Yesterday, we observed that Barsabbas, not chosen to replace Judas in Acts 1, was still active as a leader in Acts 15. Today, let’s look at something even more important: we’re ALL chosen!
When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. (Acts 2.1 – 4, ESV, emphasis mine)All together
The entire house…rested on each one of them…all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues…
Who?
And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James. All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (the company of persons was in all about 120)… (Acts 1.13 – 15, ESV)
- The 11 apostles
- The women who had traveled with them
- Mary the mother of Jesus and his brothers
- 120 people in all: men, women, older, younger
What part of ALL do we not understand?
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” (Matthew 9.36 – 38, ESV)