“And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;”
Luke 6:12-13 KJV
After leaving the synagogue, Jesus went into the high hills to spend the whole night in prayer to God. At daybreak, he called together all of his followers and selected twelve from among them, and he appointed them to be his apostles. Before Jesus made important decisions and before great events in His life, it was His pattern to seek the Father. Once He saw what the Father wanted, Jesus obeyed as the perfect Son. So Jesus said, “I speak to you eternal truth. The Son is unable to do anything from Himself or through His own initiative. I only do the works that I see the Father doing, for the Son does the same works as His Father.” Then He chose the twelve apostles who are the “sent ones”. They were all different in their personalities and came from different backgrounds. The people Jesus chooses today don’t all look, act or sound alike. The first ministry that Jesus established was the apostolic. May we seek our Father to see exactly what He wants and then to do it, with an apostolic passion. Amen!
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