Does the saxophone play the music, or does the musician?
After Jesus rose from the dead, he told his disciples, “All authority has been given me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…;” (Mathew 28:18-20). He made a direct connection between his authority and telling the disciples to go and make disciples.
Jesus gives eternal life to individuals (John 17:1-2; John 5:21). He is the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2) and Paul wrote that faith is a gift of God (Ephesians 2:8).
So we have nothing to fear in telling the Story of Jesus and making disciples. God is the one who convicts men of sin; we don’t (John 16:5-11). We are simply his mouthpiece.
