Upper Room (2)
The evening meal was being served, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. John 13:2, NIV
Jesus had reserved the upper room for Him to meet with His disciples for their last physical Passover meal together. Scripture says the evening meal was being served and before they had even eaten, the devil had already prompted Judas to betray Jesus. Listen, when God called all His angels to a meeting, the devil was permitted to show up too. While at this meeting, God asked the devil where he had been, and Satan replied “…going out to and fro throughout the earth”, seeking whom he may devour (Job1:7).
Satan is always strategizing, looking for a way to take us down. He is consistently watching his targets to strike at just the right time. Judas was in the inner circle with Jesus. He had access to Jesus daily, he heard all of the teaching and saw all of the miracles, yet Satan was able to capture his soul.
Scripture teaches us that Judas was a thief. He was the one holding the money bag for Jesus and he would take money out whenever he wanted. Jesus knew that Judas was a thief, but it did not stop Jesus from having Judas in the upper room meal. Jesus is always at the door of our heart knocking, asking us to let Him come in. The choice is always up to us. Because Judah was a thief, he had opened the door to Satan and gave him mastery over him. Up until the very last moment he had an opportunity to turn his heart to Jesus. But because he had opened that door, Satan was ready to strike and moved right in.
We can’t go back and change what we’ve already done. Scripture says that when Judas saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse for turning Him in. He returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priest, but it was too late. Judas went away and hung himself. His decision was final.
Jesus came so that we could change our lives and be part of the upper room fellowship with Him, but Satan is always looking for an open door. We have to make sure we know who has mastery over us, and we do this by staying in the Word. We must spend time with him daily. For he tells us to pray, “give me my daily bread” he has food to keep us nourished so we don’t give over to Satan. Amen
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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