Devotion:
Read Luke 6:12-13.
Few events were more important in Jesus' ministry than his selection of apostles. Think about the challenge of selecting twelve from the crowd of people who followed him. He would spend every day with these men, training them, traveling with them, and leading them to change the world when he was gone. How would he begin that process?
Our passage today tells us what he did first. He withdrew to the mountainside to pray. He spent the night praying! He didn’t choose the twelve and then ask God to bless his choice. No, he spent time in prayer and meditation asking God to lead him to the right men.
Then, in the morning, he called together his followers and selected the twelve and gave them a special role as apostles who would teach, and preach, and begin churches after Jesus was no longer with them.
Jesus pulled an “all-nighter” in prayer before he made an important decision. He sets the example for us to follow. It’s good to spend an extended time alone with God in prayer before making our own decisions.
Personal Worship Option:
Dear Father, fill me with a greater desire to spend time with you. Help me to strengthen my commitment to prayer. Help me to spend more time in conversation with you when I am facing major decisions and opportunities. In the name of Jesus who set the example for me to follow. Amen.
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