Heralds Digest

“But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭22:48‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/luk.22.48.nkjv During the betrayal and arrest of Jesus at Gethsemane, the multitude on the murdering mission were categorized into three, including the follower of Jesus, the non-followers of Jesus and the servant of a non-follower. While Jesus appeared to excuse the servant of a non-follower, He asked the other two sets of people an appropriate question. To the non-followers, He asked ‘why do you chose to arrest with a sword?’ And to Judas - a follower of Jesus - He queried ‘are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?’ Although Jesus did not wait for the answer from those who came to arrest - it was an hour of darkness, there was no particular response to why Judas chose to betray with a kiss. Kiss is comely to followers and friends in any relationship and it is the outward expression of love and intimacy. However, it is deceitful when friends and fol...

“Then He said to them, “Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation.”” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭22:46‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://bible.com/114/luk.22.46.nkjv The battle at Gethsemane remains one of the greatest spiritual warfares of all time for those who care to unravel the mystery of absolute submission to the Will of God. Is it really true that the will of Jesus at one point disagreed with the Will of God, as regards submission to proceed to Golgotha? Yes, the will that asked ‘Let this cup pass over Me’ is different from ‘Let your Will be done’. While the former will was controlled by the flesh of Jesus, the latter aligns with His clearly-defined purpose and determination. Obviously, the battle at Gethsemane highlights the possibility of disagreement between the conscious and unconscious will of man. Even when the conscious will in a good and godly man is set on godliness and righteousness, the unconscious will can be easily enticed into an act of unrighteousness. “Then He said to the...