I recently began studying the Gospel of Luke, and today I came to the part describing Jesus’ betrayal.
Judas Iscariot, was someone who had walked with the Master for over three years. They had carried the same burdens and faced many challenges together. Of all people, he would have seemed like the one whose heart would never stray. Yet Luke 22:3 says this:
Luke 22:3 (GNB)
“Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples.”
Satan entered Judas—one of the twelve. To bring Jesus to His final end, the enemy did not need an outsider or someone who lacked understanding. Instead, he took hold of the heart of someone who had sat with Jesus and journeyed with Him throughout His ministry, and used him as a tool to carry out his agenda.
This is a reminder to all of us to remain watchful. Anyone can fall into temptation. We can be close to the Master, and yet the enemy will still seek opportunities to use us. His agenda is to find vessels through which he can carry out his threefold mission: to steal, kill, and destroy.
Daily, we must take a deliberate posture and say:
I refuse to lend my voice as a container for the devil.
I refuse to lend my feet.
I refuse to lend my social media platform.
I refuse to lend my heart or any part of my life that can become an unguarded instrument.
Just as God desires to use every part of us to advance His purpose and reveal His glory to mankind, Satan is also actively seeking vessels through which he can spread his agenda.
So the question becomes:
Will we say yes to Satan, or will we consistently reject the agenda of hell?
God desires to journey with us—but Satan also seeks to walk alongside us if we allow him
Will we choose total dependence on God, or will we push Him to the background?
Every choice and every action we take is either a yes to God or a no to Satan.
Stay Revived!
Judas Iscariot, was someone who had walked with the Master for over three years. They had carried the same burdens and faced many challenges together. Of all people, he would have seemed like the one whose heart would never stray. Yet Luke 22:3 says this:
Luke 22:3 (GNB)
“Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples.”
Satan entered Judas—one of the twelve. To bring Jesus to His final end, the enemy did not need an outsider or someone who lacked understanding. Instead, he took hold of the heart of someone who had sat with Jesus and journeyed with Him throughout His ministry, and used him as a tool to carry out his agenda.
This is a reminder to all of us to remain watchful. Anyone can fall into temptation. We can be close to the Master, and yet the enemy will still seek opportunities to use us. His agenda is to find vessels through which he can carry out his threefold mission: to steal, kill, and destroy.
Daily, we must take a deliberate posture and say:
I refuse to lend my voice as a container for the devil.
I refuse to lend my feet.
I refuse to lend my social media platform.
I refuse to lend my heart or any part of my life that can become an unguarded instrument.
Just as God desires to use every part of us to advance His purpose and reveal His glory to mankind, Satan is also actively seeking vessels through which he can spread his agenda.
So the question becomes:
Will we say yes to Satan, or will we consistently reject the agenda of hell?
God desires to journey with us—but Satan also seeks to walk alongside us if we allow him
Will we choose total dependence on God, or will we push Him to the background?
Every choice and every action we take is either a yes to God or a no to Satan.
Stay Revived!
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