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Day 93 (Year 2)

Never Let Satan Enter Your Heart

“The chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people. And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, belonging to the number of the twelve.” (Luke 22:2-3 NASB)

(The disciples asked Jesus who would betray Him.) “Jesus answered, ‘It is he to whom I shall give a piece of bread when I have dipped it.’ And having dipped the bread, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. Now after the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, ‘What you do, do quickly.'” (John 13:26-27 NKJV)

Both scriptures above state that Satan entered Judas. The first passage indicates that when the chief priests and others were plotting to kill Jesus, Satan entered Judas’ heart to work in coordination with them. Some speculate that although Jesus had performed many miracles, He was unwilling to lead an uprising against the Roman regime, and thus Judas decided to betray Him. Anyway, we should pay attention to the groups that influence us. Whoever takes a position or adopts words that oppose Jesus, he or she becomes easily subject to Satan’s control.

The second scripture tells us that after Judas ate the piece of bread from Jesus, Satan entered him. After hearing Jesus’ words urging Judas to carry out what he wanted to do, he immediately went to see the chief priests to arrange Jesus’ arrest. By handing the bread to Judas, Jesus was letting him know that He had already seen through his scheme of betrayal. Perhaps, upon realizing that Jesus knew his plot, Judas could have pulled back from the brink and repented. Judas might have rejected Jesus multiple times. On that occasion, after eating the bread Jesus handed him with possible deliberation, he resolved firmly to betray Jesus. Besides, Jesus’ words allowed him to leave the room with dignity at that time.

From the above scriptures, it is clear that from the time Judas conceived the idea of betraying Jesus to the point of acting on it, Satan entered his heart on two occasions. In fact, Judas repeatedly allowed Satan to enter his heart, finally leading to his betrayal. No matter what, sinners must bear responsibility for their evil actions. Contrarily, when we realize Satan’s schemes, we should firmly reject them and then submit ourselves to Jesus. We must walk daily in godly uprightness, honesty, and righteousness to discern while rejecting Satan’s suggestions, be freed from its dominion, and enter into the blessed joy of God’s governance.

Reflection questions:

1) Do you find yourself easily influenced by others, especially groups that oppose Jesus? If so, how will you rely on Him to clear away all those negative influences?

2) When you realize that Jesus knows about your wrongdoing, what is your usual response? Do you need to change it?