"I'm only one person! What difference will it make?" This is one of the biggest lies that Satan can whisper in our ears ,or the worst kind of thinking to hinder our service to the Lord! One person CAN make a HUGE DIFFERENCE in the lives of others AND in serving the Lord. BUT, if we are not careful, it can be for GOOD or BAD. "For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself." Romans 14:7. The Bible has A LOT to say about the power of one.
First, their is the power of one to SIN. The first person that made a difference in EVERYONE'S lives, even today, was the FIRST person. Adam. Because of one action he took, he has affected everyone that has ever been born on this earth since. "For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners..." Romans 5:19. We are all sinners now because of one mistake that Adam made. When he WILLINGLY, chose to partake in eating the fruit that Eve offered him, he knowingly disobeyed the Lord's command to refrain from doing so. "Therefore, to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is SIN." James 4;17. He was not deceived by the serpent as Eve was (I Timothy 2:14). She believed Satan's lie (Genesis 3:1-5). Adam saw what had happened and knew what he was doing. Obviously, this had a major NEGATIVE impact on all of those to follow. When he did so, he never knew how this is devastate the rest of mankind. We can be quick to condemn Adam and Eve for what took place so long ago, but how often are we guilty of the same thing? No, we don't actually go eating fruit or food that is forbidden, because ALL FOOD is given to us to be enjoyed by the Lord. The first law was replaced by the BLOOD OF JESUS! (Hebrews 8:13, 10:9&10). But, how many times do we WILLINGLY disobey the command of the Lord? The power of one in Adam's action, had the worst outcome possible in affecting others.
Secondly, there is the power of One to SAVE! "But thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!" I Corinthians 15:57. The Lord Jesus had to power to redeem mankind from Adam's fall into sin because HE IS THE SON OF GOD!!! (Matthew 3:17). Just as Romans 5:19 said that one man's sin made all of us sinners, the second half says, "...so by the obedience of ONE shall many be made righteous!" When the Jesus obeyed the command of the Father to come to earth and die on the cross for ALL of our sins, He was obedient, choosing to do so. "And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became OBEDIENT unto death, even the death of the cross." Phillipians 2:8. He is the ONLY ONE that has the power to save because He lived a sinless life, and was the perfect LAMB OF GOD. "...Behold the lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." John 1:29. Because of HIS FREE SALVATION, we can be saved from the curse of the law and sin, and become a child of God! "But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name." John 1:12. This is the power of the ONLY ONE that brings Salvation. "Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." Acts 4:12. Thank the Lord for His power to save!!
Lastly, the Bible tells of the power of one to SPEAK! Once we are saved, the Lord expects us to go and tell the world about Him! We are to share the gospel and give our testimony of what He has done in our lives! "Go ye into ALL the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." Mark 16:15. We have the power to share the good news of salvation with others! We can have a great impact in someone's life by doing so. We should not be ashamed to do so, or think that what we say will not make a difference. This is what Satan wants us to do. He KNOWS how powerful God's word is, and will do ANYTHING to change, warp, or twist it to make it the worst kind of deception. "For I am NOT ASHAMED of the gospel of Christ:for it is the POWER OF GOD UNTO SALVATION to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek." Romans 1:16. It's true that some are more out-spoken than others, but the Lord commanded us ALL to be a witness for HIM! For those that are more timid, a simple giving of a Gospel tract is still spreading the Word. Simply telling another what the Lord has done in your life is a testimony for Him. There is no certain formula or method that we should use in spreading the Gospel, other than speaking for Him. Peter even testified to this fact in Acts 4:20, "For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard." The Bible says in James 5:20 "Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall SAVE A SOUL FROM DEATH, and shall hide a multitude of sins." I know a missionary that preached on the field, through a translator, and around 1, 000 souls came forward to receive the Lord as their Saviour!!! He had no idea that many would be saved. What would have happened if he let the fact that he didn't speak the language there yet stop him? Sure, the Lord would have used someone else to reach them, but he would have missed the blessing of the LORD for being obedient! We NEVER KNOW how the Lord will use the smallest act of faithfulness to Him to affect someone's life!! What better way is there to help someone than to share with them God's power of salvation to save their soul?? If we don't, we are being disobedient to the Lord's command. He has even told us in Jude 1:23 "And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire.. ". The GREATEST difference we can make in this world, is having the power to share the Gospel and speak God's Word!
The Power of One to SIN, SAVE, and SPEAK are the three greatest IMPACTS our world has EVER SEEN! WE can continue to have an impact, even by starting RIGHT NOW, to purpose to be faithful in witnessing for our Lord, and living for HIM! May we use our POWER OF ONE to SPEAK for Him TODAY! "For thou shalt be his witness unto ALL MEN of what thou hast seen and heard." A life time of labor, is still worth it all, if it rescues, JUST ONE MORE SOUL!
