Traveling outside of the United States can mean investigating a different currency. The conversion charts can be confusing. It is important to understand the value when doing the translation.
Today is Wednesday of Holy Week. It is the day Judas cut a deal. For 30 pieces of silver he betrayed Jesus.
"Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him." -Matthew 26:14-16
I found this quote from "The Woman By The Well." It is a powerful perspective, clarification, and confrontation of our very real struggles with sin.
"For Judas it was greed, for many it is lust, for some it's laziness and for others it is jealousy, anger, and pride. But the sin you refuse to depart from is your thirty pieces of silver. The more you're entertaining that sin, the more you're trading them for Jesus."
It is easy to look down with condemnation for Judas. He is the worst of "bad guys." He betrayed a friend. He betrayed the Son of God all for thirty pieces of silver. Personal wealth was more important than Jesus.
When we look in the mirror, what currency are we willing to trade for Jesus? Before we condemn Judas, a little self-reflection is good.
"In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight." -Ephesians 1:7-8
Today, I am grateful for understanding the currency of "thirty pieces of silver."
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