Betrayal with a Kiss!

Betrayal with a Kiss!

Have you ever felt like, not all who are with you are for you?

Don't worry because you ain't alone in this!

Even Jesus had Judas Iscariot... One of the 12 CLOSEST to Him, who even betrayed Him with a kiss.

If you wonder why?

Read Matthew 13:24-30 "The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares"

²⁴ Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 

²⁵ but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. 

²⁶ But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. 

²⁷ So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ 

²⁸ He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ 

²⁹ But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. 

³⁰ Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”

The fact is, God knows that the devil has planted tares in the field but yet He allowed them to grow TOGETHER. 

Because, in the process of growing, most of the time, the roots of the wheat and tares will grow and tangles together, forming relationships and friendships with one another. As such, if we are to remove those who are 'against' us, some of those who are for us will also be removed at the same time because of the relationships or friendship they have with them in the midst of growing together. So in order to ensure that no wheat will be removed in the midst of removing the tares, God allowed them to grow together, until the Day of the Harvesting.

A kiss being a symbolism of love and reverence was also the weapon that the devil made use of to put Jesus on His trail and brought Him to the cross. But be of good cheer, for it all happened for a purpose and God is in control! =D