Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, "We have found the Messiah" (that is, the Christ). And he brought him to Jesus.
John 1:40-42
Bringing People to Jesus
There was so much excitement and so little stress when Andrew told his brother about Jesus. Have you ever wished it was that easy?
It is easy to worry about trying to find just the right words to say, or trying to find just the right time to say them. But notice that Andrew wasn't concerned about any of that.
Andrew didn't worry about getting the timing right because he did it as "the first thing." There was no waiting for just the right moment because Andrew got right to it.
He didn't worry about finding the right words to say because all he said was what he knew: "We have found the Messiah." There was no crafting of the perfect thing to say. Andrew just said what he knew.
All of this is because Andrew realized what the real job of sharing our faith is—it is bringing people to Jesus. It is easy to put a lot of pressure on ourselves to share Jesus and to do it in just the right way. However, sharing our faith is really a natural thing for Christians. We want to bring other people to be where Jesus is.
Jesus is the one who does the real work. He is the one who does the convincing. He is the one who puts opportunities into our lives. Our job is just to bring people to be with Jesus.
Prayer:
Father, help me to be like Andrew as he brought people to Jesus. Amen.
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