Matthew 27: Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders
of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed. 2 So
they bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor.
3 When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was
condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of
silver to the chief priests and the elders. 4 “I
have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.”
“What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”
5 So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he
went away and hanged himself.
6 The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “It is against the
law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.” 7 So
they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for
foreigners.8 That is why it has been called the Field of
Blood to this day. 9 Then what was spoken by
Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of
silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel, 10 and
they used them to buy the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”
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Sneaking away from work had become the norm. When I
returned, reeking of food smells, my boss had enough. “You lost my trust” he
said to me. I did not think my slipping away would have any effect on him. I
mean I got my job done quickly so I had time. He should understand, right?
Wrong.
- There were times I regret.
- There were times I wish I could go back and do things differently.
- There were times I see that I was the problem and it’s too late to do anything about it.
Judas saw what they were about to do with JESUS because of
his betrayal. He also saw that the dirty people around him would not stand with
him and comfort him. On the contrary, they would blame him too. He regretted it
to his own demise.
- GOD says to me, “Let me take on your regrets.”
- GOD says to me, “Let me have your past failures.”
- GOD says to me, “Let me remove your mistakes, mishaps and maleficent acts.
I can’t go back and fix that situation, BUT GOD did. JESUS
was blamed for when I slipped off of work and HE innocently paid the penalty of
death. When HE rose from the dead, HE decided to pardon me for this blatant
sin. Only JESUS provides comfort for my past mistakes.
- Did you make a huge mistake that hurt someone else?
- Do you have past regrets?
- Can you stop replaying your mistake and let the HOLY SPIRIT give you comfort by forgiving you through JESUS resurrection?
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