Judas and his replacement
It is interesting that Peter still accepted Judas as one of them and felt he needed to be replaced as one of the 12 after what seems to be his suicide. The number 12 is a significant number in scripture. If you google it it's talked about as God's perfect number. A number representing God's power and authority.
It is also interesting to note how they chose the replacement. He had to have been with them from the beginning and being a willing witness of Christ's resurrection. They established two people with these qualifications so to break the tie they drew lots.
Lord Jesus, help us to work well in Your Kingdom. Help us to use our brains to determine what is right and then allow us to trust You with chance when when we don't know what's best between the good laid before us. Help us to follow You well, and to turn to You when we've messed up instead of taking things into our own hands and potentially committing suicide like Judas did
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