January 9, 2011: Near. Far. – Michael Hidalgo

There is a massive crowd following Jesus. His popularity and power seem to be at an all time high. Out of these throngs of people, he calls hisHere we have a list of the 12 disciples. At the end of the list is Judas Iscariot. Mark tells us that he is the one who betrayed Jesus. Fair enough. But Mark says this in hindsight, which is always 20/20. What was it like before Judas betrayed Jesus?

 

What was in Judas’ heart, that at some point in his life he would betray Jesus? When Jesus gives power, he gives this to all of them, even Judas. Yet farther down the road Judas seems to be miles away from everyone else. So far in fact that he ends up betraying Jesus, and then hanging himself.