Monday Devo
Scripture:
Luke 22:1-4
1 The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is also called Passover, was approaching. 2 The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus, but they were afraid of the people’s reaction.
3 Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples, 4 and he went to the leading priests and captains of the Temple guard to discuss the best way to betray Jesus to them.
1 The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is also called Passover, was approaching. 2 The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus, but they were afraid of the people’s reaction.
3 Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples, 4 and he went to the leading priests and captains of the Temple guard to discuss the best way to betray Jesus to them.
Commentary:
22:1 The Feast of Unleavened Bread spanned the 15th to the 21st of Nisan, the first month in the Jewish calendar (March/April in the Gregorian calendar).
22:2 chief priests. were seeking how. Their verdict about Jesus is already decided; the only remaining issue is how to get rid of him (cf. Luke 19:47–48).
22:3 Judas had never truly believed in Jesus, and Jesus was aware of this (see John 6:64, 70), though apparently none of his other disciples realized it. Judas’s pattern of dishonest behavior was evidence of his unbelief (see John 12:6). But here (with the consent of Judas’s sinful heart) Satan entered into Judas and thereby he exercises much greater influence over his actions, prompting him to go to the chief priests with a plot (Luke 22:4). John mentions that Satan entered into Judas again at the time of the Last Supper (John 13:27).
22:4–6 officers. Leaders of the temple police (cf. v. 52; Acts 4:1; 5:24). how he might betray him. Judas planned that Jesus would be seized apart from the crowd (cf. Luke 22:53 and notes on Matt. 26:15–16; Mark 14:10; 14:11).
22:2 chief priests. were seeking how. Their verdict about Jesus is already decided; the only remaining issue is how to get rid of him (cf. Luke 19:47–48).
22:3 Judas had never truly believed in Jesus, and Jesus was aware of this (see John 6:64, 70), though apparently none of his other disciples realized it. Judas’s pattern of dishonest behavior was evidence of his unbelief (see John 12:6). But here (with the consent of Judas’s sinful heart) Satan entered into Judas and thereby he exercises much greater influence over his actions, prompting him to go to the chief priests with a plot (Luke 22:4). John mentions that Satan entered into Judas again at the time of the Last Supper (John 13:27).
22:4–6 officers. Leaders of the temple police (cf. v. 52; Acts 4:1; 5:24). how he might betray him. Judas planned that Jesus would be seized apart from the crowd (cf. Luke 22:53 and notes on Matt. 26:15–16; Mark 14:10; 14:11).
Questions:
- Luke 22 opens with the familiar story of Judas' betrayal of Jesus. The religious leaders had already decided to kill Jesus, they just needed to figure out how to arrest him without causing a riot. Judas provided that opportunity since he could get them access to Jesus when no one was around. As verse 3 states, Judas was one of the twelve. But his actions prove that he never truly believed in Jesus. He represents a "disciple" that was no disciple at all. He proves to us that you can be around Jesus, hear from Jesus in the flesh, see miracles, have a front row seat to the most life-changing events in the history of the world and still completely miss it! How sobering is it to realize how close a person can come to God’s Kingdom and still be lost? Has this ever been you? Someone you know?
- The first takeaway from Sunday was, "Not EVERY follower is A follower." Just like the other 11 didn't know the state of Judas' heart, it's easy to hide in plain site in church. This reality reminds us that church attendance, church membership, church association and volunteering alone are not the marks of salvation. In your own words, what ARE the marks of a true follower of Jesus? Are YOU a true follower?
Pray:
- That you would know who your true enemy is.
- That you would be a true follower.
This Week's City 7:
Try to commit to memory!
6. How can I trust that the Bible is still God’s Word today? I trust the Bible is still God’s Word today because Jesus rose from the dead proving He was God and said His words would never pass away. Through the Holy Spirit, God inspired the writing of the Scripture, determined the canon of Scripture and protected the copying of Scripture so that we might know Him and worship Him to this day.
(Matthew 24:35; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Revelation 22:18-19)
(Matthew 24:35; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Revelation 22:18-19)
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