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Post by alon on Aug 30, 2014 10:15:03 GMT -8
The B'rit Chadasha reading today (Shabbath) deals with the betrayal of Yeshua by both Judas and Peter. Continuing the theme of "Judgment" from the par'sha, let's look at their self judgment and the ultimate results. Too often we judge ourselves far too harshly when Yeshua wants to forgive and reinstate us, using even the worst betrayal to fuel our zeal to serve Him rather than to condemn us.
Judas of course tried to undo as much as he could after his betrayal by throwing the money back at the chief priest:
Mat 27:3-5 When Y'hudah, who had betrayed him, saw that Yeshua had been condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the head cohanim and elders, saying, "I sinned in betraying an innocent man to death." "What is that to us?" they answered. "That's your problem." Hurling the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, he left; then he went off and hanged himself.
The world, represented here by the chief priest, after using him for their purposes then had no sympathy for his plight and no care or remorse for what they had done to him. His guilt and self-recrimination was such that he committed the ultimate sin; the one from which their can be no redemption because you are no longer able to repent and receive a pardon- he committed suicide.
Peter, the only disciple who had at least followed to see what Yeshua’s fate would be, fell on his face when the thingy (male chicken- lub dat filtah!) crowed condemning him for having just denied Yeshua three times. He was devastated. Like the others he went back to his old life, but we can imagine it was a bitter pill to do so. Life would have lost its’ meaning and its’ joy right up ‘till Yeshua appeared and called each of them back to His service.
Matthew 26:75 Kefa remembered what Yeshua had said, "Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times"; and he went outside and cried bitterly.
Too often we get mired down in self-recrimination for our mistakes, our betrayals, and our failures; and this prevents us from repenting and seeking out Yeshua to see how He will use those experiences to complete His purposes in us. Worse yet, like Judas we allow a world dominated by the enemy to influence our attitudes about ourselves.
“You’re:”
* ugly
* old
* stupid
* incompetent
* useless
* …
And we believe it, making it part of our self-talk and thus denying the work of the Ruach HaChodesh in our lives and thwarting God’s plans for us. Don’t wait for Yeshua to return and issue a personal invitation. Let’s instead go to Him now and ask for help in overcoming and then becoming everything He wants us to be. Let’s judge ourselves worthy by His blood and His Ruach!
Judas of course tried to undo as much as he could after his betrayal by throwing the money back at the chief priest:
Mat 27:3-5 When Y'hudah, who had betrayed him, saw that Yeshua had been condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the head cohanim and elders, saying, "I sinned in betraying an innocent man to death." "What is that to us?" they answered. "That's your problem." Hurling the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, he left; then he went off and hanged himself.
The world, represented here by the chief priest, after using him for their purposes then had no sympathy for his plight and no care or remorse for what they had done to him. His guilt and self-recrimination was such that he committed the ultimate sin; the one from which their can be no redemption because you are no longer able to repent and receive a pardon- he committed suicide.
Peter, the only disciple who had at least followed to see what Yeshua’s fate would be, fell on his face when the thingy (male chicken- lub dat filtah!) crowed condemning him for having just denied Yeshua three times. He was devastated. Like the others he went back to his old life, but we can imagine it was a bitter pill to do so. Life would have lost its’ meaning and its’ joy right up ‘till Yeshua appeared and called each of them back to His service.
Matthew 26:75 Kefa remembered what Yeshua had said, "Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times"; and he went outside and cried bitterly.
Too often we get mired down in self-recrimination for our mistakes, our betrayals, and our failures; and this prevents us from repenting and seeking out Yeshua to see how He will use those experiences to complete His purposes in us. Worse yet, like Judas we allow a world dominated by the enemy to influence our attitudes about ourselves.
“You’re:”
* ugly
* old
* stupid
* incompetent
* useless
* …
And we believe it, making it part of our self-talk and thus denying the work of the Ruach HaChodesh in our lives and thwarting God’s plans for us. Don’t wait for Yeshua to return and issue a personal invitation. Let’s instead go to Him now and ask for help in overcoming and then becoming everything He wants us to be. Let’s judge ourselves worthy by His blood and His Ruach!
