FUTILITY:
A spider climbed a telephone pole, and, swinging her body in a wide arc, attached her web to another pole nearby in order to spin a magnificent web for catching insects. Unfortunately, her choice of area was poor, because a railroad track ran between the poles. She had no sooner made contact with the second pole when a train traveled by, taking her first strand with it. Undaunted, the persistent insect made several hasty trips from pole to pole. SWISH! Another train roared through, impaling her weaving. Instinctively, she persevered. Back and forth she flew, as quickly as she could, calling on all the energy within herself to make a web that would trap that extremely noisy and powerful bug. She had time on her side now, and she was confident of victory. Then the next train arrived. So it is with those who attempt to oppose God’s sovereign will. Man, like the spider, may spin his webs of imagination in vain effort…
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