Luke 6:12

Luke 6:12 says, And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.  Jesus went into the mountains to pray during this time, and He continued to pray to God all night.  This should tell us something about what our prayer life should be like.  We need to make sure that we are ready to put in whatever time is necessary to seek God's will.  Verse thirteen adds, And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;  The next morning, Jesus called all His disciples to Him, and chose twelve whom He called apostles.  As Christians, we are all disciples of Christ, but we do not all have the same calling.  Verse fourteen states, Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,  This verse and the next two name the apostles, those twelve who were closest to Jesus.   Verse fifteen adds, Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,  Verse sixteen continues, And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.  There were several brothers,  including one named Judas, and also another Judas, Iscariot, who would betray Jesus.  Not everyone who claims to be the closest to Jesus really is.  Some, like Judas Iscariot are simply claiming to follow Jesus to see how they can benefit in earthly ways and not to advance God's kingdom.  Verse seventeen says, And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;  After praying all night and calling the apostles, Jesus came down the mountain with them to be met by a great multitude.  It would be wonderful if we had great multitudes waiting to hear God's word today, and maybe if we spent more time in sincere prayer to God we would.  Verse eighteen adds, And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.  Jesus healed the sick and those vexed with unclean spirits.  Still, this was not His real purpose in coming, and many of these people were there to see Jesus for the wrong reasons.  We need to come to Jesus for forgiveness of our sins and spiritual healing, whether we are ever healed of physical problems or not. Verse nineteen continues,  And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.  Everyone wanted to touch Jesus, because they were healed by His touch.  We today are healed spiritually by the spiritual touch of Jesus, and this is the only way to spiritual healing.