The Power Of One

There is power in one for both good and evil. One decision. Once choice. One determination. One resolve.

Satan uses the power of one when he tempts people to one time give into temptation. Just one flirtatious text turns into hundreds. Soon the texts are not enough. Secret rendezvous turn into affairs. Just one toke turns into a lifestyle stoned out of reality. One drink turns into another. One beer turns into two. Two turns into a six pack. Soon that turns into the hard stuff. One click on a button leads to a fantasy world of make believe. Hours are wasted away in virtual reality war games and sordid sex scenes.

Satan uses to the power of one to tempt, trap and enslave. Remember, he only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. [John 10:10] Jesus comes to set people free. [John 8:32-36] Satan never shows the shackles and chains when he entices you to give in just once or just once more. Sin never satisfies. It always leads to us wanting more.

There is the other side of the power of one. One choice to pray rather than to fantasize. One decision to flee rather than give in. One decision to worship rather than to wander into the dark shadows of secret sin. One choice to resist the devil so he must flee. [James 4:8] One good decision stacked onto another good decision. Do this along enough and those good decisions become habits. Good, God honoring, Christ exalting habits. Soon those habits become holy behavior. Soon that translates into Godly behavior.

It all starts with the power of one. So what is your one today? Where is your one leading you? Only one can rule on the throne of your life. Jesus or Satan. Which one do you yield to? It starts with the power of one.