12th.: Choosing the Apostles
The writer of the Gospel of Luke tells us,
“And it came to pass in those days, that he [Jesus] 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).
Picking the right person should not be taken lightly.
Even Jesus spent all night asking God about which of the disciples were to be made apostles.
This prayer process was not quick. Jesus may have mentioned the names of each of his many disciples, and many others.
For example, Jesus may have mentioned the name of the Israelite without guile, Nathanael (see John 1:47)?
Yet, Nathanael was not chosen, and the traitor Judas Iscariot was.
In a manner of speaking, we cannot know what God wants, unless we ask him
“... the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.” (Pr. 19:21)