A POOR blind man was sitting upon a bridge over which a great many people passed. Holding his Bible upon his knees, he would read the words aloud as he made them out, and sometimes the passers-by would stop and listen and drop a coin into his little can.
One day a finely dressed gentleman was crossing the bridge. He was very anxious about his soul’s salvation. He could not get rid of the idea that there was something he had to do in order to be saved. The Bible says distinctly that it is to him that worketh not (Rom. 4: 5) that God’s great gift of salvation was given, and that salvation is not of works (Eph. 2:8, 98For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast. (Ephesians 2:8‑9)). All the work that had to be done was done by the Saviour upon the cross. He said: “It is finished.” But this gentleman could not understand. How could a gift so wonderful, a blessing so immense, be granted for nothing, he thought. Surely something must be done to earn it, to deserve it.
As the gentleman walked along he heard a voice repeating the words, “None other name; none other name; none other name.” It was the blind man who, in reading Acts 4, had lost his place, and was repeating the last words he had read from verse 12, while feeling with his fingers for the remainder of the verse.
These three words came as a message from God to the gentleman’s soul. They showed him that it Was through Christ alone that salvation can be obtained, and that nothing remained for him to do.
Remember these three words: “None other Name.” I wonder if that Name is precious to you? Can you say of Him whose name it is, “He is my Saviour"?
ML-12/08/1963