The only time a pencil can leave a mark is when it’s held, placed on the paper, and pushed around. The pencil doesn’t want to write it’s simply able if the right circumstances come upon it.

The pencil doesn’t know it can even write at all, but that’s specifically its only use. That is exactly what it’s made to do.

It can’t find the paper. It certainly can’t haul it around. It can’t leave intelligible marks by itself. It can’t ask for anyone else’s help. The fact is it doesn’t even know it needs help to do anything more than lay on the table.

Does this sound like humans to you? You know what kind of trouble a child gets into for writing things on the wall?

God is the writer. He designed his creation to write, but he certainly didn’t create his creation to write vulgar and unholy things on his wall!

You heard of righteous people. Not a one of the righteous is righteous by their own will. Rather they are righteous because they allow God to direct them in absolutely everything. The righteous know they can accomplish nothing unless Jesus does it for them. And they know they can’t take credit for anything done (anything!).

Boasting is stupid. So too, is trying to do anything at all without the hand of the one who made us.

This is an illustrated fact. Do with it what you will or let God show you what it means.