Today’s Gospel:  Luke 6:12-16

REFLECTION
In today’s message, Jesus chose 12 regular and ordinary men out of hundreds who followed him and then designated them as apostles. Apostle means “messenger” and also “ambassador.”  It was these men who changed the course of human history by bringing the message of Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection to a world cut off from God because of sin.  We can not ignore how God used them and how they have influenced our society. Their names are still being used: Thomas, Philip, Andrew, Peter, Bartholomew, James, Simon, John, and Matthew, among them.

Jesus still calls and chooses today.  Each one of us who believe have been called and chosen by Jesus.  We who believe can live daily with a clear purpose. We can influence people’s lives, one person at a time, whether at work or school. When we believe in Jesus and were saved, it shows that we were called by God and chosen by God.

This calling and choosing of the 12 apostles was an act of God’s grace.  Jesus’ calling and choosing is God’s divine grace. When we accept this wonderful grace and purpose that he has for our life then we will become such a great blessing with sure rewards in the kingdom of God.

To be called and chosen by Jesus is God’s sign that he loves us and values us and that we are important to him. Even if we have not been chosen by others, and have been rejected and ignored, we should know that God has his eye on us and has chosen us for an incredibly great and wonderful purpose. That purpose will bring many lost and suffering people to the kingdom of God and will give us eternal treasures in heaven.

- MA

Today’s Reading:  Eph 2:19-2

PRAYER:
Father Almighty,  I accept and personally believe that Jesus still calls and chooses ordinary people today, like me.  May I always count it the greatest blessing to be chosen.  In Jesus’ Name we pray.  Amen.