Matthew 26:14-16 Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him.
This account records Judas sealing the deal with the religious leaders to betray Jesus. But what was it that sealed the deal in his heart? The answer is found in the very first word: "then". This refers us back to what has just happened - the waste of the precious perfume by the woman. It was the last straw - resources not within his greedy control, money spent on some "pie-in-the-sky" sentiment, the submission of all things worldly to the eternal. He could not, would not stand for it. He wanted out, with severance pay. What would make you "bail" from following Jesus?
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