Take Away:As we declare who Jesus is to those around us there is a blessing that comes with it like the one Peter received when he declared Jesus was the Messiah. We are to have the boldness of Peter as we share the identity of Jesus with others.

Take Away:Judas knew ABOUT Jesus because of spending time with Him in the natural, but He didn’t have RELATIONSHIP with Jesus in the spiritual. He had not accepted the message of repentance and salvation which the others apparently had.

Even when we have faith we can become distracted by the storms of life. It’s important especially at those times that we keep our eyes on Jesus and trust Him to walk through the challenges with us.

Many things can become idols in our lives which can keep us from knowing Jesus to the fullest. For Judas that idol was money. It exposed Judas’ lack of a worshiping heart paving the way for the betrayal of Christ.