OPEN HEAVEN 27 OCTOBER 2021 MEMORIZE: A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. Proverbs 17:22
BIBLE READING: MATTHEW 27:3-8
The type of sorrow that Judas Iscariot experienced is undesirable. I pray that you will not experience such sorrow in your life, in Jesus name.
Peter’s sorrow is seen as godly because it led to repentance while that of Judas Iscariot is ungodly because it led to his death (2 Corinthians 7:10).
When a person thinks he or she can outsmart the Lord, the result is ungodly sorrow. What makes man think he can outsmart God is greed and materialistic tendencies.
1 Timothy 6:6-8 says: “But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.”
Judas Iscariot obviously had allowed greed to establish and grow within his heart. It was recorded in John 12:6 that he had been stealing from the purse Jesus asked him to keep.
The greed then grew to the extent that he decided to betray the Lord Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. He probably imagined that he could swindle the Jewish leaders.
Judas probably expected that Jesus could not be arrested because he had witnessed Him escaping from the hands of the Jews before (Luke 4:28-30).
Judas however came to know the impact of what he had done when he realised that Jesus surrendered Himself to be arrested and was condemned. This made Judas very sorrowful. Matthew 27:3, Matthew 27:5 says: “Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.”
This type of sorrow however is ungodly as it led to despair, frustration, regret and eventually suicide. Some Christians today also exhibit ungodly sorrow not for committing sin, but for getting caught.
This kind of sorrow does not lead to genuine repentance but rather dries up the bones as we read in our memory verse today. May this never be our portion, in the mighty name of Jesus.
PRAYER POINTS
Thank You, Father, for the precious blood of Jesus that was shed at Calvary for the remission of my sin, and for Your mercy that endureth forever over my life.
Father, in any way I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me; let Your mercy prevail over any judgement of sin in my life, in Jesus’ name.
Father, Your word says offence will come, but woe to the person through which offence comes; please, don’t let evil prophecies be fulfilled through me, in Jesus’ name.
Father, let me always experience godly sorrow that leads to repentance and salvation and not ungodly sorrow that leads to death and destruction, in Jesus’ name.
Father, please, remove from my life every spirit of greed, covetousness and materialistic tendencies, in Jesus’ name.
Father, give me the grace to be contented with what I have and live a godly life, in Jesus’ name.
Father, empower me to look unto Jesus, the author and finisher of my faith, for all my needs, and not unto covetousness, in Jesus’ name.
Father, please don’t let the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life drown me in ungodly sorrow, in Jesus’ name.
Father, frustrate the threefold agenda of Satan in my life, which are: to steal, to kill and to destroy; in the mighty name of Jesus.
Father, bless your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye and his entire household. Perfect everything concerning them, in Jesus’ name.
Father, bless Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measures, and all those who have been rebroadcasting them, in Jesus’ name.
Father, let every challenge, hindrance and obstacle of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus’ name.
Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)
In Jesus’ name, I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)
Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18).
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