Absorbing God’s Word
“Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.” Acts 1:26
Applying God’s Word
Is Acts 1:26 saying that things come about by the luck of the draw. No. God doesn’t have to count on luck. He chose Matthias to be one of the 12…Twelve.
Last Sunday’s scripture, Mark 5:21-43, was about Jesus healing a woman who was sick for 12 years. In the same day He raised a 12 year old girl from the dead. I had never put the two 12”s together before. Was it a coincidence?
It’s said that the number 12 symbolizes faith, the church and divine rule. It appears 187 times in the Bible. There’s the 12 tribes of Israel, 12 minor prophets, 12 sons of Jacob, 12 stones of Gilgal, 12 apostles and the 12 baskets of leftovers from feeding the 5,000, just to mention a few.
Nothing in scripture is about coincidence or luck of the draw. It is about faith and trust in God.
Accounting of God’s Word
Do I believe the scriptures to be absolute truth? How strong is my faith?