Acts 1: 12-26

**Word for Today:**
>*Then they prayed, Oh Lord, You know every heart. Show us which of these men you have chosen as an apostle to replace Judas in this ministry vv. 24 & 25*

Chosen leaders are those whom God has endorsed. To get them, we need to depend on God through prayers.
When Judas betrayed Jesus, he realized what he did and so, died a miserable death. 

A vacuum was left. So the disciples needed a replacement for him. They prayerfully casted lots to get a leader who can serve in Judas place. 

Note the kind of prayer they prayed, acknowledging that it is only God who knows the hearts of men, and so should help them to choose. 
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This is what we should always do when it comes to leadership, because we may see outwardly as men that one is qualified for a post, but on the inside, he is not qualified. 

Therefore, we end up choosing wrongly. But if we tell God to take the lead, He who knows the hearts of men will choose a man with a good heart. Also note the fact that Mathias was with the disciples even in the time of John the Baptist. 

This has taught us a lesson that we are not to make young believers leaders, rather people who have their roots in Christ and can stand the test of time.

**PRAYER:**
*Father, please help us to elect leaders prayerfully, people who you have chosen and kept for your work. May we not choose by sight.*