It was true of Judas, it was true of Peter, it was true of all the apostles: "I will strike the Shepherd and the sheep will all fall away" (Mark 14:27). It is true of you and me. Everyone fails God: "All sin and fall short of the glory of God" (Rom 2:23).
However, judas chose to be a failure by hanging himself in his grief and his guilt instead of gangling on and allowing the Spirit of Christ to restore him. Peter was grieved, he felt terribly guilty, but he lived to be restored by the Savior. The rest of the apostles did the same.
You and I will bear the same guilt at times and even those our spirit may grieve us, we are not throw-aways, we are keepers in God's sight. Yes, we fail - that is a part of the fallen human condition but becoming a failure is a choice. Slipping in the mud is due to a temporary loss of balance but to wallow in it is a choice.
Jesus didn't say "come unto to me all who have unburdened themselves of their struggle," he said, "come unto me all who are heavy burdened" (Matt 11:28). He calls you to himself, warts and all. He loves you just as you are. And he loves you enough to empower you to become better to be redeemed time and again.
Jus' Sayn.
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