Colossians 4:9 With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known to you all things which are done here. A year ago last summer I visited Yellowstone Park. I had read a great deal of the geysers, and seen pictures of them, but now it was my privilege to see them rise grandly and proudly in dizzy heights, then fall in graceful spray. They had great names given them. Some were called "The Wonderful," "The Monarch," others "The Lion" and "The Lioness," but you never can depend on their regularity of action. A traveller may visit them and wait around four or five days without witnessing a performance, getting only labour for his pains, though you cannot tell when they will play. When they do they are very beautiful. But there is one geyser, named the "Old Faithful," that is not so large, and doesn't make such a grand display, but you can always depend on it. It plays at certain times, and never fails. If you are there at 1 o'clock, or five minutes before, you will see the water shoot up at a height of 60 or 70 feet. At 1:55 it will play again, not rising at such height as the other geysers, nor making such a roaring noise, but you can depend on it. It always comes to time, and never fails in a performance. I at once respected that geyser. It was faithful in its performance and sure. That is the key to a successful life. (A. Little.) Parallel Verses KJV: With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here. |
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