John 18:8 Jesus answered, "I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go." 9 This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: "I have not lost one of those you gave me." This is ironic. Jesus hadn't lost any of his men. Except Judas of course. Judas was chosen to be the betrayer. Think about that. If you read the Bible on a regular basis you have noticed that we don't see Jesus calling all of his men. We see him walking on the shore calling the four fishermen: Peter, Andrew, James and John. We see him calling Levi (Matthew) the tax man. And we see him calling Nathanael (which some believe to be Bartholomew). However, we don't actually see him calling the other eight. We know that he chose them because he says so in John 15. Though at this point Judas had already left to begin the betrayal. We know that the 11 remaining men were his choice group. These were chosen for an immensely incredible task. Yet they ...
These are devotional, and other, thoughts from a guy who lived in Brazil from 1997 to 2023. I recount personal experiences and Bible applications with most of my posts. These "posts" are mostly for me but if you want to, you can read them too!