Wilbur Wright and his brother Orville were unlikely candidates to changed the world. They were interested in mechanics not academics and after a few years in the printing business they began renting, selling, and manufacturing bicycles. But their growing interest in aviation led them to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, where they made the word’s first flight in a power-driven, heavier-than-air machine 100 years ago.
At the time, hardly anyone noticed. Only five other people witnessed the flight. The Dayton Journal in their hometown ignored it and the only three newspapers that reported the story got the facts wrong. It’s obvious that no one at that time could foresee how much the airplane would alter our entire way of life.
Are you doing anything today that is likely to change the world? If you’re a follower of Jesus, your obedience to Him each day plants the seeds of the gospel, is “the power of god for the salvation of everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16).
The early followers of Jesus were accused of having “caused trouble all over the world” (Acts 17:6). One translation calls them-these that have turned the world upside down” (KJV). In Greek, this means “to stir up, excite, or unsettle.”
When our witness for Jesus stirs up the people around us, we should follow Paul’s example of focusing on Him, not ourselves. His goal was to show that Jesus was the Christ (Messiah), who has the power to make people new when they turn to Him.
You are a world-changer if you follow Jesus and remain true to Him in every situation. You can’t imagine the far-reaching result of your daily obedience to the Lord. –Dave McCasland
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