03/04/2025
If you can't forgive your own Judas simply put God can't forgive you.
Matthew 6:14-15
King James Version
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Jesus understood Judas, he understood what was happening. He just knew that at the end of the day his true enemy, Satan would be defeated and all of his power would be stripped from him. He also knew he was going to give all that power to us so we can continue to defeat the devil in our own lives. Jesus had victory. Jesus was playing chess while the devil was trying to play checkers. Jesus was several steps ahead. When the devil tries to make you hate someone, even the ones who betray you, remember this story about Jesus and Judas and it will change how you respond. That is the whole point to let Jesus change you to let him mold you into a new version of you. One where you represent Jesus walking this earth as HIS body, allowing the Holy Spirit to work through you just like he worked through Jesus. At the end of the day, Judas realized he was tricked by Satan and the same will happen to your enemies. Let the vengeance be the Lord's is by far the absolute BEST lesson I have learned during my 7 year walk with God so far. How to forgive was the second. - Pastor Tim Tierney