Devotion:
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Read Matthew 10:2-4.
Jesus put together an unlikely group to be His Apostles. He chose some fishermen, and a few disciples we are not sure what they did for a living. He chose Matthew/Levi who was a tax collector which most people despised. They were seen as traitors and thieves. Jesus chose Simon the Zealot who was a radical who hated Rome and anyone who had anything to do with Rome. The zealots were extremist and tended to hold violent protests. He also called Judas who would betray Him to be part of His inner circle.
Jesus chose a diverse group that you would think would be a recipe for failure, but Jesus made it work. The dynamics of the relationship between Matthew and Simon the Zealot had to be interesting. I am sure Simon hated Matthew at first and saw him as a traitor to his country. I am sure Matthew felt uneasy around Simon but Jesus used all of them. God often chooses the unlikely to impact the world. If God can use this crew, God can use anyone.
John Wesley’s Covenant Prayer: I am no longer my own, but yours. Put me to what you will, place me with whom you will. Put me to doing, put me to suffering. Let me be put to work for you or set aside for you, Praised for you or criticized for you. Let me be full, let me be empty. Let me have all things, let me have nothing. I freely and fully surrender all things To your glory and service. And now, O wonderful and holy God, Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer, You are mine, and I am yours. So be it. And the covenant which I have made on earth. Let it also be made in heaven. Amen.
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