WHERE OUR ENEMY LEAVES US
Today's reading: Matthew 26-28

"When Judas, who had betrayed him, realized that Jesus had been condemned to die, he was filled with remorse. So he took the thirty pieces of silver back to the leading priests and other leaders, I have sinned, he declared, for I have betrayed an innocent man. What do we care? they retorted. That's your problem." Matthew 27:3-4 NLT

Isn't that just where our enemy, satan, leaves us?

Broken.

Remorseful.

Empty.

Ashamed.

Alone.

With blood on our hands.

Where he leads us is not mentioned when he is pandering to our emotions or attempting to sell us on his lies. How we will feel afterwards is never addressed as he suggests alternative routes. Regret is not calculated into the equation of what is right, wrong or due us. Conviction is not brought in to the conversation. Our enemy never lets us know how many will be harmed when we go against God's wishes, including our own hearts.

And yet we trust him time and time again.

Judas-like.