And said unto them, What will ye give me

Mat 26:15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
Good afternoon dear readers, I have been away this morning on visitation with the Pastor to Nashville. We had a church member in the hospital for surgery and that meant a lot to him that the Pastor would come and be with them. Well there are only a few more days until Resurrection Sunday I can’t wait to see how many visitors we may have to celebrate this time with us! As I have been going thru the events of Jesus’ life with the Jr. Church kids I thought I would share a thought with you that I had with them. The Bible says that Judas covenanted with the chief priests to deliver Jesus unto them, and the thought I had is Judas had to make a decision in his life to do this. Judas obviously had greed in his heart as it says "what will ye give me" My question then is what decision will you make about Jesus in your life? I mean Judas was a disciple that was a part of the innermost moments beyond what Jesus would tell the multitudes; Jesus spent time with him personally and directly teaching him of the things that were to come. Judas had a firsthand knowledge of the interpretations to the Beatitudes, the Mount of Olivet discourse, he was allowed to see things that weren’t even written in the Word of God! Yet Judas for some reason decided it would be better to sell out the Lord Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. Had he not listened to the Lord about the riches of this world and what they would bring. Had he not understood that without Jesus there is no purpose to this life? Unfortunately for Judas this realization came about after selling out the Lord, friend I ask you today are you trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ to be all that He said He would be, do you trust in His Word that He will accomplish all that is written for us? In Luke Chap. 22:4 the Bible says that Judas did all this out of the presence of the disciples, how do I know this, it’s because the Bible says he went “his way”. Friend if you are walking in your own knowledge, or in the trust and faith of something besides Jesus Christ then you will end up making a decision like Judas. I find it very interesting that Judas had went his own way, instead of being with the disciples in “the way”. Friend are you willing to sell out the Lord for a mere thirty pieces? What is your price, is it a little entertainment, is it a little meat, is it a little comfort for the here and now? I can tell you this about making a decision, I am looking forward to that day when the trump of God shall sound and I can see my Lord returning as He has promised to do! You see friend I have decided that instead of trusting in this world I am going to trust in Jesus for the answers, guidance, and direction for my life. I have made a decision to accept Jesus as my personal Savior, and His Word that He is my all in all. Friend I encourage you today to look into the scriptures and read for yourself what the Lord has endured, and what He came to this earth for, so that you to may believe on the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins for everlasting life. Friend the decision has to be made and whether you admit it or not to yourself after reading this you will have made one already. The decision will either be to accept the Word of God and believe that Jesus came and died for our sins, or to reject that and go on living a life of sin only to die and go to a devils hell. Friend don’t sell out the Lord for a little temporal enjoyment during this time on earth, instead place your trust in the Lord that you may inherit eternal life through our Lord and Savior! I have heard a quote that at death it is only the beginning. Think about this, eternity where will you spend it? Judas wasted all that he had learned on such a little thing, instead of that, why don’t you take what you know about the Lord and tell others that they may be saved from the hell fires that await them.