Pencils in the Hand of God

Mother Teresa once said, "I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world."

In 2 Corinthians 3:2-3, Paul says to the church in Corinth, "You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts."

So what is God writing to the world, using you as the writing instrument?

Is He writing a love letter, a missive full of joy and blessing to a hurting world? Is what He is writing to the world, using you as the instrument, a card overflowing with His grace and mercy and love and compassion? Is that what others read when they receive His card, written using you as the instrument?

Or has the point of your pencil worn down to a dull nub? Or has your inkwell gone dry? Is God trying to use you as an instrument of His love, but everytime He tries to use you, no one can see or read or understand His message?

What message from God do others receive when they hear from you? Is it a message full of His love, mercy, and grace - or is it a message full of criticism, judgmentalism, and scorn? One message is written with the blood of Christ. The other is written with the venom of man.

We are all pencils in the hand of God, and that should be an exhilarating thing, because it means that God can use us to communicate to the world and to change the world.

That's an awesome privilege for a little pencil to have.