Posts tagged: betrayal Archivehttps://pype.dev/tags/betrayal/archive/atom.xml2026-03-25T06:13:55ZAll posts with the tag "betrayal"Nic Paynemarkata-goReflection - Luke 22:48https://pype.dev/reflection-luke-22-48/2026-03-25T06:13:55Z2026-03-25T06:13:55ZSpurgeon's ** today I almost skipped, not that I'm diligent to sit down every day anyways, but because I'm struggling with stress and work and I was hoping...<p>Spurgeon’s <strong>Morning and Evening</strong> today I almost skipped, not that I’m
diligent to sit down every day anyways, but because I’m struggling with stress
and work and I was hoping for some divine moment where the meditation of the
day would just speak directly to my worries. But by God’s grace, I feel it
speaking to parts of me I’d rather ignore, and that alone is enough
confirmation to spend an extra minute on it…</p>
<div class="admonition note">
<p class="admonition-title">Luke 22:48</p>
<p>But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”</p>
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<p>Spurgeon says first thing “The kisses of an enemy are deceitful”, not that he’s
the first one to say it…</p>
<div class="admonition note">
<p class="admonition-title">Proverbs 27:6</p>
<p>The wounds of a friend mean well, but the kisses of an enemy are profane.</p>
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<p>Our pastor delivered a great sermon on Sunday that is dove-tailing in my heart
with this… He said the most dangerous place to be was in the presence of the
Lord Jesus, and to remain unchanged by him. Jesus has words for me which do not
feel good in the moment - words I don’t even disagree with… but do I fully
agree? When he calls out the sin of lust or greed in my heart, do I take his
rebuke into the depths of my soul and respond in <a href="/kind/" class="glossary-term" title="kind - kubernetes in docker" data-hover-title="kind">kind</a> with a contrite heart? Or
do I parrot agreement on the surface, but in the darkest depths continue to
hold on to the sins that I love?</p>
<p>I have felt so much stress from work and AI recently that I’ve just been
neglecting the rest of my life, and frankly a sharp word from the Lord about
orienting my life around the right things is welcome. It stings but I’m smart
enough to see how stupid I can be. In my own way I have been betraying the
Lord: talking sweetly about him to my family and friends yet daily, for the
last couple weeks at least, deprioritizing my time with him and giving into the
temptation to always be working and producing something. In the cleanest irony
I think I’ve only made more work and mess for myself in not taking the time
each day to slow down and reflect - both personally and in work.</p>
<p>Praise the Lord for friends who speak truth to me, for my wife who cares for me
and sees the error I’m leaning into, and ultimately for Jesus himself who has
never abandoned me even when I turn 2 blind-eyes away from him.</p>
Nic Paynehttps://pype.dev