Was Judas impatient with Jesus to begin a revulsion against the Romans? Did he want something different than the other disciples? I’m wondering if his frustrations with Jesus came to a boil at the last supper. Even though evil was moving in his heart, this was nut just an impulsive move to turn Jesus in. Pete Briscoe’s comments about us being like Judas - that hit hard! I do not want to miss what our Triune God is doing in and around me, despite my doubts, distractions and self absorbed moods.
“The highest glory of the creature is in being only a vessel, to receive and enjoy and show forth the glory of God. It can do this only as it is willing to be nothing in itself, that God may be all. Water always fills first the lowest places. The lower, the emptier a man lies before God, the speedier and the fuller will be the inflow of the diving glory.” - Andrew Murray, Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness
“Even on especially hard days, I began to notice him everywhere, setting a table before me in the presence of my enemies, pursuing me with his love. Both the child and the cynic walk through the valley of the shadow of death. The cynic focuses on the darkness; the child focuses on the Shepherd.” - Paul Miller, A Praying Life: Connecting With God In A Distracting World
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