Can One Person Influence Millions of People?

God uses even the most insignificant person to follow and glorify His plan. This Paper will compare three people; one is a will-known person who uses his gift for evil and would have it all on earth, the glory the power and the wealth. Another well-known person uses his gift to greatly influence people in the ways of the Lord. Still another not-so-well-known person uses her gift to greatly help others. These three people have something in common, a gift, which could be used to glorify God.

Probably the most hated man in world history is Adolf Hitler. Hitler was a cruel, unjust man who schemed and was successful to gather the Germans to fight World War II. Anyone can point out the wrong in Hitler. Although Hitler was a talented man, he used his gift of leadership and speaking for power, wealth, and fame. Many followed this man. If he had used his gift to create peace in Germany innocent people would have not died. What a shame; he used his power for evil making people wonder what you could change in such and evil man. I would change in such a man one extremely important trait, his heart to glorify God. Instead of bringing another disaster to his country, he could have used his powerful gift of speaking to help heal the wound from World War I. His persuasive speaking could have been used for excellent ideas to raise money instead of an easy solution like going to war.

C.S Lewis took his wonderful talent and used it for the Lord. Unlike Adolf Hitler C.S Lewis was converted to Christianity at age thirty. After being converted to Christianity C.S Lewis was blessed greatly by God. Surprisingly C.S Lewis has inspired many authors to write some great books like: 'A Severe Mercy' by Sheldon Vanauken, ' A Series of Unfortuate Events' by Daniel Handler, and 'Harry Potter' by J.K Rowling. All these authors and many more adored and followed C.S Lewis. His imagination did influence millions of people by following God's Word. "Well done good and faithful servant!"

Do you have to be famous to make a diffrence? In Mark 12:41-44 a widow give her last two coins, worth only a fraction of a penny. Calling His disciples to Him. Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything-all she had to live on." Amazingly Jesus told his disciples that the poor widow gave more then anyone else. Even though the widow wasn't talented or famous she gave her gift to the Lord. Those two almost worthless coins could have feed a hungry child or helped a poor family. On the outside that gift the widow gave was worthless but that widow gave more then Adolf Hitler because of her undying want to help others.

The woman with her two small copper coins and C.S Lewis had something in common, a gift, which they shared with people to glorify God. They both stored up treasures in heaven and have been called by the Lord a servant who bears fruit for the Lord. Sadly Adolf Hitler never gave his gift of speaking and leadership to the Lord and therefore he would be called a worthless piece of nothing and would be disowned by God. If I was to change just one thing about this man, I would change his heart for God so that he could be called a servant who bears fruit like C.S Lewis and the widow. So many people trade their wonderful gifts for riches on earth when they should be selling their riches were nobody could steal them. C.S Lewis, the widow, and Adolf Hitler all had a gift, but C.S Lewis and widow both gave their gifts to help and influence people. But Adolf Hitler never gave his gift to help others and therefore gave heartache, anger, war and fame to himself and only brought his country a split second of glory.

Written by Bluelady