Luke 6:12-13

One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray and spent the night praying to God. When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles.

Think of the kind of men that Jesus chose to be his apostles. There were a lot of fishermen and even a tax collector. But no church leaders or theologians. Not exactly what you might expect especially with Mathew the tax collector. Tax collectors were not only charged with collecting taxes for Roman but they would overcharge and keep the extra (remember the story of Zachias and his response when Jesus eats at his house).

God used imperfect servants, something that he continues to do today and that is encouraging news for us flawed vessels, knowing that we do not need to be perfect to be able to serve him.

Blessings
Mark