“Thirty Pieces Of Silver”
Monday, April 14, 2025Key Verse
“And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.” Matthew 26:15
Text — Matthew 26:14-16,23,24
Message
It is good to like and desire to have good things like clothing, food, money, friends etc., but nothing should be desired as much as, or more than, Jesus in our hearts. The most important thing in our hearts must be to love and obey God. This was not the case with Judas Iscariot. He loved money more than Jesus, the Saviour of the whole world. He betrayed Him and sold Him for thirty pieces of silver.
For Judas Iscariot, it was money (30 pieces of silver). What is like thirty pieces of silver to you? What do you prefer and would rather do than obey God. What is that sinful thing that you find difficult to stop doing, even when you know it is wrong? Is it telling lies, fighting, unforgiveness, etc.? Repent of all these things now before it becomes too late.
Anything desired more than God and His word leads astray and comes with negative consequences. Judas collected the thirty pieces of silver but never spent them and never enjoyed them before he died. What a loss! Ask Jesus to forgive and cleanse you from all sins if you are still doing bad things.
Further Reading
1 John 2:15-17
Prayer for today
Dear God, I surrender my heart to You. Please help me to love You more than everything and everyone.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
