Betrayest thou the Son of Man with a kiss?
“But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?(KJV) Luke 22:48
“The kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Let me be on my guard when the world puts on a loving face, for it will, if possible, betray me as it did my Master, with a kiss. Whenever a man is about to stab Christianity, he usually professes very great reverence for it. Let me beware of the sleek-faced hypocrisy which is armour-bearer to heresy and infidelity. Knowing the deceivableness of unrighteousness, let me be wise as a serpent to detect and avoid the designs of the enemy. The young man, void of understanding, was led astray by the kiss of the strange woman: may my soul be so graciously instructed all this day, that "the much fair speech" of the world may have no effect upon me. Holy Spirit, let me not, a poor frail son of man, be betrayed with a kiss!
But what if I should be guilty of the same accursed sin as Judas, that son of perdition? I have been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus; I am a member of His Church; I sit and dine at the communion table: all these are so many kisses of my lips. Am I sincere in them? If not, I am a base traitor. Do I live in the world as carelessly as others do, and yet make a profession of being a follower of Jesus? Then I must expose Christianity to ridicule, and lead men to speak evil of the holy name by which I am called. Surely if I act thus inconsistently I am a Judas, and it were better for me that I had never been born. I hope that I am cleared of this matter? Then, O Lord, keep me so. O Lord, make me sincere and true. Preserve me from every false way. Never let me betray my Saviour. I do love Thee, Jesus, and though I often grieve Thee, yet I would desire to abide faithful even unto death. O God, forbid that I should be a high-soaring professor, and then fall at last into the lake of fire, because I betrayed my Master with a kiss.”
This is an article I chanced on as I studied the bible one morning. I could not help but share with you my brother and thought of sharing with you too. The words of this writings pierced deeply into my heart and I believe it will have a similar effect if not the same on you. The act of hypocrisy on our part as Christians daily betrays our Savior just like Judas did. We go about calling ourselves Christians but our behavior, utterances, dressing, posture etc say otherwise. In this regard, we and Judas are same; we are both hypocrites and betrayers. And such people certainly will not go unpunished (Matthew 24:51).
In light of this, should I be the one to betray Jesus with a kiss? Certainly not me! And I pray it will not be you either. God bless you.