Am I Judas?
“Every time you tell a lie, Jesus bleeds.” How many times has Jesus bled for me?
For years, I’ve always had a strange fascination with Judas. I feel a mix of dislike and relatability with him. Judas is often seen as a horrible person, the one who betrayed the ultimate Father of all things, the risen King, the Messiah, the Christ. The one who created everything effortlessly, forming man from dirt and setting a chain of events into motion. The true King of all.
Yet, Christ was killed and betrayed by His own people. When we consider His brutal death, it all leads back to Judas. Judas was the culprit. He witnessed the blessings but was blind to them. He saw the healings but didn’t grasp their significance. Judas had the Messiah right in front of him and was even called out by Him, yet he still forsook Him. When I look at Judas, I see myself.
I ask myself, am I Judas? When I read the Bible, I see the healings too. I understand the weight of Christ’s actions, yet I have chosen sin over Him in the past. I’ve turned my back on Christ, been greedy, wanting more blessings without being thankful for what I already have. How many of us fall into the same category? We know that Christ is all that matters, yet we struggle to even read His word.
Judas was, I would say, foolish, naive, ungrateful, and in the end, it cost him his life. I once heard a saying: “Every time you tell a lie, Jesus bleeds.” How many times has Jesus bled for me on that cross for my sins? Judas was the one who took the fall, but really, I’m no better than him. If I allow sin to blind and bind me, preventing me from seeing the true light of Christ, then I’ll take the fall too, just like Judas.
So, I remind myself whenever I feel like I’m putting other things before Christ: “Be Christ-like, not Judas-like.” Because though I want to be better than Judas, I’m not, and neither are you. Today, when you feel tempted to sin, remember how Judas fell.
Be Christ-like, not Judas-like.
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