Betrayer

Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve. He went away and discussed with the chief priests and temple police how he could hand Jesus over to them, they were glad and agreed to give him silver. So he accepted the offer and started looking for a good opportunity to betray Jesus to them when the crowd was not present. Luke 22:3-6

Why did a man who walked with the living God want to betray him and how did Satan gain access? Judas must have been cultivating hidden sin, his heart was unclean before God and man.

What was Judas's sin? I suggest it was offence and offence over money, at the surface, but deeper, offence of a different nature. Perhaps offence that Jesus had the three: Peter, James and John that were his closest. Perhaps it was offense go a religious nature. Perhaps he agreed with the religious leaders about how the Messiah should behave.

Whatever the reason he had an offended heart. This was the doorway for Satan.

My challenge to you is: do you allow a doorway for Satan? Do you entertain a sin, a hidden sin? Is it money, other women, indecent lust from watching what you should not, are you destroying you heart by being where you should not be? Are you jealous for position? Offended because you were passed over in praise?

Keep a clean heart, always! Don't give the enemy a foothold or he will use it, when you least expect it and take you out. You destiny is an eternal one not an earthly one. Earthy praise and glory is incidental and not why you are here. You are here to win souls and learn your future and love Your God.

Keep it clean! Amen! Stay close to the saviour!