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“...but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” Acts 1:8

One of my favorite illustrations is about a Sunday School teacher named Edward Kimball, who thought he didn’t have much impact as a Christian. In 1858, he at least was able to lead a shoe clerk to Christ.

The clerk, Dwight L. Moody, became an evangelist, and in 1879 Moody awakened an evangelistic zeal in the heart of F.B. Meyer, the pastor of a small church in New England. Meyer preaching on a college campus, won a student named J. Wilbur Chapman to Christ. While Chapman was engaged in YMCA work, he employed a former baseball player named Billy Sunday to help with evangelistic meetings. Sunday held a series of services in Charlotte, North Caroline, where a group of local men were so enthused by the meetings that they planned another campaign. This time they brought preacher Mordecai F. Ham to town. During one of his meetings, a young man named Billy Graham yielded his life to Christ. Since then, millions have heard the gospel though Graham’s meetings.

You see, Edward Kimball started a ripple effect back in 1858 that continues to this very day. You, too, can have such an effect on others. In fact, if you are a Christian, you’re probably already making a greater impact than you think.

Who is it you’re sharing with?
Never say that God cannot use you. You get fit, God will hear you out, and you never know, you may lead the next Billy Graham to Christ.