“Jesus went out into the hills to pray; and all night he continued in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles; Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor”

Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Tuesday 10th September 2024 – LUKE 6:12-19.

So, Christ Jesus Who in the Holy Trinity is God the Son also prayed.

Noticed how at several instances, the Holy Bible have it where Christ prayed?

In today’ teaching, he prayed all through the night to be guided rightly to choose twelve people from his throng of followers, those whom will become the Apostles.

One will dare say, after such spiritual exercise expressed in deep and long prayers, yet there was Judas Iscariot who betrayed Him.

We can see how Christ prayed all through the night, though he got the appropriate guidance he needed to make the right choice of Apostles, yet, there was Judas Iscariot.

If Christ in one of his prayer session would say, “Lord, if it were my wwll, let this cup pass me by,” then, we must understand that the inclusion of Judas Iscariot and his eventual action was part of the grand design of God.

Judas Iscariot actually fronted the purpose of Christ’s coming to the world. God eventually crowned it.

The coming of Christ was to die for our salvation (which Judas Iscariot seemingly fronted) and his resurrection (which was by the power of God) eventually gave the world salvation.

Dear friend, if despite our prayers and good works, things never turned out as we envisaged, we must understand that what ever becomes of things with us, is part of God’s grand design for our life, just like Judas Iscariot occurred for the fulfilment of the scripture.

Have a fantastic day folks.

Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!

• Akase F. Agabo
  10th Sept. 2024.