Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. (Colossians 3:5)
Daily reading: Isaiah 63
Judas Iscariot’s fall is a stark warning. Though chosen as one of the twelve, his heart was never truly with the Lord. Covetousness grew in him unchecked until it ruled him completely. Like Cain, sin crouched at his door—and he let it in. What began as small thefts from the money bag ended in betrayal. When Mary poured her expensive perfume on Jesus, Judas feigned concern for the poor, but it was greed speaking. Denied what he desired, he found another way: selling the Lord for the price of a slave. Satan, seeing Judas ripe for ruin, entered him fully. This is the deadly power of sin when left to grow. It starts small, but if not put to death, it destroys. Today’s text urges us to mortify sin before it matures. Let Judas be a warning—deal with sin early, before it gains control. Sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death (James 1:15).
