joh 01v42 He Brought Him To
Jesus
"HE BROUGHT HIM TO
JESUS."
John 1:42
Yes, salvation is all of grace.
It is the Good Shepherd who goes out to seek his sheep. He finds them. And he
brings them home. But according to his infinite wisdom and condescending grace,
it is our Lord's good pleasure to employ men in this heavenly work. Andrew was
present when John said, "Behold the Lamb of God!" And Andrew beheld
him. Immediately, Andrew went and found Simon, and told him “We have found the
Christ," "And he brought him to Jesus." Andrew could not give
Simon faith. He could not show him Christ's glory. He could not save him. But
there was something he could do - He could tell Simon what he had seen. He
could tell Simon about Christ. And he could bring Simon to the place where he
might meet Christ for himself. You know the result of Andrew's effort. Simon
was converted and he became the mighty spokesman of the early church.
Andrew never preached like Peter did. But had it not
been for Andrew's witness to his brother, Peter would never have preached
either. Maybe you can't preach. But you can be an Andrew. Go and tell men what
you have experienced, tell them about the Christ of God. Then bring them with
you to the place where they are most likely to meet Christ for themselves.
Bring others with you to the house of God to hear a man preach the gospel of
Christ.
I cannot believe that a man has tasted the honey of
the gospel if he is content to eat it all by himself. Free grace compels a man
to be generous. We do not want to bring others to our Lord that they may enjoy
his riches with us. You have a tremendous opportunity before you. How many
people do you know who are perishing for a lack of knowledge? You have at your
disposal tracts, articles, tapes, and your own experience by which you can
share the knowledge of Christ and his gospel. Who knows? Maybe God will be
pleased to use you to bring another sinner like yourself to a saving knowledge
of Christ.
What
a glorious prospect! Let it inspire you to begin the work today. Andrew brought
Simon to the Savior. Philip brought Nathanael. Who will you bring?