God has never asked man to do what is impossible. When He asked Noah to build an ark, it was possible. When God asked Moses to lead the children of Israel, it was possible. When Jesus asked the apostles to follow Him, it was possible. When the Lord asked us to spread the gospel, it is possible.
I believe that we get discouraged by the masses who don’t respond by obeying the gospel, and by the challenge of the large population. Could it be that some become discouraged with the Great Commission as they consider a population of six billion plus on the earth? How could I ever make a difference? How can the little congregation of Tanner ever make a difference? Don’t ever forget the importance of just one soul! The old story of the man throwing star fish into the ocean is a great reminder of the importance of one. Remember that someone pointed out to him that there were hundreds of thousands of fish on the shore and that he was not making a difference by throwing back a few. The man picked up one and tossed it into the ocean saving his life and said, “It made a difference to that one!” One person will not reach the world, but surely one can reach someone in “their world.” If everyone reached out! If one person converted another, one each year, and the new convert converted one each year also, the whole world would be converted in 33 years! Let’s do it!!!
1 year 1+1=2; 2 years =4; 3 years=8; 4 years=16; 5 years=32; 6 years=64; 7 years=128; 8 years=256; 9 years=512; 10 years=1,024; 11 years=2,048; 12 years=4,096; 13 years=8,192; 14 years=16,384; 15 years=32,768; 16 years=65,536; 17 years=131,072; 18 years=262,144; 19 years=524,288; 20 years=1,048,576; 21 years=2,097,152; etc.
You can do the math. Let’s get to work!