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JUDAS ISCARIOT

Text: John 13:17.

If you understand these things, how blessed you are if you put them into practice!

Judas Iscariot needs no introduction. He was popular for many wrong reasons. During the earthly ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ, He appointed twelve disciples whom He will pour Himself into and who will in turn disciple the rest of the world.

By divine arrangement, Judas Iscariot was one of these twelve. Like the rest of the eleven disciples (who later became Apostles), Judas Iscariot was chosen by Jesus Christ Himself. He had the privilege of being in the inner caucus of Jesus Christ. He had the privilege of seeing Jesus Christ face to face. He had the privilege of sitting under Jesus' teachings. He had the privilege of witnessing first hand all the miracles that Jesus Christ performed. But what did he do with all these privileges? He wasted them all.

Judas Iscariot refused to change from his old ways before Jesus called him. He was probably a thief before Jesus called him and he continued to steal even after he had become the disciple of Christ. Here's John's account about him in John 12:6, _He said this, not because he cared about the destitute, but because he was a thief. He was in charge of the moneybag and would steal what was put into it._ Judas Iscariot was not just a thief, he was a thief stealing God's money.

Before you castigate Judas, examine yourself in the light of the following questions :

**Are you a disciple of Jesus Christ?* 

**Have you been chosen by Christ amidst your family and your peers?* 

**Have you been hearing the teachings of Christ for sometime now?* 

**Have you repented from your old ways?* 

It's not enough to claim to be a follower of Christ, you must practice what you are being taught. Matthew 3:8 says, *Produce fruit that is consistent with repentance!* A follower of Christ will not just hear the teachings of Christ, but he will be careful to do(Practice ) what he is hearing.

 *BIBLE READING* 

John 12:1-8.

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1. Father God, I receive the grace to hear and to obey your words in Jesus name. 

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