Christian Herald 1 Timothy 3:8-13 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;… Some time ago two travellers went to Africa. Coming to a lake, one sought to find whither the current tended by throwing a float on its surface; and slowly, but surely, it floated eastward. "The current is eastward," said the traveller, satisfied with his discovery. Some time afterwards another traveller stood by the same lake, asking" himself the same question, "Whither does the current tend?" He, too, cast a float upon the surface of the water, which at once floated westward. "The current is towards the west," he said; and, following out his discovery, he gained its out-let, and so traced it to where it emptied itself into the Atlantic Ocean. Let us see to it that our life is not uncertain, like this lake, at one time seeming to be going heavenward, and at another seeming to be going with the world. But rather may we, who bear the name of Jesus, let our lives run like a quiet and steady stream, and, as we go, leave a bright record of our lives behind us. (Christian Herald.) Parallel Verses KJV: Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; |
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