Matthew 4:18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left their nets and followed him.
When Christ was on earth He walked by the seaside and called to Himself, Peter, James and John, and all three responded readily. But when Judas’ turn came Jesus for some reason became unusually cool in His reception. This obvious reluctance baffled the other disciples, who had great respect for Judas, and his qualifications as a certified accountant.
They saw in him one who would be an asset to the kingdom, but Jesus, who reads the heart, observed quite the opposite in the same person, and to His disciples, Christ’s unexplained coolness to Judas was not only unwarranted, but ill-advised in their minds. But God never makes a mistake in His assessment of persons as Judas’ after history revealed.
Christ’s reception of Judas was definitely not a warm, welcoming tone as was the case with those other disciples, to whom Christ made no mention of not having a fixed place of abode. In fact, Christ’s words to Judas may have bordered on discouraging him from his bid to join the inner circle, but because God gives equal opportunity to all, He permitted Judas to join the group.
Matthew 8:19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath nowhere to lay his head.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!