If an insult shatters you and a compliment inflates your ego, then your mind isn’t really yours — you’ve become a slave to anyone who opens their mouth.
Noah got drunk.
Jonah ran away.
Moses stuttered.
Abraham was old.
Lazarus was dead.
Peter had a temper.
David had an affair.
Zaccheus was short.
Martha was nervous.
Paul was a murderer.
Jacob was a cheater.
Gideon was insecure.
Sarah was impatient.
Elijah was depressed.
Miriam was a gossiper.
Thomas was a doubter.
God doesn't call the qualified;
He qualifies the called.
it would seem that the value of the raw chicken comes from its potential. a raw chicken's destiny has not yet been written, whereas a rotisserie chicken's fate is sealed.
Judas Iscariot walked with Jesus for three years.
He heard every sermon. Witnessed every miracle. Ate at the same table.
And went to hell anyway.
Most Christians today are modern Judas Christians.
Here's how to know if you're one of them:
Judas had perfect theology.
He could quote Scripture. He knew Jesus was the Messiah.
But knowledge didn't save him.
Proximity didn't save him.
Religious activity didn't save him.
Only surrender saves.
Judas's fatal mistake wasn't betrayal. That was just the symptom.
His fatal mistake was keeping Jesus at arm's length while using Him for personal gain.
Sound familiar?
Modern Judas Christians:
*Consume sermons but never repent
*Use Jesus as life coach, not Lord
*Want Heaven without holiness
*Follow Jesus for benefits, not worship
*Keep one foot in the Kingdom, one in the world
They pray when convenient.
Read when motivated.
Obey when comfortable.
Surrender when forced.
But they never BOW.
Jesus didn't die so you could improve your life.
He died so He could OWN your life.
Big difference.
Judas called Jesus "Rabbi" (teacher).
Peter called Him "Lord" (master).
Judas kept his autonomy.
Peter surrendered it.
One went to hell.
One went to Heaven.
What do you call Him?
You can walk with Jesus your whole life and never KNOW Him.
"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 7:21
Stop being a Judas Christian.
Stop using Jesus.
Start surrendering to Him.
Your eternity depends on which side of that line you're on.
—TBM