the power of one

January 22, 2003

if you've ever been to york, during the winter time (or basically just any cold stretch), they'll lower these glass doors/walls to create indoor walkways around the outside of a building. most smokers normally smoke in this area, when the doors/walls aren't lowered which is perfectly fine. but when the glass doors and walls are lowered, you're not supposed to smoke in that area. why? simple - it's enclosed - making it "indoors" so-to-speak. most people simply disregard this fact and smoke anyways. who wants to smoke in the cold?

as i was leaving to head home from class today and walked through one of these walkways, i noticed the smell of smoke. and i was wondering what was causing it, since i didn't see anyone smoking. well, it turns out that on the OPPOSITE end of the walkway, there was a girl smoking the corner. her simple action of smoking, eventually filled up the ENTIRE walkway (and this isn't some rinky dinky short walkway) - it was probably around 10 m in length. i thought it was amazing, that a single individual could have so much influence in the area around her by smoking a cigarette. she polluted that entire walkway singlehandedly.

ever think you're too small to do something? ever think that one person can't do anything? i sure do. after all, what difference could one person make?

but in actuality, one person can make a lot of difference. Jesus changed history as we know it. Jesus rocked the world's moral standards. Jesus took the sins of everyone on planet earth, so that we could enter into a relationship with the Living God :)

and we, as sons and daughters of God, are heirs to the Kingdom. we have the mighty and awesome power of the Holy Spirit dwelling within us. we are tapped into the richest, wealthiest power source in the entire universe. so yes, we are too small to do anything on our OWN. and we can't do anything on our own strength. but through Him, we can do anything. through Him, anything is possible!

if one little cigarette could pollute and affect an entire walkway, think about the impact that a son/daughter of God could have through the LIMITLESS power of the Holy Spirit. just imagine.

and for argument's sake, i know this analogy is a little strange sounding by comparing a negative thing like cigarette smoke to the power of God, but you get the idea :)

"i can do everything through Him who gives me strength" - philippians 4:13

amen.

Posted by Leo Chan at January 22, 2003 9:27 PM