What's in it for me?
If people know of Jesus, they probably know of Judas. Judas, the villainous man who betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. The mention of his name is almost always accompanied with a sense of disgust and ill repute. How could someone so close to Jesus betray him? He walked with Him. Judas saw the miracles first hand. He saw Jesus give sight to the blind, healed the lepers and made the lame walk. Not only did he see the miracles, he participated in them! When they were feeding the multitudes with the loaves and fish Judas was right in the midst of the miracle. Each time I read of his betrayal my head shakes as if to silently say, “Shame on you Judas! Shame on you!” Recently I read that story once again. 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....