Moment of Meditation: Dipped Hand (Matthew 26:23)

''Jesus answered, "He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me" (Matthew 26:23).''

The questions swirled. Each of the Twelve asked Jesus if he would betray Jesus. Jesus answers the group with a vague statement. "He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me." Each of the Twelve had dipped their hand in the dish with Him. They all had dipped their bread into the oil. Each of them still had to question in their hearts, "Is it I?"

Their hearts sank with the understanding that they could possibly be the one who betrayed Jesus. The one who would fulfill the prophecy in Psalm 41: "Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me." Which of the Apostles would lift his heel against Jesus? We know it's Judas, but the Apostles are left to wander and question in their hearts.

All of them betrayed Jesus when they fled from Gethsemane. Each of us betray Jesus when we sin against Him.

We who have dipped our hand in the dish with His body and blood constantly betray Him. But we can continue with the prayer in the prophetic psalm: "But You, O LORD, be gracious to me" (41:10). Amen.