Pastor John,
I was just listening to brother Gary sing “I Came To Do Thy Will”, and there is a verse in that that says “betrayed now with a kiss”. It struck my heart. I thought about what an intimate gesture a kiss between brethren is, a holy kiss. I thought about what that really meant, to be betrayed with that kiss by Judas.
Then the thought of Satan betraying God came to mind. Satan had such an intimate place with God, I wonder if that hurt God’s heart? I always pictured God just angry and casting him out, but I wonder if it hurt him? It made me hurt thinking about hearts that have left God after having been given such an intimate part with Him. It also made me think about how we treat each other’s hearts that have been given such an intimate part of God. I want to take very special care of the hearts so intimately a part of God’s heart. That song touched me today.
Beth