10月21日

標　　題：把人帶到耶穌面前

經　　節：他先找著自己的哥哥西門，對他說：「我們遇見彌賽亞了。」（約翰福音一章41節）

人們可以在許多方面聞名於世。在一個邪惡的世代，挪亞以正直聞名於世。大衛是以合神心意聞名於世。彼得是以直率聞名於世。約翰是以耶穌所愛的門徒聞名於世。猶大是以出賣者聞名於世。保羅是以無畏的福音宣告者聞名於世。安得烈則是以帶領人到基督面前聞名於世。

第一個被安得烈帶領到耶穌面前的，是他自己的哥哥彼得。彼得一添加門徒的行列之後，即變成十二使徒的發言人，而安得烈則隱藏在幕後。最後，是彼得，不是安得烈躍升為耶穌最親密的核心使徒。我們沒有讀到安得烈憎惡彼得，安得烈似乎以帶人到耶穌面前為滿足，而結局則讓耶穌決定。

當初是安得烈查找這個帶著餅和魚的小孩，把他帶到耶穌面前（約翰福音六：8∼9）；是安得烈把希利尼人帶到耶穌面前，雖然希利尼人當時被虔誠的猶太人所憎惡（約翰福音十二：20∼22）。聖經上沒有記載安得烈曾經講道、行神跡、寫聖經中的一部書。他以帶人到耶穌面前聞名。

安得烈是我們的好榜樣。我們的工作不是把人變成基督徒，也不是要使他們認罪。使人做當做之事，不是我們的責任。我們的任務是帶他們到耶穌面前，祂會在他們的生命中動工。

Bringing People to Jesus

He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which is translated, the Christ). (John 1:41)

People become known for many things. Noah is known as a righteous man in an evil age. David is known as the man after God’s own heart. Peter is known as the outspoken disciple. John is known as the disciple whom Jesus loved. Judas is known as the betrayer. Paul is known as a fearless proclaimer of the gospel. Andrew is known for bringing others to Jesus.

The first person Andrew brought to Jesus was his brother Peter. As soon as Peter joined the disciples, he became the spokesperson for the Twelve, while Andrew remained in the background. It was Peter, not Andrew, who rose to prominence as one of Jesus’ inner circle of three. We do not read of Andrew resenting Peter; it seems he was satisfied to bring others to Jesus and leave the results to Him.

It is not surprising that Andrew found the boy with the loaves and fishes and brought him to Jesus (John 6:8–9). Andrew brought Greeks to Jesus, even though they were despised by pious Jews (John 12:20–22). There is no record of Andrew ever preaching a sermon, performing a miracle, or writing a book of Scripture. He is remembered for those whom he brought to Jesus.

Andrew is a good role model for us. Our job is not to transform people into Christians nor to convict them of their sin. It is not our responsibility to make people do what they ought to do. Our task is to bring them to Jesus, and He will perform His divine work in their lives.