesus, began to believe the lies of the enemy instead
of the truth.
It was a process.
When we consider this
possibility it should reinforce for each of us the importance of meditating on,
and living in the Truth.
We need not fear the
enemy when we submit ourselves to God and His Truth.
But it is not a ‘once
and done’ deal.
It too is a process.
Believe God’s promises
concerning you and not the enemy’s lies.
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