You may have been let down by others—we all have at one time or another. But God is reliable—a firm foundation, strong tower, and safe refuge. His love for you is vast, His motives for you are pure, and His intentions toward you are good.
He actually never bought anything with that money. He did regret betraying Jesus, so he threw the money into the temple, which was used to buy the potter’s field.
However, there was a symbolic reason behind what he did. 30 pieces of silver were the price of a slave; him selling out Jesus like that symbolised how little/cheaply Jesus was valued.
The 30 pieces fulfilled Zechariah’s prophecy that pieces of silver thrown into the temple will buy the potter’s field.
The point was that the world may undervalue what is holy, but God still brings purpose, prophecy, and redemption out of human failure.
‘Papa flung his heavy missal across the room and broke the figurines on the étagère.’
I first saw the word étagère in Purple Hibiscus about 14 years ago, back in secondary school.
For years, I thought it meant some kind of Igbo artwork or sculpture with figurines on them.😭😩
@AndyjnrUmaru There’s this red syrup that tasted like pain and suffering. I think it package was a red box. I legit rebelled as a child saying I will never take it again