THE SPIRIT OF JUDAS
TEXT: JOHN 12:1-6
The spirit of Judas is the spirit that steals from you by all means. What a contrast there is in these verses. Mary poured out the best she had because she loved Christ; Judas wanted only to get more money for himself — that’s because he loved it. There are still these two sets of people in the world. As for Judas, he was not the sort who was once tempted, stole something but repented later and fought his weakness.
No — money which God’s people gave for the work of God he will fully, habitually took for himself. He loved money more than honor, trust, or Christ. Money was his motive in betraying Christ (Matt 26:14-16).
Judas was not overcome by a sudden temptation; rather, he was deliberate and calculating in his betrayal of Jesus. His love for money was one of the traits that made him like a demon. He was not a literal demon, but he allowed Satan to influence his life so much that he behaved like one.
Many are even in the Christian work who cannot be trusted with money, who will only prove themselves, like Judas, to be thieves! We can also note the hypocrisy of Judas in the open passage — he cared for nothing for the poor, but he pretended that he did. If we ignore the teaching of the Lord Jesus, we may become like Judas.
PRAYER: Lord, I rebuke every spirit of Judas within me, I shall never become corrupted in Jesus’ name. Amen.