Not me, Lord! - Matthew 26:17-35

The reading for today is rich with lessons of denial, a place where I find myself all too often.  For years I denied that I needed Jesus in my life.  I denied that He wanted to live in my heart.  How could He?  I knew myself, I knew what my heart was truly like - but then again, so did Jesus.

Once I got over myself and discovered there was a much better way to live, really live, my heart softened.  Jesus did that.  Often when reading from the Bible, a line, a phrase or a word will stand out on the page.  In this lesson the words "Surely not I, Lord?" were high-lighted with a heavenly boldness.  How many times have I said the same, proudly boasting - "I would never do that!"

Matthew 26:21-22 (NIV) 
 And while they were eating, he said, "I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me."
 They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, "Surely not I, Lord?"


How many of us still live in the denial that what we do, say, or believe doesn't really matter?  We do matter and Jesus wants us to know that we matter so much to Him.  For today, that is just what I need to hear and hold in my heart.  Blessings to each reader today.  May God reveal himself to you in a great big way.  Share if you will, what that would look like for you.



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