Wednesday

📖 Matt. 26:14–16; Mark 14:10–11; Luke 22:3–6

Not many events are recorded on this day. But it is precisely in the silence that a weighty decision is made: Judas goes to the chief priests and agrees to hand over his Master. He looks for the right time to betray Jesus when no crowd is present. Sin moves in secrecy. It doesn’t always make noise—but destruction often begins quietly, in a heart that has grown cold to truth.

Judas had seen miracles, heard the teachings, and walked closely with the Truth Himself. But physical closeness does not guarantee a heart that’s truly near. His desires had already been captured by something far smaller than the glory of Christ. He didn’t betray Jesus by force, but by a will he had nurtured. This is the danger of unchecked desires that grow silently within.

Today we are invited to reflect—not on dramatic outward actions, but on the quiet state of our hearts. What are we harboring in secret? Are we allowing space for hidden cravings to grow? Or are we welcoming the light of the Word to renew us? In today’s silence, let us invite the Lord to search our hearts and shape them once again.