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Jesus Prayed All Night

Date: Mar. 19, 2023

Passage

Luke 6:12-19 (ESV)

12 In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. 13 And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles: 14 Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, 15 and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, 16 and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

17 And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, 18 who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19 And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.

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Key Verse: 6:12

In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.

What keeps you up at night? Jesus cared about the suffering people of the world deeply and passionately. He saw crowds of people like sheep without a shepherd and like fields ripe for harvest. People needed to know the truth that God was really with them and cared for their healing and for their blossoming into the fullness of God's image and life in them. Although he was tired, he had to pray, in a solitary place, and be heard by God and to hear His voice.

The next morning, Jesus chose 12 disciples and designated them apostles. They would follow Jesus and learn from him. They would be a start of a new movement that would extend the love and healing of God to the whole world. They were all different, yet Jesus saw a beauty in diversity and loved each one of them, entrusting them with the keys to the kingdom of God, even though one would betray him.

Prayer: Prayer: Lord, hear us when we pray and open our hearts to hear your wisdom. Are you calling me, as I am, to share in the work of caring for the world around me? Help me to do so.

One Word: One Word: Pray

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1 Chronicles 18:1-17

Key Verse: 18:6b,13b

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