Judas had a character flaw, he loved money and was pilfering from the collection plate. He had seen Jesus go through danger time after time and thought why would this threat be any different. Jesus would somehow overcome whatever came his way, he always had done so and Judas had seen it happen many times. He thought Jesus was the Teflon man, that no one could touch him. So if he took 30 pieces of silver from the religious authorities that would be money in his pocket and that since nothing would happen to Jesus he thought why not!
Turns out it didn't go down as he thought it would. Jesus was taken into custody and it was obvious he would not escape whatever the authorities had planned for him. Judas knew what he had done and thinking that there was no forgiveness for what he had done out of guilt hung himself.
Tragic end that fulfilled prophecy, but for Judas it was his choice to unwittingly fulfill prophecy.
We need to beware and remember the words of Jesus; that our heart is where our treasure is.
Let our treasure be in giving to the poor and afflicted and our reward in the coming kingdom will be great!
Let us look on our possessions as given to us to have stewardship over a blessing and not be attached to them, willing to walk away from them if Yehovah requires us to do so!
Jesus has promised us that if we seek first the kingdom of God he will provide for us all our daily needs! [Matthew 6:33]Covetousness is idolatry, let us flee from making money an idol.
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