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Forgiveness
I noticed something about Judas the other day. I’ve always found it interesting that he is the one disciple who is remembered as the betrayer, when in fact all the other disciples betrayed Jesus as well. They abandoned Jesus when he needed them the most. Peter even actively denied that he even knew Jesus multiple times. So why aren’t they remembered the same way that Judas is remembered? I think it is because he is remembered more for what he didn’t do rather than what he did do. Judas did not give Jesus the opportunity to forgive him. Judas was so filled with guilt, shame, and grief he took his own life. He allowed his emotions from his mistakes to drive him away from Jesus. Contrast that with Peter. Peter could have easily avoided Jesus after he was raised from the dead. Instead, he decided to go to Him. He allowed Jesus to forgive him. Jesus went on to tell Peter that he would build the church on him. Forgiveness is a gift. Like all gifts we must choose to receive them. Peter chose to receive the gift, Judas did not. Is there any sin in your life that you feel like Jesus cannot forgive? If someone who betrayed the Savior of the world can be forgiven, don’t you think you can too? Whose example will you follow? Will you be like Judas and forget what Jesus is all about? Or will you be like Peter and let God work in and through you? “I—yes, I alone—will blot out your sins for my own sake and will never think of them again. Isaiah 43:25 Pastor Blake
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