If you really want to go deeper, if you really long to be transformed by the renewing of your mind - you have to ask yourself the tough questions. Judas, for whatever reason, had just been going through the motions. The kiss of a rabbi was a kind courtesy - but we see the pure evil in his taking what was to be an act of devotion and affection - and we realize he was just going through the motions. Likewise, we too can just go through the motions. Are the rhythms and movement of your life flowing out of genuine devotion and delight in the Lord, or is it just like the betrayer's kiss? All for show.  Do you delight in the Lord? Does your life reveal your deepest affections? Don't be blowing kisses when what He wants his total devotion.

Going Through the Motions - Right Thinking

With a Kiss, You Are Betraying Me?

Luke 22

Right Questions lead to Clear Vision

"With a kiss, you are betraying me?"

Jesus wants to change your thinking, so that you will know:

(#1) The WORST need not RULE you

See Luke 22:21

See John 13:21-26

Romans 12:2, "Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect."

See 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, 16-18

(#2) The ADVERSARY need not DEFEAT you

1 Peter 5:8, "Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour."

See Luke 22:47-53

(#3) The VICTORY need not ESCAPE you

Final Thought: Closeness to Jesus ≠ Intimacy with Jesus

Matthew 15:8, "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me."

Romans 10:9-10, "If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved."