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26 Friday Jun 2015

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Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus.

How did Judas go from follower to betrayer?

  • Judas followed Jesus.
  • Judas was the keeper of the $$ box.
  • Judas pilfered money from the $$ box.
  • Judas erupted when Mary wasted costly perfume.
  • Judas lied about what he loved, pretending to love the poor while loving $$.
  • Judas designed his plan of betrayal for $$.
  • Judas became a traitor.

Judas loved $$.  It started small. He pilfered.  It grew stronger and he began to see all of life through the lens of $$.

It all came to a head on the night of the Passover meal before the crucifixion. Jesus confronted the traitor.  With a gesture of special friendship, Jesus offered Judas the dipped morsel. With this act, Jesus was giving Judas a choice.  Choose me or choose $$.  Judas chose $$.

So after receiving the morsel, Judas went out immediately; and it was night.  John 13:30

Judas went to Jesus and kissed Him.  Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you have come to do.”  Matthew 27:49-50

But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction.  For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.  I Timothy 6:9-10

Sadly, Judas is a prime example of one who wants to get rich.  His love of $$ led to all sorts of evil, made him susceptible to Satan’s temptation, and caused him to wander away from the faith and pierce himself with much grief. His love of $$ was his ruin.  He committed suicide, falling headlong into the field purchased with blood $$.

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What do you love?

TODAY, are you content with what you have?

Guard your heart!

Luke 6:12-16, John 12 1-8, John 13:21-30, Matthew 27:3-10

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24 Tuesday Feb 2015

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Money flies away!   Eagle

Do not weary yourself to gain wealth. Cease from your consideration of it.  When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.  For wealth certainly makes itself wings like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.  Proverbs 23:4-5 

We live in a money hungry world. We always want more money.  More money means more security, more fun, more opportunities, more things and the list goes on and on. But does it really?

Money matters.  We know it does.  That’s why we work hard for money. We work to get it, keep it and spend it.

Money can become all of life if we are not careful. Money can become our master.  And it is a cruel master.  It always demands more! And just when you need it, it flies away!

How do we keep money from becoming our master?  There’s only one way.  Let God be our Master.

No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other.  You cannot serve God and money.  Luke 16:13

When I took drivers education, the instructor said, “Be careful what you look at while you’re driving.  You will automatically go where you look!”

So what are you looking at? Do you have your eyes fixed on God or fixed on money? Do you spend more time thinking about God’s agenda or getting ahead?  Do you spend more time thinking about your plans or God’s plan?  Do you see your money as a means to serve God or do you see God as a way to get more money?

Fix your eyes on God today.  Handle your money wisely but do not let it become your Master.  Love the Lord, not money!