Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist until one day when another man walked by. John looked up at the other man and said, "Look, the Lamb of God." Andrew realized the import of these words and decided that it was time to follow Jesus. It is one of John's most godly qualities that he encouraged his followers to leave him and to follow another. That is what he did, along with the man who was with him.
Jesus saw these two men following him and asked, "What are you looking for?" Andrew and his friend answered the question with a question. "Rabbi, where are you staying?" Jesus invited them to join him and they spent the day with Jesus. Evidently they were deeply impressed with what they saw, because Andrew left to do the most important thing anyone can do. He went out and found his brother Simon and John 1:42 tells us what he did next.
And he brought Simon to Jesus.He realized quickly that this one was The One, the promised messiah, the hope of Israel. And he went and told his brother about it and brought him to see Jesus. Simon's life changed dramatically after that - he became know as Cephas, or Peter. All because his brother took the time to bring him to Jesus.
Sometimes, perhaps, we get too bogged down in the minutiae of witnessing, trying to deal with deeper theological issues, methodologies and strategies, or learning canned gospel presentations. Each of those has their place. But evangelism is really much simpler than that.
Sinners find a Savior and bring other sinners to find the same Savior. We find our family, our friends and our neighbors and we bring them to Jesus. When they meet him, things change.
Father, I thank you for the people who brought me to you. May I pass along that blessing as I bring others to meet the Savior who saved me.
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