WHOM SEEK YE?

John 18: 4-6

JESUS, therefore, knowing all things that should come upon Him, went forth, and said unto them, WHOM SEEK YE? They answered Him, "JESUS of Nazareth", JESUS saith unto them, I AM HE. And Judas also, who stood betrayed Him, stood with them. As soon, then, as He had said unto them, I AM HE, they went backward, and fell to the ground.

JESUS, in another place, asked Peter, Who do you say that I AM? This is a question that we all must answer in our heart, unto the LORD. Peter said, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living GOD." What is your confession?

Judas looked at JESUS as a man with a potential for greatness and so he followed JESUS for what he would achieve as the follower of this man.  If JESUS was looking for power on this earth, Judas would rise to power on the "coat-tails", after all, Judas had the moneybags for the ministry. Judas was a greedy manipulator, who thought that he could manipulate situations to force JESUS to take the reigns of power.

The question remains, Whom seek ye? Are you seeking status by your association with JESUS? or are you seeking the LORD of life, JESUS the author and finisher of faith and life. Are you seeking JESUS for what you get? or are you seeking JESUS for who He is? 

THOU ART THE CHRIST THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD; YOU ARE WORTHY OF ALL PRAISE AND THANKS.