When I read the story of Jesus at the last supper, I wonder what was going through the disciples' minds when they asked who would betray Jesus. In the Gospel of John 13:24-27 Peter asks Jesus who will betray Him and it seems pretty obvious when Jesus hands Judas the bread dipped in the bowl, but then it says in verse 28-29 "But no one at the table knew for what reason He said this to him. For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus had said to him, 'Buy those things we need for the feast,' or that he should give something to the poor." NKJV. In Matthew 26:25 it reads, "Then Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, 'Rabbi, is it I?' He said to him, 'You have said it.'" NKJV. Judas acts dumb the whole time, even while being blatantly accused in front of all of his friends and Jesus who knows all.
Sometimes we also deny that we know what stupid thing that we are doing. Ryland has gotten into the habit of doing something wrong, and then denying it even though we were all watching him when he did it. I told him that I know when he is lying, and for the most part I can tell. As children and as Children of God, we think that we can get away with our sins, pretend that they did not happen, and then deny deny deny, as if God does not know all. This is the new challenge for us as parents as we have to discipline Ryland as he denies vehemently the very thing that he is getting in trouble for, furthering his punishment when what he did in the first place was probably not all that bad.
