Good morning and happy Monday. Did you know that there was another apostle selected  by the others to replace Judas?  Yeah me either. It's in Acts 1:12-26. He's mentioned there and never again. Why? Why does God have this in the Bible if this guy is never going to be mentioned again? Heres what I've learned from it. Some men and women, about 120 of them, prayed and sought Gods council and therefore thought they were making a godly decision. But in the end none of it mattered. All the things that God wanted to have done got done in spite of their choices, good or bad; right or wrong. It's in the Bible because Luke wants to show us that we need to seek Him but He will still get His work and plans done in spite of our good or bad decisions. These guys got a twelfth man and as far as we know he did nothing much at all. So the church grew anyway. God doesn't need us; He wants us. He will use whatever mess we've made of it and bring His plan into being. I love that. And if we're close to Him we may be a part of what He's doing. I just thought this was an interesting bit to really ponder. God is awesome and so loving. We have to be careful though not to be taking credit for what He's doing or done. Give all glory to God and live for Him by serving others. In love always. <><