Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Acts 1:21-26
by: Stephanie Sholtz.
The casting of lots was often used to determine God’s will. It was a way for God to make His will known to His people prior to Jesus sending the Holy Spirit to believers (see Proverbs 16:33). God not only provided the means to serve and worship Him, but also ways to know His will. This is the last time the Bible records God’s people casting lots, as the coming of the Holy Spirit made them unnecessary. As Jesus promised before He ascended into heaven, the Spirit now provides the way for the priesthood of believers where all may approach the throne of God and know His will.