Judas

Now

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At the Last Supper Jesus is ready to give His final tutorial to His disciples. There are only a few hours left for Him to share with them all they need to be prepared for. There must have been so many things He wanted to tell them and so little time.

But first there was the momentous problem of Judas ‘s betrayal to be dealt with. Jesus knew that this disciple was the tool of His destruction. His final words were not to be for Judas but to His loyal disciples. Judas had to be dismissed. ”What you are about to do, do quickly.’ Judas left, immediately after having taken the bread representing Christ’s body.

Verse 31of tells us, ‘When he was gone, Jesus said, ‘Now.’ It was as if the mammoth problem had been coped with and now Jesus could get on with the teaching and comforting of the disciples. I can imagine Jesus giving a sigh of dismissal.

The Price of a Life

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Jesus knew what He was talking about when He said the love of money is the root of all evil. There is the evil whereby one would sell their soul for financial gain. All around we see the love of money causing untold misery to many. One man’s gain is another man’s loss.

The sin of greed overtook the brothers of Joseph. They were bit uncomfortable about actually killing their brother, but when a party of Midianite traders passed by they saw the chance of easing their consciences and making a bit of money as well. Joseph was sold to the traders for 20 shekels of silver.

It reminds us of another life sold, this time for 30 pieces of silver. The actual amount of money that Judas gained was paltry, but his action changed the course of the whole world. The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus has brought redemption to all those who love the Lord.