With the reward he got for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out.
Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood. (Acts 1:18-19)
The field of blood is a field of personal condemnation. It’s a field of guilt and self punishment. Never bury yourself there!
Judas was not the only disciple who betrayed Jesus. Peter also did, even thrice, but sought for forgiveness and moved on with the Lord.
“A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying…that he is wiser today than yesterday” (Jonathan Swift).
It takes humility of heart to admit our faults and turn to the Lord for strength and forgiveness. Norman Vincent Peale rightly states that “One of the greatest tragedies of the average person is the tendency to spend our whole lives perfecting our faults. We develop a fault and we nurse it and cultivate it, and never change it”.
To err is human. But to overcome your errors by seeking God’s forgiveness and grace is maturity. Our God shall never despise the repentant transgressor.
“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.” (Isaiah 1:18)
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