When it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve. And as they were eating, he said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord?” He answered, “He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me. The Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.” Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have said so.” (Matthew 26:20-25)
When Jesus announced the presence of a betrayer among the faithful, one by one the disciples came to Him asking for a verdict on their hearts. Jesus' "hint" did not do a whole lot to ease their minds, as they had all shared in the meal. The tell-tale sign, in retrospect, was the address of Judas to Jesus as "Rabbi" and not as "Lord." So, the question for us to ask Him today is "Am I allowing you to be Lord of every part of my life?"
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