GoD's WorK - God's Puzzle Solved

What Is The Ministry89Iscariot. When the eleven gathered together to replace Judas, itcame down to two men who could witness Christ’s life and resurrection.But they refused to make a human-based decisionbetween Joseph and Matthias. Both men were perfect witnessesof all that occurred in Christ’s human existence, including seeingThe Resurrected Jesus. But The Apostles knew that only God,The Father or The Glorified Jesus, could make that decision.Therefore, The Apostles prayed to God, and asked Him to makethe choice between these two. They asked God to select the onewho had “the right” heart. Then, they cast lots. This was not avote! Casting lots may have been done by putting the two namesin a jar, and then shaking the jar. The first name to come out ofthe jar was the chosen apostle, whichever way this casting oflots was done. Matthias was the one who was chosen by God directlythrough this means. No humans made that decision - onlyGod, Himself (Acts 1:24-26). Paul was an Apostle out of season.Why? Because he was not present to witness Christ’s life as ahuman. However, to be an Apostle, Jesus still had to personallyselect Paul, with no human involvement. Read all of Acts 9 to seePaul was personally chosen by Christ by means of a vision fromJesus Christ, Himself.The Head ApostleThis may come as a surprise to some, but there was no head apostleamong The Twelve Apostles. No one was in charge over the others.That was forbidden by Christ, as reported during His earthlyministry (Matthew 20:25-26). On many occasions, Peter wouldrise first to speak. This has caused some to believe that Peter wasthe head apostle. Not so. Jesus said to Peter that He, Christ,The Rock, would build His church upon Peter. But Peter (Greek:“Petros”) was only the “pebble” or “small rock” and not the great