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Wednesday

Traditionally, this day is considered a day of rest for Jesus. He has traveled to and from Jerusalem and is preparing for the days ahead, but something else was happening that is worth talking about. This is the day Judas turns on Jesus.

What we know about Judas is that he was the treasurer for the disciples, naturally greedy, and even a thief. Judas had protested Jesus’ actions before in scripture when he says that an expensive jar of perfume should have been sold and the profit given to the poor rather than poured on Jesus’ feet. We can assume that Judas was probably going to take funds from the profit after it had been sold.

So, it is not surprising when Judas asked how much it was worth to turn Jesus over to the religious leaders. He was looking for ways to betray Jesus and honor himself.

We might not be looking for ways to betray Jesus, but we can easily turn to looking for ways to honor ourselves rather than God. We can say that Satan has tempted us to turn away from God or to make a bad decision. The reality is that the devil only has power when we allow him to have it. Scriptures say that the devil entered Judas, but that he was open to it.

Jesus says that when you seek you will find. This means that when we are seeking out ways to honor ourselves, they will come, just like Judas. The good news is that the opposite is true as well. When we make the choice to seek out ways to honor God and to honor others those things will come as well.

Today make the choice to seek out ways that will be honoring to God rather than ways that only serve yourself.