How much would it take for you to betray Jesus?

That sounds like a silly question to ask doesn’t it? But maybe we had better slow down and think about it for a while. This is what it cost for Judas to betray Jesus:

Matthew 26:14-15

14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15 and said, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver.

30 pieces of silver which was the cost to replace a slave in that day. Hmmmm.

So what would it take for you? Another drink? Another sexual encounter? A lie? A bribe? Some kind of drug? More gossip? Hate? The list goes on and on. 

So before we point the finger at Judas may we think about our own lives and make sure we are being faithful followers of our Lord and Savior not a pretender knowing we have no intentions of having Jesus as Lord of our lives!

Tom