DCLM HIGHER EVERYDAY 11 May 2022 — Judas betrays his master
DCLM Higher Everyday 11 May 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Judas betrays his master
TOPIC: JUDAS BETRAYS HIS MASTER
TEXT: MATTHEW 26:47-54
48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear.
52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
MEMORY VERSE: “Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast” (MATTHEW 26:48).
MESSAGE:
One of the puzzling moments in history is the betrayal of Jesus by Judas, one of His disciples. He plotted with the religious rulers to betray his Master in the night Jesus and His disciples celebrated the last Supper. Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss and aided His arrest by the ungodly. Are you like Judas who for thirty pieces of silver sold his Master?
Many youths today who would have been great in God’s kingdom became like Demas, who for the love of the world forsook Christ. Some could have been a Deborah but chose to be a Delilah.
How about you reading this now? Are you supposed to be James but chose to be Judas? If you are controlled by the love of money, pleasure and internet or advance fee fraud, you have betrayed Jesus. Youths who engage in examination malpractice, cultism and all forms of immoral lifestyles are betrayers of Jesus.
Are you standing with Jesus or betraying Him by the life you live? Jesus is calling you to repent today while there is time, for tomorrow may be too late.
QUOTE: Repent today while there is time.
CHALLENGE: Are you like Judas?
PRAYER: Lord, help me never to betray You.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
