BILL WAS a boy who sold candy on a city street corner. He lived a wild kind of life, and did many bad things.
One day Bill was invited to a gospel meeting, and there for the first time he heard the story of God’s love. He heard how God had sent His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, into the world and that whosoever believes in Him shall be saved forever.
The young fellow’s heart was touched when he heard of that love and he realized what a bad life he had led. Then and there he accepted Jesus as his own Saviour.
Some time later when Bill was out selling his candy, a gentleman stepped up to buy some chocolates.
“Have you anything sweeter than this?” he asked.
“Perhaps some toffee would be sweeter,” Bill replied.
“But haven’t you something sweeter than toffee?”
“I don’t think so,” answered Bill.
Once more the gentleman asked a question. “But do you know the sweetest thing on earth?”
Bill’s face lit up with joy, for now he knew what the man meant.
“Yes, sir,” he replied. “Down at the gospel hall we sing,
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
In a believer’s ear.
It soothes his sorrow, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.
“The name of Jesus,” Bill went on, “is the sweetest sound and He Himself is sweet to me, for He is my Saviour.”
ML-02/23/1969