Friday 20 Jan 2023

January 20: Mark 3:13-19

Key Verse: Mark 3:19
and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Devotion:
What sprung to mind when I thought about these words was the picking of teams when I was a youngster in junior school. I was never one of the first ones to be picked for some games because I was certainly not good with some sports or games! So being picked as one of the “best of the worst” came as normal sometimes. We could look at this point in our bibles and wonder if Jesus ended up picking the “best of the worst” but this was not the case.

God had already made up His mind about who should be picked and who was going to betray Jesus in the end. This all needed to happen according to God’s plan in order for His love to be shown to us all; and that included picking someone who was going to betray His only Son!

When God asks us to do something for Him, it may not always sound like the best plan in our minds or even a good plan at all, but we should be willing to listen and obey at all times. I know I have answered His call on some occasions when I was quite sure I would not be able to handle the situation or whether it was a good idea at all – but when we look back on all the things which happened at that time and see why He asked us to do things, we will always be able to see the good which came out of it in the end.

God knows what is best for us all and He alone has to make the difficult decisions to pick the best team to do the job. This may not seem like the best team from our point of view and it may not seem like it is right sometimes, but we must listen carefully to God and obey Him when He asks!

Points to Ponder:
Do you find it difficult to obey God?

Have you tried simply listening to Him?