Sometimes when we’re in the middle of a disagreeable situation or circumstance, we need to look beyond the immediacy of the moment and remember who we are.
It’s easy to get caught up in the negativity of a seemingly bad situation. How would you have felt toward Judas if you were in Jesus’ place at that last supper with the disciples? My first reaction would have been to tell everybody in the room what he was going to do. What did Jesus do? Here’s the passage in the Gospel of John…
It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. 3. Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. 4. So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5. and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him. John 13:2 - 5 (NLT)
Jesus knew what Judas was going to do and still He washed His feet along with all the other disciples! It was as if He had forgiven Judas ahead of time. Now that’s a positive, loving attitude.
So next time you’re tempted to react negatively to a negative situation remember Jesus’ response to Judas. Then remember that verse in Paul’s letter to the Church in
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 (NKJV)
Look beyond your human understanding through the Holy Spirit of God that lives in you.
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