This morning the Lord begin to speak to me about willing to be “the one”. “The one” who is willing to obey when others might not. “The one” that’s willing to be a voice when others might not speak. “The one” that’s willing to go lay hands on the sick, when others have already written them off as dying. “The one” who is willing to do something “radical”, when others want to play it safe. When you are willing to be “the one” and allow God to use you as that, you could be a vessel used to help facilitate a change for a person, a community, a nation, or the world. Let’s look at some examples of people in the Bible that were willing to be “the one”.Noah - Genesis 6:9 “…Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless man living on earth at the time. He consistently followed God's will and enjoyed a close relationship with him.” Noah was willing to be “the one” person who walked as blameless and with God. He was “the one” that chose to obey God and because he did, he was “the one” God used to save the human race from physical death and start a new.
David - 1 Samuel 17:32 “Then David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine." Now David was the youngest and probably the smallest man out on that battle field, he wasn’t even a soldier, he had just come to bring food to his brothers who were fighting, and yet he was “the one” that was willing to stand against Goliath for defying the army of the Living God. He was willing to say “Is there not a cause?" (1 Samuel 17:29), and although Saul even denied him at first when he said he would fight, David did not give up, he persisted until Saul agreed, and then he went and slayed Goliath saving Israel from the hand of the Philistines. He was willing to be “the one” used by God to slay the giant and save the people from being enslaved.
Ester - Ester 4:16 "Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I am willing to die." In the face of death, Ester was willing to be “the one” who would stand for her people, and because she was willing to be “the one” the Jews were spared and the one who tried to kill them was taken out instead.
Paul – Galatians 1:15-16 “But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him to reveal his Son to me so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles. When this happened, I did not rush out to consult with any human being.” Paul was willing to be “the one” that stood up and was willing to take the Word to the gentiles so that they might also experience salvation. He didn’t consult anyone when God told him what to do, and even though he was looked at crazy by some of the Jews for taking the message to the gentiles that did not dissuade him from his purpose.
Jesus – John 3:16-17 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God did not send his Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it.” Jesus was willing to be “the one” who came from heaven to the earth, allowed himself to be brutalized and killed to save the world.
All of these are example of individuals who were willing to step out there and be “the one” no matter what was ahead of them. God is calling each and every believer out there to be “the one”. Each one of us might not be used to change something on a global scale, but we are each created to be used by God as conduits of change whether it is for one person or for billions. So be “the one” on your job, be “the one” at your children’s school, be “the one” at your local grocery store, be “the one” at the hospital, be “the one” in your community, be “the one” for your city. Wherever it may be, whatever it may be, hear God and obey and be “THE ONE”.
God bless!
Tracy Houston
Kingdomvizion Ministries
www.kingdomvizion.org
