The Power Of One
THE POWER OF ONE
I remember when I first decided to attend ministry school. One man I worked with said to me: “Glen, what can one man do and accomplish when the world is in darkness and subject to doom”. I said Jesus Christ was only one man and how many lives has He saved? I never got a response. If God is not a respecter of persons then there is not one person that Jesus wants to perish. Jesus wants all of us to have everlasting life, eternal life!
John 3:16 (NKJV)
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Never underestimate the power of “The One” as there is only one Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
We all long for fellowship, companionship and intimacy and this being said we often feel alone in our burdens, trials and tribulations. However, those who have made Jesus their Lord and Savior are never alone. Jesus is interceding for us!
We must fully understand that those “in Christ” are never alone in Spirit. Satan loves to inflict feelings of loneliness and unworthiness in our minds and hearts. Satan would like nothing more than to keep us bound in these strongholds but have you ever considered that perhaps you might be in a wilderness season of transformation? Is the Lord separating you from the influences of man, society, family or friends? Those of us who have persevered and endured through Christ Jesus know first hand about wilderness experiences. Some of the greatest personal encounters with The Lord come from wilderness experiences.
34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us (Romans 8:34-37 KJV)
How incredible is this, Jesus intercedes for us and makes intercession for us to the Father! Now this is good news. So let’s think about the power of one for a moment. If ministry happens through us and not because of us then the power isn’t ours it’s from the abiding presence of The Holy Spirit.
We may often feel like we are alone in this world but the Truth is that God is omnipresent and The Holy Spirit intercedes on our behalf.
I have often walked alone “witnessing” in public as no one from church would want to come along. The fact is that the world is starving spiritually for the presence of Jesus and many people need an encounter with the Lord and a revelation of The Father’s Heart.
Jesus said to preach the Gospel and Signs & Wonders will follow. I have been in groups where people would focus on power, signs & wonders and when I would state that this was unhealthy, deceptive and Jesus spoke against this in the Bible I would be attacked. No surprise, the greatest Sign & Wonder was Jesus Christ in the flesh and look what His people did to Him!
4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed. (Matthew 16:4 KJV)
I am not against Signs & Wonders nor denying the sovereignty of The Lord. I personally have seen and witnessed the supernatural while ministering but my heart and focus is always on the heart of The Father and what The Lord wants to do for the person receiving ministry. Before I even attempt to minister I give thanks to The Lord for what He is doing for/in that person and thank Him for trusting me to minister on His behalf. This is communion with The Lord, it is about Him NOT me! The supernatural happens because of Jesus not because of me and my focus is on what The Lord is doing and not the miracle. We are to preach the true gospel and signs and wonders will follow.
When the flesh focuses on the miracle we normally minister by symptoms verses the root of the problem. If we only focus on the symptom is the person being redeemed and totally restored being made whole? Symptoms should lead to a diagnosis. Does and alcoholic drink because he is an alcohol or is there a spiritual root that the alcohol is masking, suppressing, hiding, etc. Treat the root and the symptoms leave! If you only treat the symptoms a person is not necessarily made whole. Jesus didn’t say take two aspirins and come back in two weeks because he treated the root not merely the symptoms. We should be seeking the Lord while listening to someones feelings, hurts or illnesses. Revelations of truth break lies and strongholds. I could give countless testimonies of people asking for prayer because of their symptoms and when the Lord would reveal the root cause to me I would minister the revelations The Lord revealed to me and they would be set free and healed. All honor and glory are The Lord’s not mine.
If satan is the master of deception and we are warned about false apostles, prophets and signs and wonders how can we discern what is of God? Satan can never duplicate the Heart of Jesus. In fact satan hates humility, repentance, mercy and grace. If you want to grow in discernment you must focus on the heart and persona of Jesus Christ. The crucifixion and resurrection of the Cross of Jesus must be embraced daily from a heart of thanksgiving, praise and worship. We must never forget our personal testimony or what The Lord delivered us from and continues to deliver us from. (Gal 2:20)
Jesus stood in front of Satan tempted after coming out of the wilderness. Satan used scripture and every means he knew to tempt Jesus yet Jesus remained humble. Satan even wanted a demonstration of power from Jesus but Jesus did not have to prove anything. This also happened when Jesus was on the cross when they said to Jesus if you are the King of the Jews surely you can remove yourself from that cross! Pride is feed by power but humility stands in the face of pride and accusation because humility has nothing to prove.
Your greatest strength is quite often the very first thing attacked by Satan and your weakest trait is usually the one that The Lord edifies to become your strongest. Ponder this, if Satan can make you question your greatest strength/attribute everything else will crumble under it. Satan attacks leadership and personal strengths because if he can deceive leadership or our strengths everything beneath easily crumbles. If he can get leadership off track it is likely that those under leadership will be off track. If your heart is hurting then you are capable of love but the enemy tells you that you will never be loved. If you didn’t love or were not capable of love you wouldn’t feel the pain in the first place! See how deceptive Satan is! All the lies he speaks to you questioning your love and ability to be loved.
Only the Truth will set you free and those who have truly been set free by Jesus will be a lovers of His Truth! This is real love, to love the Truth of His Word, Persona and Attributes of Jesus. The Love of Christ Jesus is redeeming, restoring and embraceable, it doesn’t leave you in bondage, hurt and deception. To be an overcomer we must stand on His Truth as well as our testimony and the “blood of the Lamb”.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. (Revelation 12:11 KJV)
I have witnessed to many people and even performed deliverances as led by the Spirit. Some of these people tell me they have gone to many churches, received countless prayers and I tell them it’s not about the building it’s about The Lord. The Lord is omnipresent and He is not confined to a building. There is a stronghold and mindset which needs to be broken and that is that no man or church sets anyone free. It is The Lord Jesus and only Jesus. I am often asked about what church I attend and I tell people it is Jesus that sets them free and to Glorify Jesus. Church is not my savior, Jesus Christ is my savior. I love the church but not above Jesus Christ. I don’t worship the temple above The Lord Of The Temple. Jesus is to be the cornerstone of the Church and Lord of His Church. Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess Jesus as Lord.
If you read the Psalms of David you will notice that his focus was on The Lord not man. David gave all his thanks, praise, worship and repentance to The Lord. He was never alone on the battle field because he knew his strength was in The Lord.
In Ephesians Chapter Six we read in verses 10 through 12 about the armor of God and warring against darkness, principalities and strongholds.
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:10-12 KJV)
We are in a battle and at war! We are not to be complacent! The complacency of the church and Christians has caused us to be reactive vs. proactive.
I can’t over emphasize enough the importance of The Father’s heart and the persona and character of Jesus in building strong spiritual discernment. Many will tell you that we are not to discern the motives or hearts of the people and this is false. We are not to condemn people but we are called to judge/discern. Jesus is after our hearts and The Lord knows the motives and intentions of our hearts.
12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12 KJV)
As born again Christians we have the Living God The Holy Spirit and we are able to discern the hearts and motives of people by submitting everything to The Lord and our Spirit. Quiet often statements that are true will be spoken to us but the motive and intentions are NOT truth! They are deceptive, manipulative and meant to lead us astray.
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God:for they are foolishness unto him:neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. (1 Corinthians 2:14 KJV)
15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.(1 Corinthians 2:15 KJV)
We are living in the end days and the second coming of the Lord is drawing near. We must draw near and call upon the Lord with purity of heart, motive and sincerity. We must submit fully to The Lord so He that began a good work can complete it.
6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: (Philippians 1:6 KJV)
Father I thank you that you will complete the good work within me, strengthening me, edifying me, sanctifying me into the likeness and image of your son Jesus Christ. Father I thank you that your Word never returns null and void but is shaper than a double edge sword separating soul from spirit. Father I submit my will and spirit to you, create in me a clean heart through the renewing of my mind in Jesus name I pray.
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. (Isaiah 55:11 KJV)
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. (Psalms 51:10 KJV)
12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12 KJV)
Let us not forget about the Noah’s, Abraham’s, Moses and David’s or Mary who saw Jesus in the tomb!