Labels:text OCR: "The CUSTODIAN" the stewardess strode down the concourse platform, your brother now. We talked about him so much the through the terminal gate, and into the waiting area wholetrip .... and now, here he is. He's been waiting for anivals. for you. He loves you so much that he hired me to At first, the little girl had trouble spotting make sure that you got to him safely." her waiting brother. Then, after a moment, in the Reluctantly, the little girl slowly turned her Aletter came to an eight-year-old girl living again. She was happy that the long-awaited day had direction that her attendant-friend was pointing, she head and gazed up into the beaming eyes of her in an orphanage. It was from her father. In the letter, finally amived. She was also glad to hear that she finally zeroed-in on the smiling face of the man unfamiliar relative. The aura of love exuding from he went on to explain that, due to unusual had an older brother, even though she was a bit whom her father had sent, and whose description his face just melted all her fears away. A feeling of circumstances, she and the rest of his children had apprehensive about placing herself in the hands of matched the one which the stewardess had so warmth came over her. She realized that she was become separated from him years ago. After a pain- someone she had never met ... related or not. carefully rehearsed to her during the time they had coming home. staking search, he had finally found her, and he The directors of the orphanage took the spent together. "Hi," the man offered, as he motioned to wanted her to come to live with him now. She was little girl to the airport and placed her in the Suddenly, tears well ed-upin thelittle girl's her to take his hand. "I'm your brother, Jesus, and surprised to learn also in the letter that she had an custodial care of a stewardess; one who had been eyes. Unexpectedly, she abruptly swung-back- I've come to take you to our Father." older brother, through whom her father hoped to re- selected to hand-deliver her to the older brother at around and clung tightly to the stewardess around Hear, Oh Israd ! The Law of Moses was establish contact with her and arrange for their the other end of the trip. the waist. Somewhat startled, her stewardess-friend It was a rough flight .... and a long one slowly leaned over and asked her what was wrong. but a kindly attendant to bring you to your brother. reunion. Enclosed, there was a description of her Jesus, the Messiah. Your brother awaits your hand brother, and an airline ticket for a plane that would The girl took a great deal of comfort in the "I really do want to go live with my to bring you all the way home to the new promised fly her to an airport where her brother would meet company of her new-found stewardess friend. They father," the little girl started, "but I don't want to land, as our Father has planned. (Hebrews 12:18- her. tal ked and laughed together. They read the little leave you" She looked up with teary eyes, "Can't 29XActs 7:37) The girl was excited, but a little scared For girl's letter together. The stewardess went over the you take me to my father?" The Law and the Prophets have been as long as she could remember, the orphanage had brother's description time and time again; in hopes Deeply touched by the little girl's show of pointing to Jesus as the Messiah for a long time been the only real home she had known. Though she that they would recognize him immediately when affection, the airline stewardess gently stroked the now. Won't you come to him? had known that she had a real father, their long the time was right. girl's hair, and lovingly consoled her, assuring her "But before faifa ca ma, via was kept under the h welt upon the faith separati on had made it seem as if he would never Finally, the plane reached its destination, that everything was going to beall right. which should afterward be revealed. Wherefore the hw var QUI really come back to get her. Still, she remembered and taxied up to the designated terminal on the "I'll always remember you fondly too," curbdin t bring w b Christ that we might be justified by faith But his promise to make a way for them to be together airfield. Side-by-side and hand-in-hand, the girl and said the stewardess, "but it's time for you to go with if'nin that frithi comma, we are no bayar undar & curtodin Foryo a.to all the childrenof Cod by futh n. Chrit Jorus." (Cahtx 323-26) BIBLE Sayings "A Drop In The Bucket" (Isaiah 40:15-17) IN THE PASSAGE, THE PROPHET ISAIAH COMPARES THE GREATNESS OF THE EARTHLY POWERS TO THE ALMIGHTY POWER OF GOD. BEFORE HIM. ALL OF THE NATIONS ARE AS NOTHING++++ VERY UTTLE, BY COMPARISON. THE ILLUSTRATIONS GIVEN ARE A SMALL PARTICLE OF DUST ON A KCALE++++ AND A DROP FROM A BUCKET. THE SAYING SURVIVES TODAY AS A DESCRIPTION VERY SIMILAR TO ITS ORIGINAL USE. IT IS AN EXPRESSION OF AN "INEPT AMMOUNT", IN VIEW OF THE VASTNESS OF THE AMMOUNTS TO WHICH IT IS COMPARED. STRESS IS USUALLY LAID UPON THE RIDICULOUSNESS OF THE SIZE OF THE PROVERBS "A talebearer reveals secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit AMMOUNT THAT IS BEING OFFERED, WHEN COMPARED TO WHAT IS ACTUALLY NEEDED. conceals the matter." [11:13)
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