Jesus Loved His Judas (The Judas In Your Life) Day 2 of 5
At the Last Supper, Jesus dipped bread and handed it to Judas. In that culture, this was a sign of honor, friendship, and favor. Jesus gave Judas the honored portion—knowing Judas was about to betray Him.
“Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I will give this morsel of bread when I have dipped it.” So when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.” ”John 13:26-27 ESV
Jesus loved His betrayer. Even as Satan entered Judas, Jesus extended kindness. He didn’t expose him publicly. Didn’t shame him. Didn’t curse him. He loved him.
This wrecks our human understanding. We want justice. Revenge. Exposure. We want our betrayers to suffer like we suffered. Jesus wanted His betrayer to repent.
Love doesn’t mean trusting someone who’s proven untrustworthy. Jesus didn’t make Judas His confidant. But He didn’t treat him with hatred either. He maintained dignity, kindness, and opportunity for repentance.
Your Judas might never repent. Mine didn’t. But your job isn’t to make them repent—it’s to love them anyway. Not trust them. Not restore the relationship. But love them.
Loving your betrayer doesn’t mean:
Pretending it didn’t hurt
Allowing continued access
Trusting them again immediately
Avoiding boundaries
It means:
Releasing bitterness
Praying for their repentance
Refusing revenge
Forgiving (even if they never ask)
Jesus loved Judas to the end. Not because Judas deserved it, but because love is who Jesus is. And if we’re His followers, love is who we must be—even toward those who betray us.
Declaration: “I choose to love my betrayer. Not because they deserve it, but because Jesus loved His. I release bitterness and embrace forgiveness. Love wins.”
Prayer: “Jesus, this is hard. I don’t want to love the person who hurt me. But You loved Judas. Help me do the same. Give me Your heart for my betrayer. I release revenge and choose love. In Your name, amen.”
6 Oct 2026
When Your Friend Betrays You (The Judas In Your Life) Day 1 of 5
Judas wasn’t an enemy. He was one of the twelve. He walked with Jesus for three years. Ate with Him. Served with Him. Witnessed miracles. Then he sold Him for thirty pieces of silver.
“Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them. And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to betray him.”Mark 14:10-11 ESV
Betrayal doesn’t come from strangers. It comes from friends. People you trusted. Loved. Invested in. Believed in. The closer the relationship, the deeper the wound.
Maybe you have a Judas. The friend who gossiped about you. The spouse who abandoned you. The business partner who stole from you. The church member who turned on you. The family member who chose sides against you.
Betrayal is one of the deepest human pains because it’s rooted in broken trust. You made yourself vulnerable, and they weaponized it. You gave them access, and they used it to harm you.
“(For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.) ”John 6:64b ESV
Here’s what we learn from Jesus: He knew. John 6:64 says Jesus knew from the beginning who would betray Him. Yet He still chose Judas. Still served him. Still washed his feet. Still gave him chances to repent.
Jesus didn’t avoid betrayal. He walked through it. And His response teaches us how to handle ours.
You can’t control people’s choices. You can’t prevent betrayal. But you can control your response. Will you become bitter or better? Will you close your heart or trust God with the wound? Will you seek revenge or release it to God?
Betrayal is painful. But how you respond to it determines whether it destroys you or develops you.
Declaration: “I will not let betrayal make me bitter. I release my Judas to God. I choose forgiveness over revenge. I trust God to heal what people broke.”
Prayer: “Jesus, You understand betrayal. You were sold by a friend. Heal my heart. Help me forgive. Don’t let this wound make me hard. Keep my heart soft toward You even when people hurt me. In Your name, amen.”
10 Aug 2026
Purposeful Pain (Purpose Through Pain) Day 5 of 5
From Purpose Through Pain by Chidi Wosu
After a long day at work, I remember feeling heavy pain in my stomach. I was going to blow it off, but after being coerced by a loved one to go to the doctor, I relented and went to Urgent Care. Twelve hours later I found out I had a major issue that would require surgery. Terrified, I started the stint to look for the right doctor to perform my upcoming surgery.
Now, almost a year after this incident happened, I realized had I not felt that pain, I would have never recognized there was an issue. It’s very similar to what Paul writes in Roman 5:3-5.
Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
We should rejoice in some of the moments that cause us pain. Why? It’s because in those moments we are shaped into the people God wants us to be. Have you ever been through something and afterward you became stronger because of it? It’s because that pain has purpose! We should be more focused on what God longs to teach us, rather than why something is happening to us.
I later learned that if I never felt that pain, the issue could have caused very extensive damage that would have been irreversible. When I think back on it, I rejoice in that initial bout of pain because it actually saved me from something more serious. When God takes us through life’s valleys, there is always something that can be used in them for our benefit.
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