We don't know why Judas was happy with 30 pieces of silver to betray the Son of God, but we might have somewhat in common with this most famous of traitors. Perhaps as they counted out the silver to hand over, Judas noticed that the last one was particularly large and shiny. 20 pieces may not have been quite enough for that piece of property and the house Judas had in mind. The disciples had walked quite a few miles with Jesus over the past 3 years, maybe Judas had in mind outfitting the group with horses or a wagon. We can guess until we grow weary of it, but we too have our price. Just how large is that 30th piece of silver that will cause you or me to fall into sin?
As we look back on the testing we have endured in this life, often we find that the sad part of those sins - at least when we fail and fall - is how little it took to get us there. We might ask of ourselves, "Couldn't ye have held but a bit longer?" as we see what little resistance we gave in the effort. Of course we are weak, but you and I are not dependent upon what strength we have to save ourselves. We need our Lord Jesus, because that 30th piece of silver is just embarrassingly small so often. We need the Lord when our strength to resist proves so slippery and weak. We need the Lord because we just don't have what it takes and He has already proven that He does.
Praise the Lord Jesus for His almighty strength!
Bucky
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