https://odb.org/MY/2021/09/12/a-single-act
https://www.bibalex.org/SCIplanet/en/Article/Details?id=13515
Paul taught in Romans 5:12-19 that as one disobedient act by one man caused separation from God by sin and condemnation, one obedient act of another man brought reconciliation to God for the multitudes of sin and eternal life plus all the blessings of heaven upon us. The one act of faith by Jesus and His life story impacted the disciples and the believers then, and perpetuated the faith that grew from strength to strength by the power of the Holy Spirit, a faith that grew from a handful of believers into millions around the world today. It is not the effort of these handful of people that the faith grew by leaps and bounds, but by the power of God. The Oregon honey mushroom, the largest organism in the world the size of hundreds of hectares, illustrates how the Kingdom of God has grown and will continue to grow.
Jesus said in Matthew 17:20 that if you have faith the size of a mustard seed (meaning it need not be big), you can say to this mountain to move and it will move (meaning if one places our faith in God, no matter how small, God is able to do much more). Jesus physically demonstrated God’s multiplication power in two instances recorded in the bible; the feeding of the 5,000 and the 4,000. The point is it doesn’t matter how little you have, in God’s hands it can become thousands.
We have read about this in the lives of missionaries who toiled the hard soil for years only for us to see the results after their life times from one converted soul to villages and provinces won for Christ. Like the headhunting Batak community who killed and ate the many missionaries that went into the interior of Sumatra to reach out to them and yet today, the Bataks are known as Christians.
Whatever we are doing for God; however small it may look, however minute an influence it may make from whatever little corner of the world we are stationed – just carry on doing what the Lord has placed in our hearts. Do it faithfully, day in and day out. Be a good and faithful servant, serving His purposes through whatever little God has placed in our hands. We may not see the results now or in our life times, but so long as one soul benefits, so long as one soul may be touched, we continue to toil the ground for Christ!
Ronnie's Thoughts 