By Don M. Aycock
J. Winston Pearce tells the story of Baron Rothschild, the powerful London merchant and financier of an earlier generation. On day a young lawyer went to see him for advice. This young lawyer was having a tough time getting settled into his profession. Too little work was coming his way.
Rothschild put his arm abound the young man’s shoulders and walked with him the length of the stock exchange and back to his office. Then he shook the young lawyer’s hand and bid him goodbye.
The younger man felt disappointed because Rothschild had not given him a letter of recommendation or anything else. But by the time he returned to his office, calls for his services were coming in. By the end of the day he had received enough business to keep him going for a long time. What had happened? “They had seen him walking with the prince of merchants and bankers. That was enough recommendation. The young man had to be dependable, trustworthy and capable, or Baron Rothschild would not have walked with him.”
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Jesus invites us to came and walk with him when we’ve reached the end of our resources. He puts his arm around our shoulders and gives us “rest for our souls.” In doing so, we find out who he really is.
[1] J. Winston Pearce,
To Brighten Each Day (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1983), p. 51.