John 13:16-20 Jesus went on to further explain service and
fellowship in the kingdom of God. Being a humble servant does not elevate us
above anyone we serve, but it does place us in the role and position to which
we are called. That role, the same as that to which Adam was called, is to
represent God to the world. And when we are acting in that role, whoever
receives us receives Jesus and the Father by way of our ministry.
Is the interposition of the mention of
Judas' treachery in the middle of the paragraph germane to this thought or a
distraction from it? Perhaps this is meant as a caution. When we are
commissioned by God to go to the world with His message and mission, the call
comes with great accompanying power. But it is not a blank check. We cannot go
to the world in His name but with our own agenda or our own plans. We really do
not know what motivated Judas, but that is really irrelevant. Even if we eat
His bread (i.e., partake of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper), if we choose
our own agenda, then we have not chosen Him, and He has not chosen us. It may
look good on the outside, and we may fool people into thinking we speak for
God, but He knows who is His.
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