There is help when hope is gone
Record of finding a life-changing fortune is related by Charles R. Embrey. Fifty-five-year-old Jack Wurm was in the depths of despair and depression.
He was on the beach both literally and figuratively, broken and discouraged. His business had failed, and he was killing time walking on a California beach between job interviews.
Plowing through the sand, he saw a half-hidden bottle which appeared to have something in it. He kicked it and then stopped for further observation. A note was inside. He broke it open and read, “To avoid confusion, I leave my entire estate to the person who finds this bottle and to my attorney, Barry Cohen, share and share alike. Daisy Alexander … June 20, 1937”
The name Daisy Alexander did not mean anything to Jack Wurm, so he passed it off as some sort of joke. Later, he learned she was heiress to the vast Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Proving the note's validity would entitle him to half of the $12 million fortune.
Research revealed she often tossed bottles into the water, wondering where they went. Daisy died in 1939 at 81 years, leaving no final will. After several court battles, Jack won and received his fortune.
Searching the Bible's wisdom, you can discover riches that are for the claiming. They have been waiting to be appropriated.
The Rev. Paul Killingsworth serves as pastor at Yuma First Assembly.
