Matthew 26:14-16
14 Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests 15and asked, "What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?" So they counted out for him thirty silver coins. 16 From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
Judas had no problem handing Jesus over for 30 silver coins. He found the coins to be more valuable than Jesus. Although we know the value of Jesus and the cost He paid on the cross, often times we "hand Him over" for something else in exchange. It may not always be money, but they are certain things in our lives that we know we rather have than following after Him. Every time we deliberately choose to sin, we are handing over Jesus.
May we continue to be conscious of our actions, and prevent ourselves from exchanging Jesus for something that is of no value compared Him.
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thanks for your insight, esther. it has been speculated that judas betrayed Jesus because he was so disappointed and disillusioned that Jesus did not intend to overthrow the roman oppressors and establish Himself as king. i guess we bear a lot of affinity to judas in this way. when we are disappointed or disillusioned by God's actions, we tend to give up on Him and "hand Him over", just like judas did.
Wow, I never thought I could be "handing Jesus over" so easily in exchange for something worth so little but Esther, you're right. I do that everyday....
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