Betrayal is one of the most painful experiences of life. To have someone you care about, someone you trust, someone you counted on, turn against you is very painful. It takes someone close to us to really hurt us, or at least the closer the betrayer the more severe the pain seems.
Betrayal is usually painful because it tends to take some planning. Judas agreed to betray Jesus and then it says in Matthew 26:16 From that time on, Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus. Judas had opportunity to change his mind and to take a different course of action. It wasn't a spare moment decision - it was intentional and planned out.
Betrayal is also part of the human experience. We have all betrayed others and we have all been betrayed. I think this is partly why it was prophesied and fulfilled that Jesus would be betrayed. To remind us that Jesus experienced the same things that we experience. He knows our deep pain of betrayal.
I know in my life betrayal has lead to a deepening of my trust in God. When my support system crumbles at my feet, I learn to depend and trust in Him a little more every day. How will you act/react the next time you are betrayed? How will you act/react the next time you betray a friend?
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