Day 6

Scripture to Read: Luke 6:13–16

Jesus had spent the entire night in prayer. Then, God had Luke tell us this in Luke 6:13–16, “And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles: 14 Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James and John; and Philip and Bartholomew; 15 and Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot; 16 Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.” No doubt, in His prayer time alone with the Father the night before, Jesus included a time to discuss the young men He would choose as His closest disciples. Jesus did not just haphazardly choose these twelve young men; He and God the Father knew the ones He would invest in the deepest and who would become His apostles. God the Father, Son, and Spirit knew that Judas Iscariot would become a traitor, but they still chose him to follow Jesus. Jesus loved Judas Iscariot and treated him the same as the other eleven. What a great reminder of God’s love for all mankind. God does not want anyone to die apart from Him and He takes no pleasure in those who refuse Him (Ezekiel 18:32, Ezekiel 33:11). Though God knows many will choose to refuse to surrender to Christ as Lord and walk in obedience to Him, nonetheless, He does all He can to reach them with the Gospel of Christ so they’ll repent and turn to Him for the forgiveness of their sins.

Challenge & Application

When you pray about major decisions, what does Jesus’ example convey to us all? How are you following the example of Jesus in the people you are investing in and discipling?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

Jesus’ ministry often took place on the Sabbath. We read in Luke 6:1–5, “Now it happened that He was passing through some grainfields on a Sabbath; and His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating the grain. 2 But some of the Pharisees said, ‘Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?’ 3 And Jes...

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Day 2

God shows us very clearly in Exodus 23:12 and Deuteronomy 5:14 that He gave the Sabbath to mankind so that they and their animals may get some rest and refresh themselves. God never designed the Sabbath to be a heavy burden on people, but that is exactly what the Sabbath had become to the Jewish people. It was a burden because the religious l...

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Day 3

Jesus is God; therefore, He knew what the scribes and the Pharisees were thinking on that Sabbath day. God had Luke record this for us in Luke 6:8–9, “But He knew what they were thinking, and He said to the man with the withered hand, ‘Get up and come forward!’ And he got up and came forward. 9 And Jesus said to them, ‘I ask you, is it lawful...

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Day 4

Jesus knew what He was about to do, but before the miracle, He looked around to see if anyone was willing to answer His question. Everyone kept silent, and so God had Luke record this in Luke 6:10–11, “After looking around at them all, He said to him, ‘Stretch out your hand!’ And he did so; and his hand was restored. 11 But they themselves we...

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Day 5

Jesus, just like us, needed rest and refreshment at times. God had Luke record this in Luke 6:12, “It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.” Jesus needed to be refreshed and renewed through His fellowship with God the Father. Though Jesus is God, when He walked here on earth ...

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Day 6

Jesus had spent the entire night in prayer. Then, God had Luke tell us this in Luke 6:13–16, “And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles: 14 Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James and John; and Philip and Bartholomew; 15 and Matthew and Thomas; James t...

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Day 7

Jesus chose the twelve young men He would spend the most time with and disciple, but there were many other disciples who wanted to follow Him as well. God had Luke record in Luke 6:17–19, “Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a great throng of people from all Judea and Jerusal...

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