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[12] In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. [13] And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles: [14] Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, [15] and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, [16] and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
(Luke 6:12-16 ESV)
One of my favorite sayings is that Jesus lived for us, died for us, and lives for us today. What “lived for us” means is that Jesus modeled the way that we should live. In the passage above, Jesus has a big decision to make. We may know about the twelve disciples but how often do we remember that there was a point in time that Jesus made a choice to pick out a select number of individuals to form into a team. A team that would ultimately lead the way in sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. I don’t know about you but to me, that was a big decision.
So what did Jesus do? He prayed. Sounds simple enough, right? So how come we don’t do it more often?
Here’s a challenge for you this week. Spend the first few moments of your day in prayer. Pray for wisdom. Pray for strength. Pray that God will put you in the position to bless someone.
Have a great week!
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