Ps 53
“The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God’” (Ps 53:1) – AMEN!!
Ps 55
“Cast your burden on the LORD, and He will sustain you; He will never permit the righteous to be moved” (Ps 55:22). Keep in mind that it is not our righteousness (or lack thereof) that God sees. It is, rather, the righteousness of His own Son that covers us, so we never have to worry about not being good enough. If we abide in Christ and He in us, we will not be moved.
Ps 58
Evil men will do what evil men will do. Rest assured, though, there WILL be a day when the righteous will rejoice in the vengeance of the LORD. It is not a matter of if, but when.
John 13:1-20
Well, there it is! One of those verses from Psalm 41 that we read yesterday, Jesus quoted here. “He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.” (Ps 41:9, Jn 13:18b). Jesus made several comments to His apostles, including a few in this passage, indicating that one of them would turn against Him. I wonder what Judas felt every time Jesus made one of those comments. Did his conscience burn within him? Surely he knew Jesus knew.
We have a way of compartmentalizing unpleasant things and framing them as something other than what they are so that we don’t have to face the truth. I wonder how Judas’ subconscious mind rationalized Jesus’ words to keep him from acknowledging that Jesus knew what he was up to and to silence his own conscience. It is frightening to me to see how far our minds can go in blinding us to truth. I know it has happened to me, and I have seen it happen to others. It clearly happened to Judas on a grand scale here. Once again why it is so important that we stay connected to God in prayer that He might guard our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus.