Have you ever thought of yourself as “okay” or “doing alright”? Have you ever told yourself “I’m doing better than most” or “I’m on the safe side”? We all have. There are dangers when we become comfortable with ourselves why? Because it is especially when compromise takes root in our hearts thoughts.
Jesus’ ministry lasted for three and a half years – that’s the whole time He used to change the world. And Judas Iscariot followed him all the way. But what happened? At the very last moment, Judas decided to choose a major decision contrary to everything he saw, heard and learned within those three and a half years of struggling along with Jesus in His ministry. So what happened?
Judas compromised
He might not have known it but he compromised every step of the way for those three years. He helped himself with the money put in the treasury (Judas was the treasurer of the ministry) and it might not be too big a deal since the ministry never once lacked money or something to eat (at least it was never mentioned in the Bible that they did) but that is called compromise – not wanting the best and settling for what’s good because of comfort and pleasure.
Judas travelled that thin line between right and wrong. Occasionally, he would trip and fall on the wrong side, helping himself with the treasury but oftentimes he would lean more on the “right” side, driving out demons in Jesus’ name, preaching the good news, helping out the poor. In his heart, he thought he was “okay” that he was “doing alright”.
For three and a half years
Judas thought he was really doing well! Will you stick to a person and do what you’re doing for three and a half years, suffering from no homage, from persecution, etc ., if you don’t really believe in what you’re doing and think you’re not “okay”? No! Judas definitely believed he was “okay”.
But he was walking the line all along
And at the end of those three and a half years, all of the little decisions that Judas compromised in affected his sense of judgment. And when crunch time came along and it was time to make the big decision, all of the little decisions he made summed up themselves in his choosing the big one. He chose to betray the Master. Out of all the reasons he could have chosen in the three and a half years he spent with the Messiah, still he chose to betray Jesus. Why?
Because compromise corrupts your ability to decide
If you are not faithful with the little things, you won’t be faithful with the big ones. This is exactly what we can see in the life of Judas. He wasn’t faithful in the little decisions he made, so when crunch time came along, he wasn’t faithful with the big ones too.
My challenge to you is
Re-evaluate yourself. Don’t stick to the thought that you’re “Okay”. I say this because even I have some things that I compromise with. But the Bible has made me aware of these things and is still doing so every day of my life. Think of all the little things you compromise in and decide now to pursue the best. God’s best for you in everything. Do not compromise. It will corrupt you.
Galatians 6: 7-8
“For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.”
Nice post, Sean! I liked reading and re-learning from it. 😀
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Nice blog..quite a revelation there! =)
one of your best blogs
very relevant to many of us believers
Thanks Cai! =D Yeah it’s so applicable to my life too!
Thanks ahia Mel! =) Yeah it’s so relevant to myself so I thought I should share it to others. =) Thank you!
Sean! Praise God for all your inspiring blogs!!! 😀
Praise God indeed! God is soooo good to me! =) thank you ate Ivy!!! I’m glad you visited!
Glad to discover this site. You have good and well-thought articles.
Thanks Jason! =) I appreciate your kind words.
Indeed, not knowing how to respond to the little things means that one would getting a hard time succeeding on the big things. Thanks babe (Sean) for another insight! Keep it up! 😀
Haha my pleasure Austin. Thank you for your insights as well =)
i was in the middle of compromising. this post made up my mind. thanks!
Hey Hannah!
So glad it did. Praise God for that.
You're very welcome! Hope to get to know you more!
Excellent, and challenging to me personally. Choices are critical and defining!
Indeed compromise can sway us to the road of no return if we are not careful. A wrong decision without check get us into trouble. It’s better to stick to the Word of God than to be distracted.