"Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?" Luke 22:48
Is there a more intimate way to be betrayed than by a kiss? I can't think of one if there is, but that is the exact betrayal that Jesus is shown.
There are many different ways to look at the person of Judas, a lot of it depends on your theology. What is without question is that he was a follower of Jesus, that he walked beside him for around three years, that he heard Jesus's words, saw Jesus's miracles, that he was considered a friend, and that he betrayed Jesus for the sum of 30 pieces of silver.
As I said in yesterday's post, Jesus wasn't just betrayed by Judas, but also by the rest of his disciples, the main difference between Judas and, say, Peter is that Peter realized his mistake and went to a resurrected Jesus for forgiveness while Judas killed himself before Jesus was risen. Judas never lived to see the Sunday that was on the way, he never lived long enough to ask for and receive forgiveness.
We all, in our own ways, betray Jesus as well, either in our words, deeds, or lack there of. We, like Judas and the other disciples, are then left with a choice: do we humble ourselves and ask forgiveness from the one we wronged, or do we believe that there is no turning back from what we've done, there by making sure there is no turning back?
+ How have you betrayed Jesus?
+ In those times are you Judas or Peter?
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