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One Good Samaritan rescued a wounded man on the
Jericho Road (Luke 10).
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One aged man was instrumental in saving mankind
from extinction (Gen. 6; Heb. 11:7).
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One man, who felt unqualified, confronted a Pharaoh
and led the Exodus (Ex. 3).
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One woman broke longstanding tradition, walked into
the king’s throne room and saved an entire nation from genocide (Esther 4).
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One boy faced a nine-foot giant and saved the
Israelites from slavery (1 Sam. 17).
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One boy’s lunch of five loaves and two fish fed
thousands (John 6).
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One slave girl was instrumental in healing a world
military leader (2 Kings 5).
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One vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England in
1645.
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One vote gave America the English language instead
of the German language in 1776.
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One vote saved Andrew Jackson from impeachment in
1868.
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One vote gave Adolf Hitler control of the Nazi
Party in 1941.
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You
never know how your actions will affect others. The only thing you know for
sure is that you WILL have an impact on the lives of others positively or
negatively. It’s known as the ripple effect. When you toss a stone into a pond,
ripples form around the place the stone entered the water. The ripples start
out small but they grow as they move outward.
Bob Marley, a Jamaican
singer-songwriter, believed racism and hate could be cured by injecting music
and love into people’s lives. While I do not support or agree with his beliefs,
he once made a statement that impressed me. When he was scheduled to perform at
a peace rally, a gunman came to his house and shot him. Two days later he
walked out on that stage and sang. When asked why he wasn’t resting after his
injury, he said, “The people, who were trying to make this world worse are not
taking a day off. How can I?” That quote can be applied to our lives as
Christians. Satan doesn’t take days off and he is working especially hard on
us. He already has the world where he wants it. He wants us to join it instead
of make a difference in it. Satan knows the power of one.
Light up the darkness.
-M
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