Rave you ever heard of John Livingstone? He was the brother of David Livingstone, the pioneer missionary to Africa. John died one of the richest men in Ontario.
The brothers grew up together in a simple Scottish home. Both received the same parental instruction.
In time, the brothers made decisions which affected their subsequent years. David decided to forsake all and follow Christ. John decided to amass a fortune instead. David died in a but in Africa. John lived in affluence and died a wealthy man.
When John died, a notice in the obituary column of a newspaper said, among other things, that he was the brother of David Livingstone, the famed missionary in Africa.
In evaluating the lives of the Livingstone brothers, let us remember this Bible verse: "They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness, as the stars forever and ever." Dan. 12:3.