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The men Jesus recruited to be His disciples were not
connected and politically savvy. They were from the province of
Galilee, an agricultural area and void of higher educational
institutions. With the exception of Judas Iscariot, these simple men
were molded into powerful preachers that changed the world. This is
in stark contrast to the ruthless political and religious leaders
who were fueled by the power of Satan and thought nothing about
killing their adversaries. Jesus built His church under a Roman
occupational government and dealt with various corrupt political and
religious parties and the hostile environment they fomented. His
choice of twelve men with no political experience seemed foolish as
they were no match for the crooked religious leaders and the savvy
political operators in Jerusalem. Yet the movement Jesus started was
powered by the Holy Spirit and some 2,000 years later Christianity
has spread worldwide, while Caiaphas, the Pharisees, the Sadducees,
the Herodians and the mighty Roman Empire no longer exist. Everyone
that clashed with Jesus has faded into the dust bin of history and
is no longer relevant. |
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