Acts 1:24. “And they prayed and said, ‘Thou Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two Thou hast chosen…” YOU KNOW, PLEASE SHOW. It is possible that we may forget that everything is open and known to God. We can get all stressed out over things that God has under control and forget that the problem is – we don’t know what God has already planned out. It is our responsibility to be close enough to the Lord that we can know “who He has chosen.” When God's people come together in fellowship, all that we have experienced with the Lord is our most favored topic of conversation. The Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven and the promise of His return was given again to those eleven by messengers from heaven. "This same Jesus... shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven." The two brothers of the Lord, James and Jude now met with the believers who gathered together in an upper room to wait and pray. All those who had seen the risen Lord were come together to wait for the promised Holy Spirit.
There are time when the best thing we can do is to wait and pray. Praying does more than just unload our burdens, requests, and thanksgivings to God. It put us in such close proximity to Him that He can make clear to us His choices, His will, His mind and His plans with the simple means of divine communication to the heart. God will do what is right in His own time and way. The first thing the company of believers did together after the Lord Jesus ascended was to fulfill the scriptures that told of another person who was to take Judas' place. It is hard for us to conceive that one who had heard the Lord Jesus teach and preach like Judas did, would deliberately reject Christ. Judas never repented and went to perdition. Even though some people are close to the truth, they are not committed to the truth.
An election is coming soon – “Whether of these two Thou hast chosen.” A meeting is coming up – “Which of these two messages would Thou have me to speak on.” A series of meetings for believers – “Which of these two lines of teaching should we speak of here.” Matthias was one who followed the Lord right from the beginning of His ministry even though he was not one of the twelve. A faithful person who can be trusted even though he is not seen as a public person is a very valuable person in the work of the Lord. One has well written, "It takes more grace than I can tell, to play the second fiddle well." A trustworthy person is a great person to work with and include in a special service for God. Make sure when asking one to do a work for the Lord they meet the scriptural standards God expects of them in life. Examine carefully the choices you have. Pray for wisdom and be willing to act on the guidance the Spirit of God gives.
“It is all known to Thee, Lord. What is most appropriate, what is most needful, what is most urgent, what will bring most glory to Thy name. Make it known to me please. Show me! Amen.”