“And it was at this time that He went off to the mountain to
pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God. And when day came, He
called His disciples to Him; and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as
apostles…” (Luke 6:12, 13)
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Most of us have heard the story of how Jesus called the twelve
disciples. We have this picture of Jesus walking up to these unsuspecting individuals
with an air of confidence, and with His voice calling out their names with
authority. He must have been persuasive because fishermen and tax collectors
alike dropped what they were doing and stepped forward to serve Christ.
But there is a short verse right before the final team is
selected. In this verse we are told that Jesus went and prayed all night long about
what He was about to do—picking the future leaders of the church. What was He
praying for exactly? We don’t know, but we can see the results. Those whom
Jesus picked were unlikely candidates but were used to bring the hope of Christ
to the world.
The moment when you select those you will serve with is a
key one. Many times this isn’t the center of the process, but merely a formality
that must be done in order to get to work. Think about a current outreach team
that you are on. How much time went into planning how team members would serve
together?
So many times outreach efforts fail because of issues and
conflicts among those serving together. Jesus knew that the team He worked with
was just as important as all the speaking and healing that He did. As you
participate in a group effort, pray that each member would bring pure motives
and a servant’s heart.
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Placing Bibles into the hands of believers who have never
owned one before is always exciting. While in India however, I wasn’t quite prepared for
the blessing I received as I gave out copies of God's Word to people who were filled with joy and thanksgiving when receiving a Bible they could never afford on their own. Right now, in Bangalore, we have a request for 250 Bibles, which cost only $5 per Bible. Will you help supply God's Word to the poor of India? Please partner with us and click here to Donate Now.
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