Jesus was bound up and taken away to Pilate. Judas went to the chief priests and tried to return the thirty pieces of silver that they had given him for betraying Jesus. They wouldn’t take back the coins, so he threw them in the sanctuary and went away and hanged himself. The chief priests bought the Potter’s Field with the money and the land was used to bury strangers. That fulfilled the prophesy in Zechariah 11:12-13.
Oh, what have I done? That must have been the words screaming in Judas’ head. What have I done? “I’ve betrayed innocent blood.” But the betrayal couldn’t be undone and Jesus was on His way to the cross.
Have you ever done something you wish you hadn’t done? I would like to think that some of those chief priests may have also had some remorseful feelings and did they realize that they were fulfilling prophesy that was spoken through Jeremiah? Life is complicated. We don’t always see the big picture until later when things have happened that we can’t change. We make decisions everyday---small ones and big ones.
Lord, help me to make good decisions today that I would not deny, betray, or disappoint you.
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