July 1

Mark 14:10‑11
“Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray Him unto them. And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray Him”— Mark 14:10, 1110And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. 11And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him. (Mark 14:10‑11).
It was covetousness, the love of money, a root from which every form of evil may spring (1 Tim. 6:1010For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. (1 Timothy 6:10)), that led Judas to betray his Master to those who sought His death. What a solemn warning to all who profess to be Christ’s disciples!
“It may not be for silver,
It may not be for gold.
But still by tens of thousands
Is this precious Saviour sold,
Sold for a godless friendship,
Sold for a selfish aim,
Sold for a fleeting trifle,
Sold for an empty name,
Sold in the mart of Science.
Sold in the seat of Power,
Sold at the shrine of Fortune,
Sold in Pleasure’s bower,
Sold where the awful bargain
None but God’s eye can see!
Ponder, my soul, the question:
Shall He be sold by thee?
Sold! O God, what a moment!
Stifled is conscience’ voice!
Sold! And a weeping angel
Records the fatal choice!
Sold! But the price of the Saviour
To a living coal shall turn,
With the pangs of Remorse forever
Deep in the soul to burn.”
―W. Blane.