"Simon Peter replied, "Master, to whom shall we go? You alone have the words that give eternal life, and we believe them and know you are the holy Son of God." Then Jesus said, "I chose the twelve of you, and one is a devil." He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, one of the Twelve, who would betray him. (John 6:68-71 TLB)
Everyone walking by our side is not on our side, even though we have chosen them to be so! While the betrayer's actions inflict pain, they also open the door to destiny! They are who they are; let them be!
PRAYER: Lord, there is no greater example than yours of how to bare the presence and burden of a betrayer. Give us grace to bare our burden with the same knowledge and patience. Amen!
Matt 26:20-24. . . .That evening as he sat eating with the Twelve, he said, "One of you will betray me." Sorrow chilled their hearts, and each one asked, "Am I the one?" He replied, "It is the one I served first. For I must die just as was prophesied, but woe to the man by whom I am betrayed. Far better for that one if he had never been born." TLB
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