Choosing People

Scripture – Matthew 10:1-4: ¹Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. ²These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; ³Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; ⁴Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Observation – (Write down what you see in the scripture.) Jesus chose an interesting group of people to be His closest disciples. I wonder how He made those choices. We really know very little about most of them. In the church I find it easy to keep turning to the same people over and over when there are jobs to be done. Yet how many other people are just waiting to be asked?

Application – (Write how you will be different today because of what you have just read.) I’ll expand my vision. I’ll look for new people to ask. And I’ll stop making decisions for people. It’s real easy to cross someone off the list because I think they don’t have time or interest. I will practice giving more people opportunities to serve Christ through the church.

Prayer – (Write out a brief prayer.) Lord, I’m sorry for living with such limited vision. You chose people I probably would have overlooked. Open my eyes. Help me see the people right under my nose.