Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Bad Decisions


     “Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James.” Jude 1
     Yes, again the same verse. An entire book could be written on this one verse so three short devotions will hardly cover it. Now who were Jude and James? Turn in your Bibles to Matthew 13 and we’ll see. Note two names that stand out in verse 55. His brothers are James, Joses, Simon and Judas. The first and last names are the James and Jude who wrote the books of James and Jude. Now note in John 7:5 what it says about these guys. “For neither did His brethren believe in Him.” Now check out Mark 3:21and 31.
     But wait, there’s more! It was required of all the Jews to gather in Jerusalem at the Passover. That includes James and Jude. What did that crowd demand of Pilate on Good Friday? “Crucify Him,” they cried. Yep, James and Jude are there with them. They could finally get rid of the one who was making their family a laughing stock. What changed from Good Friday for James and Jude? What changed for us? We met Jesus and so did they.
     Dear Father, Thank You for letting us meet Jesus. Amen.


No comments:

Post a Comment