<html><head></head><body><div><div><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Mark 14;43-47</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><b>43. &nbsp;And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.</b><div><b>44. &nbsp;Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I shall kiss is the man; seize&nbsp;him and lead him away safely.”</b></div><div><b>44. &nbsp;And when he came, he went up to him at once, and said, “Master!” And he kissed him.</b></div><div><b>45. &nbsp;And they laid hands on him and sees him.</b></div><div><b>46. &nbsp;But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>We cannot wage&nbsp;spiritual warfare with the weapons of this world. &nbsp;Peter tried to defend Jesus&nbsp;with a sword of steel. &nbsp;In another Gospel, Jesus tells Peter to put his sword away and He even heals the ear of the high priests servant. &nbsp;Mercy and compassion are the most powerful&nbsp;spiritual weapons.</div><div><br></div><div>We have been given the sword of the Spirit,&nbsp;the Word of God, AND the Holy Spirit himself. &nbsp;Our willingness to follow Jesus, and in His love for our enemies, even&nbsp;laying down our earthly lives for the sake of the name of Jesus, is a strength Satan cannot match.</div><div>Such love overpowers the kingdom of darkness and sin. &nbsp;It is a witness which changes enemies into friends.</div><div><br></div><div>In his heart, Judas had determined that Jesus was his enemy. &nbsp;Jesus had offended&nbsp;Judas when He defended the woman who ‘wasted’ the expensive ointment, pouring it over Jesus’ head. &nbsp;<span>Judas’ god was Mammon. &nbsp;</span><span>Whatever we believe to be our highest good is our god/God.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>What do you believe is your highest good? &nbsp;What are you living for? &nbsp;Whatever it is, or whoever it is, serve it/Him with all your heart, with all your strength, and with all your mind. &nbsp;Believers serve,&nbsp;knowing Jesus&nbsp;has given us the Life which cannot die. &nbsp;</span><span>He has given into our hearts the most powerful thing in heaven or on earth</span><span>,&nbsp;</span><span>very love of God.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Prayer: &nbsp;Merciful Father, bless us to kiss the feet of Jesus, (like the other woman who wet his feet with her tears and wiped them&nbsp;with her hair) for we too like her,&nbsp;have been forgiven. &nbsp;Bless us to determine what/Who is our greatest good and be so devoted, that no gift is too precious to give in offering to our God, including our earthly life. &nbsp;In Jesus we pray, Amen.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Love,</span></div><div><span>Dad/Baba/Eric</span></div><div><span>Grandpa Pickle Pastor</span></div><div><span>“A chapter a day, every day, progressively, be transformed, ‘soak’ in the living Word. &nbsp;God’s Word is our habitation, and we are His.”&nbsp;</span></div><div><br><br><div><a href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&amp;c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&amp;af_sub1=Acquisition&amp;af_sub2=Global_YMktg&amp;af_sub3=&amp;af_sub4=100000604&amp;af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><br></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>

Mark 14;43-47
43.  And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.44.  Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I shall kiss is the man; seize him and lead him away safely.”44.  And when he came, he went up to him at once, and said, “Master!” And he kissed him.45.  And they laid hands on him and sees him.46.  But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.
We cannot wage spiritual warfare with the weapons of this world.  Peter tried to defend Jesus with a sword of steel.  In another Gospel, Jesus tells Peter to put his sword away and He even heals the ear of the high priests servant.  Mercy and compassion are the most powerful spiritual weapons.
We have been given the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God, AND the Holy Spirit himself.  Our willingness to follow Jesus, and in His love for our enemies, even laying down our earthly lives for the sake of the name of Jesus, is a strength Satan cannot match.Such love overpowers the kingdom of darkness and sin.  It is a witness which changes enemies into friends.
In his heart, Judas had determined that Jesus was his enemy.  Jesus had offended Judas when He defended the woman who ‘wasted’ the expensive ointment, pouring it over Jesus’ head.  Judas’ god was Mammon.  Whatever we believe to be our highest good is our god/God.
What do you believe is your highest good?  What are you living for?  Whatever it is, or whoever it is, serve it/Him with all your heart, with all your strength, and with all your mind.  Believers serve, knowing Jesus has given us the Life which cannot die.  He has given into our hearts the most powerful thing in heaven or on earth, very love of God.
Prayer:  Merciful Father, bless us to kiss the feet of Jesus, (like the other woman who wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair) for we too like her, have been forgiven.  Bless us to determine what/Who is our greatest good and be so devoted, that no gift is too precious to give in offering to our God, including our earthly life.  In Jesus we pray, Amen.
Love,Dad/Baba/EricGrandpa Pickle Pastor“A chapter a day, every day, progressively, be transformed, ‘soak’ in the living Word.  God’s Word is our habitation, and we are His.” 

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