Draw Near to Hear, then Preach
In Mark 3 we find a group of people who are no longer interested in having Jesus around. Their only aim is to destroy Him. Mark 3:2 (ESV) And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. Some people are like that with God. You could see the beauty and majesty of God all over the world. You could hear the testimonies of changed hearts on every Continent and almost every Country. You could hear the stories and see the lives changed by the power of Jesus' Name. And still, all they seek to do is accuse and excuse, misjudge and destroy. That's exactly how they treated Christ. But in the midst of this hostility Jesus calls to him 12 men "He wanted to be with Him that He might send them out to preach." That's what it means to be chosen by Jesus. You aren't just chosen for your own sake. You are chosen for His sake. To preach. To leave no one without a testimony of God's...