THE JUDAS IN ALL OF US

Adopt God’s Pace, God’s ‘Lack of Hurry.’

And so Luke tells us the Jewish leaders are afraid, as this new covenant wells up among the people (Luke 22:2)

“No” – we protest in the words of Isaiah 30:16 – “we will flee…” But don’t you understand, God clarifies -- “blessed are all who wait for [Me]…” (Isaiah 30:18) For “…in repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength…” (Isaiah 30:15)

Be Open To God’s Touch And ‘Soul-Surgery.’

And “…then Satan entered the heart of Judas Iscariot…” (Luke 22:3, Contemporary English Version)

“The heart is deceitful above all things…who can understand it “The heart is deceitful above all things…who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9) Nevertheless, Jeremiah tell us: “…the Lord [searches] the heart and [examines] the mind…” (Jeremiah 17:10)

“It does not matter how small the [sin]… [it’s] cumulative effect… [edges one]…away from the Light and out into the Nothing……Indeed the…road to Hell is the gradual one – the gentle slope, soft underfoot – without sudden turnings -- without milestones – without signposts.” – C.S. Lewis

Interrupt Wrenching Guilt With Startling Grace, God’s Grace

[Judas] was seized with remorse…” (Matthew 27:3) and “…then went away and hanged himself…” (Matthew 27:5)