Spy Wednesday

HOLY WEEK – WEDNESDAY

“Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people. Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. He went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them. And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. So he consented and sought an opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of a crowd.”

– Luke 22:1-6

The Scripture doesn’t specifically say much about Wednesday. But that doesn’t mean things weren’t happening! The rage and jealousy of the religious leaders toward Jesus was boiling over. They’d repeatedly failed to trap Him in His words or bring Him down in the eyes of the people. His continued condemnation of their hypocrisy and sin were outrageous. The messianic energy of the crowds following Him frightened them.

Would Jesus turn the people against them? Would He start a revolution? Would He trigger a Roman crackdown that would cost them their influence and income? On what’s sometimes called “Spy Wednesday”, anger, fear, jealousy, greed, and the devil came together to hatch a practical plan to solve the Jesus problem permanently (or so they thought)!

Lest you feel too superior to them, ask God to run a thorough inspection of your heart. Would you be tempted to do the same thing in their situation? The truth is that there are many highly religious Christians today who would be sufficiently offended and embarrassed by the person and presence of Jesus that they’d be tempted to get rid of Him too! Christians more attached to wealth, influence, popularity, politics, favorite sins, and their warped version of Christianity than to their Lord.

Unfortunately, such attitudes can be subtle and infectious. Today seems like the perfect day to check and make sure nothing like that has happened to you! #FollowJesus