Pam Chick and Partner
Some years ago a writer of religious fiction told the story of a man named Pam Chick, who was long a drunkard. He was in business, but his business suffered. Then there was a change in his personal appearance and in the appearance of his store. New stock was added; the building was painted. Finally a new sign was put up which read: “Pam Chick and Partner.”
Of course there was much curiosity as to the identity of the partner. To all inquiries the reformed man only smiled. At first people thought that anyone would be foolish to enter into a partnership like this, but as time passed and the business prospered, they were not so sure. Then they were all the more eager to know who the partner could be. He must be a farsighted man, they thought, to enter into business relations with Pam Chick. How did he know there would be such a marvelous change in the man? What was the secret of the change?
The curiosity was not satisfied till after the death of Pam Chick. Then it came out that the Partner was the Lord Jesus Christ. To make real the thought that he had entered into partnership with the Lord, when he became a Christian, Pam Chick had painted the sign and had made the effort to tell everything about the business, and indeed about all his life, to the Partner, precisely as he would have done with an ordinary partner, if he had had him.
When the story was told, neighbors and friends were able to see the secret of the transformed life of the former drunkard. His Partner was responsible!
Of course there was much curiosity as to the identity of the partner. To all inquiries the reformed man only smiled. At first people thought that anyone would be foolish to enter into a partnership like this, but as time passed and the business prospered, they were not so sure. Then they were all the more eager to know who the partner could be. He must be a farsighted man, they thought, to enter into business relations with Pam Chick. How did he know there would be such a marvelous change in the man? What was the secret of the change?
The curiosity was not satisfied till after the death of Pam Chick. Then it came out that the Partner was the Lord Jesus Christ. To make real the thought that he had entered into partnership with the Lord, when he became a Christian, Pam Chick had painted the sign and had made the effort to tell everything about the business, and indeed about all his life, to the Partner, precisely as he would have done with an ordinary partner, if he had had him.
When the story was told, neighbors and friends were able to see the secret of the transformed life of the former drunkard. His Partner was responsible!