Comments on: “… he who shared my bread …” http://rexboyles.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/he-who-shared-my-bread/ I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread. Job 23:12 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:47:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Sherry Fisher http://rexboyles.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/he-who-shared-my-bread/#comment-113 Sherry Fisher Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:49:35 +0000 http://rexboyles.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/he-who-shared-my-bread/#comment-113 It hurts my heart to read about your betrayal Rex...it's almost too much to bear. It hurts my heart to think about how Jesus must have felt about Judas.....how He could stand knowing what would happen. If you knew betrayal was coming and who it was coming from...would that not be incredibly hard to bear?? I've not experienced anything on the same scale, but I've felt betrayed by those "close" to me on a few occasions. It's hard to get over. The hurt resurfaces far too easily. It's something I have to drag it to Jesus time and time again...for Him to carry because it's too much for my heart most days. I imagine that I have done things in my past where others have felt betrayed by me...I am deeply ashamed of that...and pray that I never ever do anything like that again....Lord help me please. I'm with you on the words of the hymn...Lord, let me never outlive my love for you!! It hurts my heart to read about your betrayal Rex…it’s almost too much to bear. It hurts my heart to think about how Jesus must have felt about Judas…..how He could stand knowing what would happen. If you knew betrayal was coming and who it was coming from…would that not be incredibly hard to bear??

I’ve not experienced anything on the same scale, but I’ve felt betrayed by those “close” to me on a few occasions. It’s hard to get over. The hurt resurfaces far too easily. It’s something I have to drag it to Jesus time and time again…for Him to carry because it’s too much for my heart most days.

I imagine that I have done things in my past where others have felt betrayed by me…I am deeply ashamed of that…and pray that I never ever do anything like that again….Lord help me please.

I’m with you on the words of the hymn…Lord, let me never outlive my love for you!!

]]> By: cemotosnack http://rexboyles.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/he-who-shared-my-bread/#comment-112 cemotosnack Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:42:53 +0000 http://rexboyles.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/he-who-shared-my-bread/#comment-112 I cannot imagine how it must have been for you ... to have those you trusted ... those you counted as friends ... interrogate you, question you, accuse you. At a time when you needed support ... not only did you not receive it, but you had the wind knocked out of you. I cannot imagine how it must have been for Jesus ... to have those He trusted ... those He counted as friends ... deny Him, follow at a distance, doubt. At a time when He needed support ... not only did He not receive it, but He had the wind knocked out of Him. The betrayal He experienced had to be far worse than what those other friends did. The one that denied ... claimed Him eventually. The one that followed at a distance ... walked side by side with Him eventually. The one that doubted ... believed eventually. But the betrayal ... wasn't able to be amended, because Judas gave up. If He just would have given Jesus a chance .... the story could have been different. The one that betrayed ... could have been forgiven. I cannot imagine how it must have been for you … to have those you trusted … those you counted as friends … interrogate you, question you, accuse you. At a time when you needed support … not only did you not receive it, but you had the wind knocked out of you.

I cannot imagine how it must have been for Jesus … to have those He trusted … those He counted as friends … deny Him, follow at a distance, doubt. At a time when He needed support … not only did He not receive it, but He had the wind knocked out of Him.

The betrayal He experienced had to be far worse than what those other friends did. The one that denied … claimed Him eventually. The one that followed at a distance … walked side by side with Him eventually. The one that doubted … believed eventually.
But the betrayal … wasn’t able to be amended, because Judas gave up. If He just would have given Jesus a chance …. the story could have been different. The one that betrayed … could have been forgiven.

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