Thursday, February 23, 2012

Just and Unjust

There is no indication that Jesus treated Judas any differently than he did the rest of the disciples, even though he knew from the beginning that Judas would betray him (Mt 5:45; John 6:64, 13:11).

My tendency is to pull back and hide myself from those I sense will betray me. Certainly we need to be wise in whom we place our trust, but scripture tells us to remain kind to those who are not kind to us (Mt 5:44; Romans 12:14, 18-21).

We will be able to do this only as long as we rely on God to do it through us.