LISTEN TO COME AND SEE! CHAPTER 4 – AN EVIL PLAN

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Welcome to this special Easter edition of Redeeming the Chaos with Laurie Christine! 

A FAMILY DEVOTIONAL FOR EASTER

For 30 days leading up to Easter, I will be reading to you from my easter devotional book, Come and See! 30 Family Bible Stories for Easter.  

Today, I am reading Come and See! Chapter 4 – AN EVIL PLAN.

Come and See!  invites families of elementary-aged children to experience firsthand the anticipation, the sorrow, the tragedy, the fear, and the ultimate triumph of Jesus’ death and resurrection. 

Through the eyes of six eye witnesses, you will be led on a journey through the busyness of  the streets of Jerusalem, to the despair of Golgotha, and finally to the celebration of the empty grave.

This book includes 30 short devotional stories, each with accompanying Scripture references and questions for discussion and imagination.

We are going to be reading one story each day leading up to Easter.  You’re welcome to grab the kids and listen together for your family Bible time.  Or, if you would rather read to your kids on your own, you can DOWNLOAD A FREE COPY OF THE ENTIRE EBOOK HERE.

LISTEN TO COME AND SEE! CHAPTER 4 – AN EVIL PLAN

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AN EVIL PLAN – Told by Judas, A Disciple of Jesus

“I was nervous. I knew that what I was about to do was an act of betrayal to the man I had followed for the past three years. But I felt driven, almost as if an evil force had entered into my soul. I knew exactly what I had to do.“Judas, DISCIPLE OF JESUS

I was so sick of Jesus getting all this attention. I had been one of his original twelve disciples and had followed him for the past three years, but I was beginning to think that Jesus was just a big show — just trying to get all the attention for himself. Flipping over tables and causing chaos in the temple? Seriously, who did he think he was?  

 Then there was the time that we were all at Lazarus’ house for dinner, and his sister Mary dumped a whole bottle of perfume on Jesus’ feet, of all places. Such a waste! Jesus didn’t even reprimand her. He let her do it, as if he deserved this special treatment. I would have loved to get my hands on that perfume and sell it to make a little money.

I was the one in charge of the finances for the twelve disciples. That’s one thing I did enjoy… handling money. And making money. Oh, and maybe stealing money every now and then, but nobody really noticed anyway. I mean, who was going to miss a few shekels here and there?

I had heard a rumor that the chief priests and Jewish religious leaders were looking for a way to capture Jesus and arrest him. They were just as tired of him as I was.