Luke 6
CHOOSING PEOPLE

How do we choose people when it comes time to choose them? Perhaps it is a wife of a husband we need to choose, an employee, Sunday School teachers, elders, volunteers to serve among believers, or even friends.

Jesus had to choose apostles. There would have been a lot of disciples that were following Jesus around, of which some would have stood out as leaders, others would have stood out because they showed compassion, were personable, or had other skills. How did he narrow them down to twelve?

This is how Jesus did it: “In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles.” (Luke 6 v 12 – 13 ESV).

Jesus chose by asking for God’s guidance. It was not a quick, “Help me choose the people I want,” but a genuine seeking of God’s direction. Maybe some of them weren’t the people he would have chosen by himself!

Let’s do the same. Let’s pray for wisdom as we choose a wife, church leaders, employees or whoever. After all, God sees the heart. He knows best.

Let us seek wisdom this weekend.

With love in our Lord
Robert