MEMORIES THAT SAVE - Dag Heward-Mills

READ: John 11:1-45

...And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

John 11:41



You see, if you remember certain things they will restrain you when you are going the wrong way . If Judas had remembered the supernatural nature of Christ, he would have been hesitant to betray God.

Perhaps if Judas had remembered how Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead after four days, he would have dropped the whole idea of betraying the Son of God.

Perhaps a chill would have gone down his spine if he had remembered that Jesus had actually predicted that he would die and rise again after three days.

Sadly , Judas’ mind was fixated on the thirty pieces of silver he had been promised. Somehow, this fixation blacked out the memory of how supernatural and powerful Jesus really was.

What is your mind fixated on? Which memories have you blacked out? Have you forgotten something important? Could this lack of remembrance lead to your annihilation? Will you become like Judas and forget all that has happened? Can it be that you will forget all your experiences and not remember anything that was said?

What did Jesus say about Judas? He said, “It would be better that he was never born.” He did not say this about anyone, including the murderers and thieves He encountered. He said to the thief on the cross, “Today you will be with me in paradise.” But He said about Judas, “It would have been better that you were not born!”