Acts 1:26 And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

Whilst we do not know the exact way in which the Apostle Matthias was chosen, the fact remains it was some form of balloting; be it up to God or up to the other apostles.

God chosen these men because they were willing to put aside their own lives they had grown up expecting and take on the life Jesus had shown them.

As we move forward in our lives with God, we too should be willing to give up our own expectations and live for Christ instead.

This may be a hard act to follow if you have always lived with many luxuries, but trusting God means He will give you what you need to do His bidding.

Matthew 5:19 Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

It is a sobering thing Jesus is telling the people as they listened to Him teaching.

We are all going to have to account for the things we have done and are doing in our lives.

God is not going to just sweep things under the carpet; yes, He wants to forgive us and to forget about our sins, but we have to make sure we ask Him for forgiveness.

Aim for the best position. Aim for being with God and pleasing God, always.

Matthew 18:1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

We are always on the lookout for differences between us and others. We always want to compare ourselves to others. This is what we get to learn as human nature!

But when we get to Heaven, God is not going to compare us based on our appearances, or our wealth or health or any other feature.

God is not going to compare us. He is going to judge us by what we were given and what we accomplished – just like the servants who each were given various amounts of money to store.

Trust God and His judgement, not any human facts and figures!