Moment of Meditation: Kiss the Son (Matthew 26:48-49)
''Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I will kiss is the man; seize him." And he came up to Jesus at once and said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" And he kissed him (Matthew 26:48-49).''
Judas gave the sign of whom he kissed to be arrested. As he leads the crowd to hand Jesus over to the chief priests, he walks straight up to Jesus and kisses him. Making a mockery of Psalm 2: "Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish in the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him" (v12).
Judas didn't trust in Jesus. He was the disciples' treasurer and a thief (John 12:6). He traded the Savior's life for thirty measly pieces of silver. His betrayal stole the confidence from the other disciples. Sure, Jesus predicted His betrayal by one of the disicples. Yes, the disciples all swore that it wouldn't be them. Yep, they all promised they'd rather die than run away. But that was all theory. When it came to fruition, when it was practical, their confidence fell.
But Jesus was betrayed and put to death so He could forgive fallen confidence. To restore the fallen, like you, into a glorious position standing before Him in Paradise. Kiss the Son, but kiss him with the "holy kiss" of greeting from a Christian to his or her Savior (Romans 16:16; 1 Corinthians 16:20; 2 Corinthians 13:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:26; 1 Peter 5:14). Amen.
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