The first thing Andrew did after his encounter with Jesus Christ was that he hastens to find his brother, Simon Peter.
Preceding Andrew’s call as one of Christ’s disciples, he was a devoted disciple of John the Baptist. One day, when he was in the company of John the Baptist with other disciples, when Jesus the carpenter son and himself a carpenter from Galilee passed by, John pointed Him out as “the Lamb of God”. Andrew and the other disciples immediately left John the Baptist and went after Jesus to know more about him. We are not told who the other disciple was, but we do know that something began in Andrew’s heart that day which prepared him for the direct call of Christ.
“Oh, for a church of Andrews!” I do not know that many ministers would want a church of Peters; it would be too quarrelsome. I am quite willing for Thomas to go to the City Temple and Simon Zelotes to St. James’. Let me have a church of Andrews—of simple, loving men, content to bring people to Jesus. Men like him are so valuable because everybody can be an Andrew. Not a greatly gifted man, but a greatly faithful man; not a man who would dispute with Peter as to who should be primate, or with John and James as to who shall sit on the left hand of Christ and who on the right, but a man who simply, humbly and lovingly does the work that lies nearest to him. He surely is of those last in the world’s estimate, who are first in the Kingdom of God.” Hubleman. A.
The first thing Andrew did after his encounter with Jesus Christ was that he hastens to find his brother, Simon Peter. He was not selfish like some of us might be if we were to have that opportunity to have an encounter with the king of kings, we would rather go alone and experience him first and come back to narrate the experience. Andrew did not do that. Immediately he got to know Jesus, the first thing he did was to go call his brother, Simon. That was a genuine love and joyfully introduced him to Jesus. Although a apparently simple act, but that introduction made a great impact, not only on Simon Peter personally, but on the generations after him, of which we are all partakers of the grace of God that was upon his ministry.
What Are You Doing with Your Testimony?
Simon Peter became the one to whom Christ gave the keys of the kingdom, and through his exciting, Spirit filled, anointed sermon on the Day of Pentecost, thousands of newly-converted souls were recorded in heaven. Little did Andrew know what great impact that simple act of introduction was on generations after him. Since you have been saved, how many people can you confidently say you have led to Christ? To how many people have you shared your spiritual journey experience with? Are your family members saved or are you being stingy with your salvation, you are not saved for yourself but for others to be able to come to Christ, Christ didn’t die for you alone, heaven won’t be fun with you alone in it.
Why don’t you do the one major assignment Christ demanded of you? “…Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” (Mark 16:15, NIV). When you introduce someone to Jesus, you just can’t tell what the outcome of that introduction will be, or what the future may hold for that person in Christ Jesus. What vision has God given you? Are you holding on to it or helping other destinies with it? Are you bringing someone up with you or you want to take all the glory and not spread out the gospel. Ministers of God should pray for their Andrew and always remember them.
As Simple as Andrew!
According to Hubleman, “Oh, for a church of Andrews!” I do not know that many ministers would want a church of Peters; it would be too quarrelsome. I am quite willing for Thomas to go to the City Temple and Simon Zelotes to St. James’. Let me have a church of Andrews—of simple, loving men, content to bring people to Jesus. Men like him are so valuable because everybody can be an Andrew. Not a greatly gifted man, but a greatly faithful man; not a man who would dispute with Peter as to who should be primate, or with John and James as to who shall sit on the left hand of Christ and who on the right, but a man who simply, humbly and lovingly does the work that lies nearest to him. He surely is of those last in the world’s estimate, who are first in the Kingdom of God.”
