17 Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?”18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’” 19 And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover.
20 When it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve. 21 And as they were eating, he said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” 22 And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord?” 23 He answered, “He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me. 24 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.” 25 Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have said so.” (Matthew 26)
It is always interesting to compare the Gospel accounts to see what each one sees as important. Here in Matthew, he skips over the washing of feet and other introductory details to go right to the betrayal by Jesus. Looking back, he cannot believe how he and the others were so oblivious to what was going on. How could they have missed Judas' words or plot? We often walk through life and it's individual days oblivious to what is going on, only to look back and see we have missed much of what is important. May we go into today with our eyes wide open to see what God really has for us, take it all in, and respond in the way most fitting.
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