Judas reminds us that not everyone who’s in the Church loves the Lord. Not everyone in the Church is concerned about the mandate of Christ—evangelism, teaching and service. Not everyone in the Church cares about promoting the plan of salvation.
Judas pretended to care for the poor (John 12:5, 6). But Judas was really only concerned about himself.
Sadly, a lot of us pretend. We say that we’re living for God, but our behavior tells another story. We are selfish with our time, our talent, our money and our support. But selfish Christians are a blemish on the body of Christ.
Judas thought he was better than the others. Herbert Lockyer, in his book, All the Apostles of the Bible, says that, because Judas was from Judea and not Galilee—like the other disciples—he never was truly comfortable with them. Judeans thought that they were more Jewish than their Galilean brothers. Lockyer suggests that, by virtue of his birthplace, Judas probably felt like he was better than the rest.
Arrogance has no place in the body of Christ. There are too many Christians who believe that they are better than others—better by their birthright; better because they have worked harder than others to get what they have. But having or achieving more does not make us superior. In fact, being blessed with more tasks us with a greater responsibility to use what we have to help those who don’t have.
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