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The second characteristic of ordinary Andrew’s extraordinary heart was that it had been magnetized by Christ. He was so drawn to Christ, he was sure that if others could just once be exposed to Jesus, it would be enough. “The first thing Andrew did,” the Scripture tells us, “was to find his brother Simon and tell him, ‘We have found the Messiah’” (John 1:41). Certainly Andrew had the right idea! For unlike the caricatures of Christ, THE CHRIST OF SCRIPTURE IS SO WINSOME, SO RADICALLY DIFFERENT, SO UTTERLY UNLIKE THE STEREOTYPES, THAT WHEN HE IS TRULY SEEN, HE DRAWS THE MOST RESISTANT TO HIMSELF. Though men and women have always resisted Christ, and will continue to do so, there are untold thousands who will be magnetized to Him when they understand the truth about Him.
If we want Andrew-like hearts, we must repeatedly EXPOSE OURSELVES TO THE RAW REALITIES OF CHRIST AS THEY ARE RECORDED IN THE GOSPELS. Magnetized hearts draw others to Christ. Andrew had a knowledgeable heart, a magnetized heart, and a remarkably selfless heart — as John’s Gospel shows: “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). Then he brought Simon to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter). (John 1:40-42).
What we observe here, and it is substantiated by the other Gospels, is that Andrew was commonly identified as “Simon Peter’s brother” and not vice versa. The official apostolic lists in Matthew 10:2-4 and Luke 6:14-16 both identify him in this way. John’s account of the feeding of the 5,000 likewise identifies him as “Simon Peter’s brother” (6:8). Everyone knew swaggering, ebullient Peter. He naturally drew people to himself, but Andrew faded into the wallpaper — especially when the big guy was around. “Andrew? Oh, you know who he is. Peter’s brother. Sort of mauvecolored. Easy to miss.” A lesser man would have stumbled here.
Having lived with Peter all his life, he knew there would be only one seat for him once he brought Peter to Christ — the backseat! But Andrew was unencumbered by self and introduced Peter to Christ anyway. And Peter became a major player indeed! There are men who join the army only if they can be officers, who will do evangelism if they are the evangelists. BUT THE TRUE EVANGELIST’S HEART IS A SELFLESS HEART. Andrew’s heart was ordinary perhaps, but extraordinary in its selflessness.
OH MY JESUS, REIGN AND HELP US ALWAYS.
References:
The Living Bible
Discipline of a Godly Man( Book by Kent Hughes)
Evangelist Eric Musa:
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