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“Jesus…was troubled in spirit…and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me” (John 13:21).
Before the Lord Jesus went to the cross and was crucified, He told His disciples that one of them would betray him. That disciple was Judas Iscariot, and he made a deal with some of the Jewish leaders. They promised to give him money if he would help them arrest the Lord Jesus in a way that would not cause a big fuss among the people. For thirty pieces of silver Judas led a band of soldiers to the Mount of Olives, where he knew the Lord Jesus would be.
Judas had spent the past three and a half years as a disciple of the Lord Jesus. He had helped the Lord Jesus in His work, he had preached, and had probably even performed miracles in the name of the Lord Jesus. Yet he did not really love the Lord Jesus, and did not really believe on Him. Later his real character came out.
When we grow up in a Christian home, we may know how to repeat Bible verses, help out in doing things with other believers, and in every way we may act like a Christian. But if we do not really know the Lord Jesus as our Savior, the real truth will come out. How important it is to be a true Christian, and not to be like Judas!
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